What is Service-Oriented Architecture

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Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is an architectural style encapsulating business functionality into separate services, which can be freely composed to realize higher-level business processes. One main argument for SOA is to achieve software components which can easily be reused in other contexts. Learn more in: Taking Trust Management to the Next Level

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A paradigm for developing loosely coupled software components or services, which encourages software reuse, integration, and interoperability. Learn more in: Integrating Enterprise Systems

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A collection of services that communicate with each other. The services are self-contained and do not depend on the context or state of the other service. They work within a distributed systems architecture. Learn more in: Web Services

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A software architecture consisting of a number of discrete (usually web-based) services (software components that are accessed or communicate via standard network protocols), that link together as required in order to achieve some task. Learn more in: Dynamic and Context-Aware Process Adaptation

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Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is the emerging trend in enterprise computing because it holds promise of IT becoming more agile in responding to changing business needs. Implementing a service-oriented architecture can involve developing applications that use services, making applications available as services. A service-oriented architecture is an information technology approach or strategy in which applications make use of services available in a network such as the World Wide Web. Learn more in: E-Government and ERP: Challenges and Strategies

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Collection of services communicating with each other. Services are self-contained and do not depend on the context or state of other services. Learn more in: Pervasive and Grid Computing Merging

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A way of building computer systems from components (called services) that are loosely coupled and dynamically selected at runtime to fulfill user requirements. Often also used for implementations of such systems, with Web services being the most predominant implementation. Learn more in: Context Aware Collaborative Working Environments

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A software architecture that starts with an interface definition and builds the entire application topology as a topology of interfaces, interface implementations and interface calls. Learn more in: Service-Oriented Architectures and ESB in VE Integration

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A service-oriented architecture is essentially a collection of services. These services communicate with each other. The communication can involve either simple data passing or it could involve two or more services coordinating some activity. Some means of connecting services to each other is needed. Learn more in: Developing the Enterprise Architect Perspective

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An architectural model for building software applications that use services available in a network such as the Web. Learn more in: Scientific Data Management and Visualization: A Service-Driven Integration Approach

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A kind of software design allowing a variety applications to interact regardless of specific technology like programming languages and operating systems. Learn more in: A Framework for Semantic Grid in E-Science

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The Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS, 2008) defines SOA as “A paradigm for organizing and utilizing distributed capabilities that may be under the control of different ownership domains. It provides a uniform means to offer, discover, interact with and use capabilities to produce desired effects consistent with measurable preconditions and expectations”. Learn more in: Service-Oriented Architectures for Pervasive Computing

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Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is a style of software design where services are provided to the other components by application components, through a communication protocol over a network. A SOA service is a discrete unit of functionality that can be accessed remotely and acted upon and updated independently, such as retrieving a credit card statement online. SOA is also intended to be independent of vendors, products, and technologies. Learn more in: A Review of the IoT-Based Pervasive Computing Architecture for Microservices in Manufacturing Supply Chain Management

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Architectural style based on the concept of service. Learn more in: Concepts and Architectures for Mobile Context-Aware Applications

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Information systems architecture that facilitates dynamic integration of loosely coupled services with clearly defined interfaces. Services operate independently of development platforms. Learn more in: Implementing DWDM Lambda-Grids

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Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) utilizes Web services as fundamental elements for developing applications. It is an emerging paradigm for architecting and implementing business collaborations within and across organizational boundaries. Learn more in: Challenges and Solutions for Complex Business Process Management