Thursday, March 19, 2009

[TechRepublic] Five things you should know about SOA; unpacking the Dell Adamo

March 19, 2009

Five things you should know about SOA

Sanity Savers for IT ExecutivesOne of the hottest trends in business software is the concept of service oriented architecture (SOA). This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives looks at some of the important SOA fundamentals and examines the benefits of implementing it.

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