According to a new study by research analyst IDC, more than 42% of the 680 businesses surveyed in the Asia Pacific (including Japan) revealed that they do not have plans to embark on SOA projects. However, IDC believes that there are opportunities to convert these businesses to think otherwise.
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The study reveals that corporate end-users in Asia/Pacific who claim to have no concrete plans for SOA within the next 2 years are currently focused on reducing costs and increasing profit margins. "To drive SOA solutions in these organisations, vendors need to offer a "right price with the right solution" approach in order to persuade these corporate end-users to include SOA in their future IT blueprint," notes Dr. Patrick Chan, research director, Asia/Pacific Emerging Technologies IT Services.

"Vendors should help these organisations with SOA-based solutions that not only aid in automation and identification of redundant business service workflow, but also in improving business processes that can significantly contribute towards the reduction of business costs."

The survey also reveals that building and acquiring new applications to support business growth are the top IT priorities. "Such a focus is favourable towards incorporating SOA into the organisation even though there are no plans for a full-fledged SOA project. Introducing SOA concepts and educating these end-users early will be the key to gaining their acceptance," maintains Chan.