SOA Management: Bringing SOA into the mainstream of IT operations

Managing SOA services is usually done by a specific project team initially. However, in the long run, SOA must be managed in production by IT operations to take advantage of trusted operational processes. This paper describes an approach to SOA management that integrates SOA into the fabric of IT by addressing the unique aspects of SOA management and balances the needs of the initial SOA project team with the needs of the enterprise.