SOA filling the Gaps

Reuse is often cited as a major SOA benefit and justification. It is easy to explain and to understand Reuse Value Proposition in IT and Business perspectives. Services and Processes Reuse reduces Maintenance & Development costs, enable shorter Time to Market and is a key for building applications through assembly of existing Services by non-IT employees as mentioned in my first Web 2.0 for Dummies post . Understanding, Reuse Value Proposition is not enough for realizing the benefits. A SOA initiative without Reuse or with a low Reuse Ratio is doomed to failure. According to many analysts' reports, NIH is a consideration of some software products they analyze. NIH, stands for Not Invented Here. As most of the analyst firms' headquarters are in the largest market i.e. USA , it stands for software products build by companies in other parts of the globe. For example, Fujitsu 's excellent BPM suite invented in Japan or many years ago Dynasty one o...