Report

July 2002

CIOs: Govern Web Services Now

Bobby Cameron 		IT shops have only begun to deploy Web services. But the potential for out-of-control proliferation of this emerging technology begs commitment to harnessing -- and encouraging -- its use now.
by Bobby Cameron with Tom Pohlmann, Emily Boynton

INTERVIEWS
  • Seventeen percent of corporate IT shops are piloting Web services.
  • CIOs have no fears of losing control over this technology.
ANALYSIS
  • Web services will fly under the radar of traditional IT governance.
  • CIOs should harness Web services creativity by funding some internal hackers.
  • Architecture teams need teeth.
ACTION
  • Establish a swat team to prioritize the flow of new Web services.
 
Figures & Data
  • Figure 1.  Web Services Are In The Early Stages Of Adoption In Corporate IT
  • Figure 2.  Web Services Go Unchecked By Traditional IT Governance
  • Figure 3.  IT Will Develop Web Services Governance In Three Waves
   
RELATED MATERIAL 
  • Methodology
  • Companies Interviewed For This Report
  • Related Research
 
GRAPEVINE
  • Shoot the perpetrators, says one hard-nosed IT exec.
  • Business people drive Web services demand -- even in conservative companies.
  • "Check your logos at the door."
  • CIOs: Take advantage of your CEO's personal pocketbook.

 

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