SOA and Information Services

Overview

This Bloor Research white paper by analyst Philip Howard discusses the importance of information management within the context of service-oriented architecture projects. The white paper explores the advantages of converting information into a set of reusable services within a SOA, to ensure accessibility, consistency, flexibility, and control. It also recommends an approach for information services that incorporates metadata management, data cleansing, and data transformation. Existing technology approaches, including Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL), Enterprise Information Integration (EII), and Master Data Management (MDM) are discussed.