Navdeep Sidhu

If you are in IT, there is good chance that you are maintaining multiple B2B integration systems for data exchange and translation. Every IT leader has considered consolidating these products into a single B2B suite to reduce costs and improve supply chain agility. Historically, each B2B system has acted like a "black box," providing little visibility and integration into the IT governance tools. This article outlines the benefits of a service-oriented architecture (SOA)-enabled approach to B2B and why it's a better long-term strategy. As more and more companies adopt SOA and realize the importance of governance, it's becoming critical to include the B2B suites into the SOA fabric and govern them as any other IT system. A well-thought-out SOA-based approach to B2B not only reduces the B2B expense but also provides SOA benefits such as improved governance, compliance... (more)