Darren Wesemann Blog

Technologies that provide business benefit have no relation to economic decline.  Innovation is independent of slowing growth.  If a technology offers an advantage it will be invested in regardless of the times.  In very recent discussions with customers, amid the worst economic problems in decades, it’s clear that demand for SOA and other key IT trends remain high.  Some of the demand comes from projects initiated earlier this year, some launched to become more efficient, but others are newly initiated with the intended purpose of enabling various opportunities amongst the rubble of the growing problems amid the current crisis.  Regardless of the unfolding problems around the globe, businesses recognize they need alignment with business needs and technology solutions and they need greater efficiency in doing so.  SOA, SaaS, BPM and other trends are holding up as the paradigms of choice.

Companies like SunGard will continue to innovate.  Stay tuned for advances in the methods and capabilities relative to mapping technology to business problems flexibly and to do more with less (SOA is about business efficiency at its core).  IT trends like SOA and SaaS are still in early stages, with several areas needing further maturity.  SunGard and others will continue to enhance SOA and SaaS to fill the current gaps regardless of the times, because they solve real business problems and make institutions more efficient.  There is an expectation among the institutions I’m in contact with that the future holds downsizing and budget cutting, but with growing lists of work and requirements, many remain focused on doing things more efficiently and with greater agility and they view SOA, SaaS, BPM and other key IT trends as the answer.

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