SERVICE-ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE: Aligning IT with Business

摘要

Ask five architects for a definition of service-oriented architecture (SOA) and you'll get at least six different answers. Many people use the term to refer to various techniques and technologies for application integration, but the best way to think about SOA is in terms of the business benefits it produces. The primary goal for SOA is to increase business flexibility and adaptability-which is best accomplished by aligning information technology (IT) systems with business processes.