As companies roll out their SOA offerings, they quickly realize that to achieve the benefits promised by SOA, they must manage and govern the entire service lifecycle. Managing the Service lifecycle involves more than simply making sure that a Service and its interface can respond to queries.

Maintaining a successful SOA infrastructure and architecture means managing the entire lifecycle of Services, from the time they are conceived, to when they are deployed into operation, to their continuous change that is part and parcel of a Service-oriented environment. This whitepaper explores the full range of considerations for SOA Governance, Quality and Management. Secondarily, we analyze the merits of Mercury's strategy and suite of products that address quality at each phase of the Service lifecycle.

Download this whitepaper now to learn why a holistic approach to Service Lifecycle addresses some critical aspects of SOA quality and management not addressed by point-product solutions