SOA Adoption, Implementation, and Buying Trends for Services: A Survey of U.S. Companies

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• IDC Opinion
• In This Study
  • Methodology
  • Table: Survey Respondent Profile by Industry
  • Figure: Respondents by Company Size
• Situation Overview
  • Survey Results
    • SOA Adoption and Investment
    • Figure: Past and Future Investment in Service-Oriented Architecture (%)
      • Company Size and SOA Adoption
      • Figure: Service-Oriented Architecture Investment by Company Size
    • Preferred Approach to Adopting SOA
      • Company Size and Preferred SOA Adoption Approach
      • Figure: Preferred Approach to Adopting Service-Oriented Architecture
      • Figure: Preferred Service-Oriented Architecture Adoption Approach by Company Size
    • Top Reasons for Initiating Adoption of SOA
    • Figure: Primary Reasons for Investing in Service-Oriented Architecture
      • Company Size and Top Reasons for Initiating SOA
      • Figure: Primary Reasons for Investing in Service-Oriented Architecture by Company Size
    • Alignment of SOA with Corporate Strategy
    • Figure: Service-Oriented Architecture Role in the Organization
    • Understanding SOA
    • Figure: Clear Understanding of Service-Oriented Architecture by Company Size
    • Scope of SOA Implementation
    • Figure: Scope of Service-Oriented Architecture implementation
      • Company Size and Scope of SOA Implementation
      • Figure: Scope of Service-Oriented Architecture implementation by Company Size
    • Scope of Future SOA Project
    • Figure: Expected Scope for Next Service-Oriented Architecture Based Project
      • Company Size and Future SOA Plans
    • SOA Project Activities
      • Company Size and SOA Project Activity
      • Figure: Service-Oriented Architecture Project Activity by Company Size
    • SOA Key Support Strategies
      • Company Size and SOA Implementation and Support Strategies
      • Figure: Service-Oriented Architecture Key Support Strategies by Company Size
    • Stakeholder Involvement
      • Company Size and Stakeholder Involvement
      • Figure: Active Stakeholder Involvement with Service-Oriented Architecture by Function
    • Efforts to Address Organizational Change
      • Company Size and Organizational Change Management
      • Figure: Organizational Change Efforts by Company Size
    • Has SOA Met Expectations?
    • Figure: Service-Oriented Architecture Expectations by Company Size (%)
      • Company Size and SOA Expectations
    • SOA Benefits?
    • Figure: Benefits Derived from Service-Oriented Architecture by Company Size
    • Has SOA Increased the Level of Complexity in the IT Department?
      • Company Size and Experience of Increased Complexity in IT Department
      • Figure: Increased Complexity in IT caused by Service-Oriented Architecture by Company Size
    • Challenges in Implementing SOA
      • Company Size and SOA Challenges
      • Figure: Service-Oriented Architecture Implementation Challenges by Company Size
  • SOA Spending - 2007 and 2008
    • 2007 Spending Patterns
    • Figure: Relative Service-Oriented Architecture Spending (% of IT Spending) in 2007 by Company Size
      • Company Size and 2007 SOA Spending
      • Procurement of SOA Service Offerings
      • Company Size and Procurement of SOA Service Offerings
      • Figure: Purchase of Service-Oriented Architecture Services in 2007 by Company Size
    • 2008 Spending Patterns for SOA Service Offerings
    • Figure: Planned Purchase of Service-Oriented Architecture Services in 2008 by Company Size
      • Company Size and Planned Purchase of SOA Service Offerings in 2008
    • Vendor Selection for SOA Service Offerings
    • Figure: Selection of Vendor for Service-Oriented Architecture Services
      • Company Size and Vendor Selection of SOA Service Offerings
      • Figure: Selection of Vendor for Service-Oriented Architecture Services by Company Size
• Future Outlook
• Essential Guidance
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  • Related Research
  • Synopsis