How is Information On Demand related to SOA (Service Oriented Architecture)?
Information On Demand has very close ties to Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) (US) where SOA provides the infrastructure to enable business flexibility and Information On Demand provides the information architecture for a Smart SOA approach. The Information On Demand portfolio –from data and content servers to the IBM Information Server, master data management and Cognos– leverages IBM’s SOA strategy. Information as a Service is the enabler that virtualizes data and content from the base applications so that information can be shared across an enterprise, enabling better business flexibility. Cognos fully leverages SOA for its platform architecture to achieve industry leadership in business intelligence & performance management. By adopting SOA as the platform foundation, Cognos enables their customers to have efficient solutions that fit within fast-changing environments, the reliability needed to function effectively in the face of diverse and changing business requirements, and
