SOA Service Design and Governance: Experience at Credit Suisse

Abstract

The Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) style is instrumental for Credit Suisse to manage the complexity of its very large application landscape. This paper briefly outlines how the Enterprise Integration Architecture governs the service landscape and continuously develops the Service-Oriented Architecture and its supporting middleware and tools. A brief summary of the current state of SOA at Credit Suisse is provided, which includes examples illustrating the necessity of strong and continuous governance and which sketches out some key topics for further development.