Adoption of Web services technology is well underway in the Global 2000. It is impossible to ignore the daily drumbeat of case studies, articles and speeches from Global 2000 CIOs declaring their adoption of Web services-based service oriented architectures as high-priority strategic IT initiatives. But whereas the service oriented approach to application architecture was meant to accelerate the responsiveness of the IT organization, the impact of changes to the service network and the ripple effects that ensue can quickly lead to precisely the opposite result. Change is easy and affordable, but the impact of change can be unmanageable and expensive. The ease and cost-efficiency of change in an unmanaged service network is an illusion, at best. In order to truly reap the benefits of the service-oriented approach to application architecture, customers must have a way to manage the impact of change in their enterprise service network.

Attendees will come away from this session with knowledge of:

- Why a Web services management platform is required infrastructure for effective Web services deployments

- How to avoid hidden pitfalls in Web services planning & adoption

- What's in store for the future: realizing the full potential of Web services