I have also observed this, to begin with the companies are looking towards “Little SOA” and are not very open to the idea of “Big SOA”.
Little SOA looks very attractive to them and seems quite risk free and utilizes less resources to start with. Though few companies may understand the advantages and need for Big SOA, many don’t.
It is very difficult to convince clients to follow the Big SOA approach, and make them understand that in medium/long term it will give them more benefits.
They look towards Little SOA, because it offers some sort of immediate ROI to them.

I have also observed this, to begin with the companies are looking towards “Little SOA” and are not very open to the idea of “Big SOA”.
Little SOA looks very attractive to them and seems quite risk free and utilizes less resources to start with. Though few companies may understand the advantages and need for Big SOA, many don’t.
It is very difficult to convince clients to follow the Big SOA approach, and make them understand that in medium/long term it will give them more benefits.
They look towards Little SOA, because it offers some sort of immediate ROI to them.

Our current approach is big SOA and involves managed service portfolios, shared information data modeling and of course Business Process driven services.

We are just starting to see early signs of the value of big SOA, but we are by no means on the road to success. The IT organization is still struggling with making the shift and I see the tension every day to drop back to old, developer-centric habits.

Our business is also struggling with the fact that to get to the point where we can reap the benefits of big SOA, they need to transform how they work with IT in a strategic fashion as opposed to the “build-to-order” custom model that has been the focus of corporate IT for the last 2 decades.

If we can make it through the change curve, then I believe it will transform our organization from a build-to-order custom shop to an assemble-to-order shop.

Our current approach is big SOA and involves managed service portfolios, shared information data modeling and of course Business Process driven services.

We are just starting to see early signs of the value of big SOA, but we are by no means on the road to success. The IT organization is still struggling with making the shift and I see the tension every day to drop back to old, developer-centric habits.

Our business is also struggling with the fact that to get to the point where we can reap the benefits of big SOA, they need to transform how they work with IT in a strategic fashion as opposed to the “build-to-order” custom model that has been the focus of corporate IT for the last 2 decades.

If we can make it through the change curve, then I believe it will transform our organization from a build-to-order custom shop to an assemble-to-order shop.

Your concept that these fail to deliver the expected business value, which is in large part due to a companies ‘little SOA’ approach is spot on.

What amazes me is that this concept is not particularly new. Too often I speak with vendors about their messaging and get presented with their own internal way of looking at things instead of what is the problem that customers are facing.

Your concept that these fail to deliver the expected business value, which is in large part due to a companies ‘little SOA’ approach is spot on.

What amazes me is that this concept is not particularly new. Too often I speak with vendors about their messaging and get presented with their own internal way of looking at things instead of what is the problem that customers are facing.