Implementing Azure: Putting Modern DevOps to Use

The SOA principle

SOA has multiple definitions that vary with the vendors that provide platforms to host SOA services. One of the commonly accepted SOA definitions was coined by Don Box of Microsoft. His definition is essentially a set of design guidelines which a service-oriented system should adhere to.

Boundaries are Explicit Services are Autonomous Services share Schema and Contract, not Class Compatibility is based upon Policy                                                    – Don Box, Microsoft

Although this definition was originally explained in relation to Microsoft Indigo (now WCF), the tenets still hold true for other SOA platforms as well. An understanding of this principle is that all the services should be available in the ...