How is SOA architecture altering traditional business models and roles?
SOA is a new architecture, a new strategy and a new organizational model. It is changing many aspects of the IT and business world as they go toward this culture of agility and reusability. There will be new roles and new skills from both the business contribution and the technology side. Emerging business roles, like content developers, business rule developers, process modelers and scenario developers, will collaborate with the new technology roles, including composite application architects, service developers and service assemblers. When combined, this all new, collaborative SOA framework will deliver faster and better business value. BILL RUSSELL is executive vice president of Allegient in Indianapolis. Reach him at (317) 564-5701 or brussell@allegient.com.