Chapter 9. The Future of SOA

It might sound like fortunetelling when you read in a chapter title the term future. Interest in the future of SOA is high, just as it would be in other technologies. Based on their own methods, analysts regularly publish what they expect to come, which innovations will hit the market and what benefits companies/consumers can get from them. Although many of those experts’ predictions might not become reality, trying to predict the future fuels discovery and innovation in one’s own business. Therefore, it is worth checking out such predictions. Everybody realizes that there are plenty of opportunities for enhancement, innovation, and cures for the many ailments that we encounter when applying SOA principles to an enterprise. ...

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