Understanding the Concept of SOA in Computer Programming

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Understanding the Concept of SOA in Computer
Programming and Business Integration
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• In modern software development, understanding the
  concept of SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) is
  one of the key requirements for creating dynamic
  and easy to use applications that allow for more
  flexibility and safety, as well as better
  functionality.

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• Service oriented development is basically a
  methodological approach that promotes the
  development of programs in the form of
  interlinked services. Just like objects, classes
  and other components that a particular piece of
  software may use to function properly, services
  are fundamental building blocks present in legacy
  applications but they can also be embedded in
  all other parts of an IT environment in order to
  promote faster, more flexible and familiar
  organizing capabilities.

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• Distributing software in the form of services has
  become a common delivery model, and practically
  entails storing associated data and shared
  resources in a central location, often with the
  help of cloud computing. The services can then be
  accessed by users with the help of a thin client,
  for example a web browser, through which live
  interactivity is made easy.

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What Are the Benefits and Requirements of SOA?

• There are many benefits to Service Oriented
  Architecture. When compared to the
  "old-fashioned" distribution of software
  applications as standalone programs, it is
  clearly a more appealing choice. The promotion of
  services allows for a more comprehensive and
  overall easier alignment between IT functionality
  and the promoted line of business, while also
  offering greater flexibility.

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• This last aspect is made possible by the fact
  that services can share classes and objects
  easily, and can, therefore, be reused or expanded
  in order to provide additional functional
  abilities, while also maintaining the same basic
  connectivity options and building blocks used by
  all the legacy applications. You can, therefore,
  use SOA as an architectural model to promote the
  integration of services used by business
  partners, suppliers or customers into the
  business processes of an enterprise company.

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• The requirements of service orientation are quite
  straightforward. When you want to modernize
  software system applications with the help of
  service oriented development, what you need to
  keep in mind is that you have to combine the
  concepts of building and acquiring, making the
  most of the possibilities you have at your
  disposal.

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• You will have to buy the commercial software that
  can complement your existing infrastructure,
  while also using the right information to get the
  most out of these programs. Also, there will be a
  need of creating and expanding the services that
  run on your Service Oriented Architecture.

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Promoting and Managing Your Business Using SOA

• Normally, one may think that service oriented
  development is not needed if a company is happy
  with its existing software infrastructure.
  However, when it comes to acquisitions or
  mergers, it can be difficult to manage and
  integrate different software concepts and
  platforms using other methods.

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• With the help of Service Oriented Architecture,
  different companies can more easily update,
  modify and modernize software system management
  methods, as well as adapt various software
  concepts, or make different services communicate
  more easily with each other. There are no limits
  to SOA in this regard, and you will find that
  promoting your business will be much faster and
  more efficient.

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