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6th March 2007 Steve Craggs asks whether SOA could defuse the Mainframe skills time-bomb.  Read his column on EUBankers.net (sign-up and subscription required)
21st January 2008 Lustratus' annual predictions for the SOA and Integration market continues with our 2008 insight. 
15th January 2008  Lustratus runs the rule over Ivory - GT Software's Mainframe SOA solution. Lustratus examines the product, maps the functionality against the market needs and concludes with indepth interviews with current Ivory users.
3rd December 2007  Dr. Ronan Bradley examines the The Open Source Value Proposition for SOA in this Lustratus Report.
For readers who are considering the use of Open Source Software (OSS) in their service-oriented architecture deployments, Lustratus drills into the good and the bad of Open Source Software.
10th November 2007 

Enterprise Social Computing (ESC).  Can Web 2.0 approaches help business build services that directly relate to business functionality?  This Lustratus Insight takes a look at ESC in an SOA context.
29th October 2007 MuleSource - validating open source for SOA and integration projects?  Lustratus examines the Mule project and the MuleSource community and asks if it is a suitable solution for enterprise integration challenges.
18th October 2007 Steve Craggs tells Financial-i that Open Source software may provide some advantages for SOA projects. (PDF 285K)

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The Open Source Value Proposition for SOA Dr. Ronan Bradley examines the The Open Source Value Proposition for SOA in this Lustratus Report.
For readers who are considering the use of Open Source Software (OSS) in their service-oriented architecture deployments, Lustratus drills into the good and the bad of Open Source Software.
The Impact of SOA on Business Risk As the SOA drumbeat continues to accelerate, more and more companies are looking to adopt SOA as a strategic initiative from both an IT and business perspective. But with SOA promising big changes, companies are realizing that it is vital to understand how this new initiative impacts business risk - what new risks SOA drives, and areas where it offers mitigation of existing risks. Read more.
 An SOA Primer This collection of papers gives a useful introduction to service-oriented architecture (SOA), including some important early lessons and tips.

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Justifying SOA to the Business
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2008 Predictions for the SOA and Integration Marke
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Ivory - GT Software's Mainframe SOA Solution
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The Open Source value proposition for SOA
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Enterprise Social Computing and SOA
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LiteBytes - The Lustratus Blog...

Mon, 12 May 2008 15:38:42 +0100

Time for the emergence of SOA-Lite?

In a recent post, I was reflecting on the buzz about WOA (web-oriented architecture) - this subject has come up as a possible way to deliver something similar to SOA but in a more lightweight fashion. Now, as I discussed... Read ‘Time for the emergence of SOA-Lite?’

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:54:22 +0100

What is an SOA Service - reprise

It looks like there is still some level of debate over the definition of an SOA service, according to the excellent Loraine Lawson's recent post. This was a topic covered in detail in a free Lustratus paper in 2007, entitled... Read ‘What is an SOA Service - reprise’

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:37:54 +0100

Whoa WOA!

Sometimes I get tired of being the guy in front of the train waving my flag and hoping I can stop or divert it. I get called old-fashioned, blinkered, boring, misguided and a whole range of other names not suitable... Read ‘Whoa WOA!’

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:43:24 +0100

IBM events make an impact on SOA

IBM certainly seems to see SOA as a key initiative, if its annual SOA show is anything to go by. The IBM Impact 2008 even in Las Vegas attracted more than 6000 attendees, and they can't all have gone just... Read ‘IBM events make an impact on SOA’
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