
Traditionally, enterprises have considered old hardware, and the mainframe in particular, to be "legacy technology". But in a week in which there was legacy modernization tools and services news, it is worth reminding ourselves of exactly what is meant by the term.
I’ve written in the past about enterprise architecture (EA) and my belief that it is still an undervalued approach, despite the best efforts of various vendors, analysts and even hacks like me.
Now it seems numerous EA stakeholders are making the case that service-oriented architecture (SOA) is in fact another great driver for an EA project. Get to grips with your enterprise architecture first they argue, and your SOA initiatives are likely to be easier to plan and manage...