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In theory, services-oriented architecture (SOA) is no more complex than its name. The Open Group defines SOA simply as "an architectural style that supports service orientation"--a way by which you ...

As I mentioned in my previous article, “Microservice architecture is agile software architecture,” my initial reaction to microservice architecture was to question how it differed from ...

The Burton Group recently released an in-depth research report that points to three significant impediments that are slowing adoption of service-oriented architecture (SOA). The report: Vantage Point ...

A very good question indeed. Mark calls this the "neglected flipside of SOA security," observing that "SOA Security" is two separate things, solving two separate problems -- securing SOA-based ...

Among the many benefits being delivered by service-oriented architectures, companies are finding SOA enables them to closely align their customer contact infrastructure with the data, workflows and ...