What Role Does an ESB Play in Your SOA?

As the organization starts on the path to implementing an SOA-based architecture it is important to understand the role of an ESB and the significant impact it can have on the SOA implementation. With the growing number of ESB vendors (both software and hardware) it is also imperative to understand all the criteria required to make the right choice for a service bus that is enterprise-grade and agile enough to future proof the investments.