Aligning Technology With Business an Analysis of the Impact of SOA on Outsourcing

Business related IS / IT innovation is changing very rapidly. There are so many new technologies introduced by the academic and practitioner community that the business community is very puzzled and it is very difficult for them to decide, which one to accept and which one to reject. The authors think that SOA architectural design has all the characteristics which the business community desires for long. They also think that SOA is a solution which can align the technology with business objectives. Adopting SOA, can bring uniformity in IS / IT department which can also lead to enhanced outsourcing.