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I'd like to call your attention to a new author being published on ebizQ today, who has written a fascinating piece on SOA Antipatterns.

Tarak Modi, an executive architect at Unisys, articulates elements of SOA that are unusable. He enumerates and introduces us to the concept of 'antipatterns.'

"Antipatterns, just as their name indicates, are the exact opposite of patterns (just like matter and antimatter for all you science buffs). While patterns are good and should be embraced as much as possible, antipatterns should be recognized as early as possible and be avoided at all costs. In short, antipatterns are those things that if not caught and fixed early on, pretty much guarantee doom and gloom for your project."

Do you recognize any of the following antipatterns in your own organization?

Antipattern #1: The "Same old, Same Old" Phenomenon
Antipattern #2: The "Big Bang" Approach
Antipattern #3: Service Fiefdoms
Antipattern #4: Technophilia
Antipattern #5: Bloated Services
Antipattern #6: Anorexic Services
Antipattern #7: Hyper Brokerage

Check it out and please let me know what you think of the article.

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