CIOs, it appears, are hindering SOA progress within their organizations. The problem is that CIOs may view SOA as a “technical thing” and “tactical,” and thus don’t attend SOA-related meetings. But, David Linthicum explains in More bad press for CIOs and SOA, this situation really shines a bright light on the issues around SOA. “Perhaps architecture in general, pertaining to these issues not being high on the priority list within some organizations. However, solving tactical problems sure is, and they continue to layer on the applications and hardware without a lot of forethought as to how these applications work and play well together within the context of architecture.” Technology Industry