What is Service Oriented Architecture? SOA

You can find a lot of explanations about Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) packed with geek speak.  Wikipedia’s definition of Service Oriented Architecture is very detailed and ends with pointing to the interesting concept of Zero Latency Enterprise, which leads us to cloud computing.  I like the way XML.com explains SOA.  “Things should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” ~ Albert Einstein

All developers may not be ready for Service Oriented Architecture, but all good developers should learn the basic concept.  Here is a quick video about SOA that I found helpful and entertaining.

SOA/Enterprise 2.0 Resources:

David Linthicum’s Cloud Computing and SOA Convergence in Your Enterprise: A Step-by-Step Guide

Smash the Silos, Mash the SOA, Share the Mashups…

Implementing Enterprise Content Management (ECM)

Enterprise 2.0, SOA, Cloud: Ten Fearless Predictions