The C-suite gets it but everyone else who has to deal with IT wonders why, write Derek Lonsdale, Nilesh Chandra and Chris Gallacher of PA Consulting.
Combined with enterprise architecture, SOA can help you meet the demands of the business and IT, writes Stephen Bennett of Oracle.
It is definitely counter-intuitive but, by doing the opposite of what you think you should, you might just get it right, writes Daniel Burrus of Burrus Research.
It's all in the title, writes CIOUpdate columnist Mike Scheuerman.