3-6 months and you've got a SOA

Clatoro's NetBlog points to a survey showing that "Typical SOA Development Takes 3-6 Months". First of all, statistics can be doctored to show whatever you want. Second, seeing as the definition of what exactly constitutes SOA is unclear (is WS-* in or out?) the value in comparing that to your current SOA effort is questionable. Finally, does that development include testing, deployment, support, etc, or is this just pie-in-the-sky coding?

Bottom line, don't believe it for one second. Just getting a handle on the coupling between the applications and systems in your enterprise can take a couple of years. It's worth it, but don't kid yourself - it takes time.

Posted by Udi Dahan at 04:37 PM  Permalink