Leo Shuster is responsible for SOA strategy and execution at National City Bank. He has over 15 years of IT experience. Throughout his career, he has performed a variety of roles including group manager, team lead, project manager, architect, and developer. He has presented on SOA and related topics for groups of all sizes at such events as the Gartner summits and the Enterprise Architecture Executive Council. He regularly blogs about advanced software architecture issues at http://leoshuster.blogspot.com/. Leo holds an MS in computer science and engineering from Case Western Reserve University and an MBA from Cleveland State University.
Industry research shows that while many companies believe SOA is beneficial,
only a few have reached a level of maturity that lets them to reap real
benefits. The relative immaturity of SOA across IT organizations, however,
presents an opportunity to structure the SOA program in the most effective
way. If not positioned correctly from the very beginning, SOA may not show
any benefits and will eventually be written off as yet another failed
initiative. Creating the most effective structure for the SOA program,
establishing a clear and actionable roadmap for the future, and clearly
demonstrating the accomplishments will ensure success of SOA across the
enterprise.
A SOA program cannot survive too long purely as an IT initiative. Eventually
it needs to show the return-on-... (more)
Leo Shuster is responsible for SOA strategy and execution at National City Bank. He has over 15 years of IT experience. Throughout his career, he has performed a variety of roles including group manager, team lead, project manager, architect, and developer. He has presented on SOA and related topics for groups of all sizes at such events as the Gartner summits and the Enterprise Architecture Executive Council. He regularly blogs about advanced software architecture issues at http://leoshuster.blogspot.com/. Leo holds an MS in computer science and engineering from Case Western Reserve University and an MBA from Cleveland State University.
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