A Competitive Analysis of Major Service Vendors and Their SOA Service Capabilities: Part I

Abstract

This study examines the SOA competitive landscape from a services perspective by profiling and then comparing eight major service vendors on IDC' s Leadership Grid. "Each service provider has been on its own SOA journey for many years and has developed an increasingly sophisticated response to the changing market needs around SOA. The service vendors have matured significantly in their ability to provide SOA services since IDC evaluated them a few years ago, yet this maturation has not happened in the same way or at the same pace. There is still a great deal of variability among the various vendors which makes it an especially intriguing and interesting industry to watch," states Marianne Hedin, research manager, IDC Worldwide Services Research Program.