In this IDC Presentation, IDC Canada looks at the state of adoption, drivers, inhibitors, services traction, and vendor views regarding SOA in the Canadian market. From the hype around Web services and services-oriented architecture (SOA) six years ago, it might be thought that deployments would be well established by now. But either the hype was not warranted or other factors are playing into sluggishness in Canadian SOA adoption. This IDC study addresses such questions as, "Is SOA a core component of IT strategy for Canadian firms?" "What is the preferred approach for adopting SOA?" "What are the drivers and impediments to further and faster adoption?" "How do end users intend to source their SOA solution resources?" and "Who do they perceive as the leaders in this emerging market?"