Posted on Monday, September 18th, 2006 at 11:19 am
When it comes to Web services, striking the right balance between what business units need and what IT departments deliver is difficult. According to an InformationWeek Research Web survey of 273 business-tech pros last month, 24% of respondents using SOA and Web services say the projects fell short of expectations. Of those, 55% say SOA projects introduced more complexity into their IT environments, and 41% say they cost more than expected. Out of all respondents using SOAs and Web services, just 7% say the results exceeded expectations.
