Organizations require agility to adapt rapidly to innovative new business models and fluctuating customer expectations. Those businesses that do not effectively deploy evolving SOA technologies and governance models are unable to respond quickly and intelligently to evolving market opportunities and regulatory compliance. This white paper discusses SOA deployment best practices and lessons learned. Explore SOA implementation principles based on real-life deployments and experiences with this loosely-coupled architecture. Discover how SOA operates as a business-driven IT architectural approach that supports agile business innovation and optimization. Learn how this architecture allows an organization to respond quickly and efficiently to changing market opportunities, competitive threats and evolving regulatory constraints.