SOA Platforms: Software Infrastructure Requirements for Successful SOA Deployments

• The business benefits that can be derived from SOA.
• How business benefits translate into technology requirements.
• What capabilities should be looked for in a complete SOA infrastructure.
• How the Enterprise Service Bus concept relates to SOA requirements.
• Which vendors are able to provide a complete SOA infrastructure capability, and what the detailed capabilities of these vendors are.
• Butler Group rankings of the capabilities of leading vendors.
• How different deployment scenarios impact the selection of products.
• The point-solution products that are likely to be valuable in SOA deployments.
• The point-solution vendors that should be considered.