Hewlett Packard has updated its service
orientated architecture (SOA) management software in order to help organisations
deploy the technology across the enterprise.
“We want to help organisations progress from small scale deployment to
enterprise wide,” said Tim Hall, Software director of
SOA
product at HP.
HP has updated its testing products, introducing new versions of Service Test and Service Test Management, updates which should give more assurance to teams deploying SOA with new automatic governance capabilities.
One example given by Hall was that policy checks, such as checking that a service is not upgraded from pilot to production, can be now be automated.
Also with Service Test Management, users will be able to instantly report on the quality of a service and assess whether it should enter production phase with automatic alert capabilities.
HP has additionally enhanced its SOA management capabilities. A new version of its Business Availability Center (BAC) for SOA was announced, which is appropriate for staff involved in IT operations, Hall suggested, adding that it works as a framework to lower deployment risk.
An updated Diagnostics for SOA, which operates either as a standalone or through integration with BAC, is targeted at staff needing to perform root cause analysis. It allows users to drill down into the behaviour of the SOA services to identify and resolve problems before they affect customers.
While the updated SOA Policy Enforcer actively monitors services and enforces security and performance requirements, while also feeding performance management data into the Diagnostics for SOA for detailed analysis.
Hall said the new offerings are part of HP’s strategy to appeal to all organisations deploying SOA, whether they are in the initial phases piloting SOA projects, or have reached enterprise wide deployment.
