Visibility and Control in a Service-Oriented Architecture

Services alone do not constitute a service-oriented architecture (SOA). Capabilities must be acquired that provide visibility and control into service development and service execution. Without these capabilities, IT offerings will become fragile as the number of services in the data center grows. This article investigates capabilities that provide visibility and control for the services that make up a SOA in a very pragmatic, simple  and technology agnostic way.

Check it out at: Visibility and Control in a Service-Oriented Architecture