In this article by Ayanthi Anandagoda, she makes a case for SOA, elaborating its principles and the underlying architectural style. This is an article that assumes no prior knowledge of the technology concerned and therefore ideal for the beginner.

Table of Contents

• Introduction [0]
• The Traditional Approach and the Need for SOA.. [0]
• Services and Interactions [0]
• Web Services [0]
• SOA Infrastructure [0]
• Principals of SOA [0]
• SOA Benefits [0]
• SOA Challenges [0]
• Conclusion [0]
• Bibliographies [0]
• References [0]
• Resources [0]

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World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) [1]

Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) [2]

http://www.developer.com [3]

http://www.msdn.com [4]

 

http://www.infoq.com/presentations/anne-thomas-manes-business-soa [5]

Open Source SOA Platform [6]

WSO2 Registry [7]

WSO2 Mashup Server [8]

 

Author:

Ayanthi Anandagoda is a Senior Content Specialist at WSO2. ayanthi at wso2 dot com.