e-Book – Implementing SOA in the Enterprise
This e-book introduces service oriented architecture (SOA) and discusses its opportunities and challenges.
October 25, 2016
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is a software architectural style that involves designing and building software applications as a collection of modular and reusable services. These services are self-contained and loosely coupled, meaning that they can be used independently of each other and can be combined to create more complex applications.
The “Service-Oriented Architecture 101” category in the CIO Reference Library is a collection of articles and documents that provide an introduction to the fundamental concepts of SOA. This category is designed for IT executives and other business leaders who are seeking to gain a basic understanding of SOA and its potential benefits for their organizations.
The articles and documents in this category cover a wide range of topics related to SOA, such as:
- Introduction to SOA: This includes articles that provide an overview of the fundamental concepts of SOA, such as services, interfaces, and messaging.
- SOA architecture: This includes articles that provide insights into the different components of SOA architecture, such as service providers, service consumers, service registries, and service brokers.
- Benefits of SOA: This includes articles that explore the potential benefits of SOA, such as improved agility, reusability, scalability, and flexibility.
- SOA implementation: This includes articles that provide guidance on how to implement SOA, including different implementation approaches, such as top-down, bottom-up, and meet-in-the-middle.
- SOA governance: This includes articles that explore the importance of SOA governance in ensuring successful SOA initiatives and better alignment between IT and business goals.
Overall, the “Service-Oriented Architecture 101” category is a valuable resource for IT executives and other business leaders seeking to gain a basic understanding of SOA and its potential benefits for their organizations. The resources in this category provide an overview of the fundamental concepts of SOA, the different components of SOA architecture, potential benefits, guidance on implementation, and the importance of SOA governance. By leveraging these resources, organizations can make informed decisions about whether SOA is right for their organization and how to implement it effectively.
Introduction to SOA
Dive into the essentials of SOA and EA, uncovering their core principles and the impact of their integration on organizational IT strategy. Very good read!
October 3, 2016
Using DODAF for Service Oriented Architectures
This paper provides a brief overview of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and explains how to use Department of Defense Architecture Framework<br />(DoDAF) to describe a SOA.
October 6, 2012
What is Service Oriented Architecture?
This presentation provides a quick overview of service oriented architecture (SOA) and makes a case for it.
May 22, 2012
Overview of MEANINGful SOA
This presentation defines, describes and makes a case for MEANINGful Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and lists key tools/packages that have implemented it.
April 25, 2012
Connecting EA and SOA
This presentation discusses the relationship between Enterprise Architecture and Service Oriented Architecture – "EA and SOA can complete each other via Enterprise Service Oriented Architecture (ESOA)"
October 20, 2011
Service Oriented Architecture Governance
This presentation discusses Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Governance.
April 19, 2011
Business Driven SOA
This article discusses a Supply/Demand oriented SOA architecture – driving the SOA from a business perspective.
April 12, 2011
A Framework for SOA Governance
This paper presents a business driven framework for SOA governance that addresses the six challenges of effective service oriented architecture implementation.
April 12, 2011
The SOA Governance Framework
In previous reports we have introduced the concept of an SOA Governance Framework – astructured approach to ensuring the architecture delivers the required levels of adaptability andintegrity. In this report we detail each of the layers in terms of how the policies, practices,patterns and tools enable delivery of business and
April 12, 2011
