Bob Jones

Service-oriented architectures are emerging quickly as the commercial world's answer to a flexible, standards-based infrastructure. In the world of government IT, enterprise architecture through enterprise integration is its equivalent. But, there are important considerations that can significantly improve implementation speed, ROI, and costs associated with creating a more dynamic, standards-based infrastructure. This article explores what it takes for organizations in the public sector to build an effective enterprise architecture and practical recommendations for a successful, and cost-effective implementation. To meet today's demands and plan for those of tomorrow, IT organizations in both the commercial and public sectors must establish an architecture that is both flexible and standards-based. The ability to proactively manage the enterprise computing archit... (more)