Migrating to SOAs by way of hybrid systems

Hutchinson, John and Kotonya, Gerald and Walkerdine, James and Sawyer, Peter and Dobson, Glen and Onditi, Victor (2008) Migrating to SOAs by way of hybrid systems. IT Professional, 10 (1). pp. 34-42. ISSN 1520-9202

Abstract

A progressive-evolution strategy for migrating systems to service-oriented architectures should minimize the risk to investments in existing software systems while letting businesses exploit the benefits of services. In principle, hybrid systems combine services with nonservice elements. SOAs present a compelling vision for businesses. Conceptually, services bring together a layer of business functionality and a layer of technological implementation.