SOA Sets the Stage for Cloud: SOA Governance Makes It Work
Robert G. Laird · 2011
Cloud computing has been an evolution of the internet and network, virtualization, utility computing, and yes, Service-oriented architecture (SOA). This article will make that case that both SOA and cloud computing contribute to the ability of an organization to be flexible. This article will show that there is a positive correlation between an organization's adoption of SOA and its ability to maximize its usage of cloud computing. Given this relationship between SOA and cloud computing, it's natural to suspect that SOA Governance might be useful with respect to cloud computing. Indeed, this is the case, and the additional governance roles of Cloud Resource Administrator, Cloud Technology Professional, Cloud Architect, Cloud Security Specialist, and Cloud governance specialist will be described and discussed.