Volume 4

V4 N1 Pages 57-72

April 2011


The Potential Reality of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) in a Cloud Computing Strategy


James Lawler
Pace University
New York, NY 10038, USA

Abstract: The constraints of the current economy continue to affect business firms investing in information systems. This paper analyzes the extent of implemented initiatives in Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) that may be impacted by limited investment in technology. The findings disclose that few firms identified in an earlier study of the author have advanced noticeably to enterprise integrated and matured processes enabled by SOA, though the bulk of the firms continue investment in projects of SOA. This paper might benefit educators considering expansion of SOA in curricula of information systems.

Keywords: Cloud Computing, program management methodology, service-oriented architecture (SOA), service-oriented computing (SOC), service-oriented enterprise (SOE)

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Recommended Citation: Lawler, J. (2011). The Potential Reality of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) in a Cloud Computing Strategy. Journal of Information Systems Applied Research, 4(1) pp 57-72. http://jisar.org/2011-4/ ISSN: 1946-1836. (A preliminary version appears in The Proceedings of CONISAR 2010)