As service-oriented architecture (SOA) adoption increases, so does the fear that the data access and integration portion of the application’s stack will be embedded in the business application code, resulting in poorly-performing systems. Some organizations are overcoming this challenge by creating a reusable layer of data services to mediate between data sources and applications. As a result, these organizations are accelerating and becoming more agile.

Read this white paper to fully understand the need for data services in today’s organizations. Then, learn why the best approach to fulfilling your data services needs might come in form of open source SOA – a cost-effective strategy for seamlessly integrating data services into your business.