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Microservices Explained: Not Your Father’s SOA

DevOps.com

Microservices are frequently referred to as a variant or derivative of service-oriented architecture (SOA), if not essentially the same thing. Microservices architecture […]. The post Microservices Explained: Not Your Father’s SOA appeared first on DevOps.com.

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Microservices vs Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA): Fundamental Differences

Daffodil Software

With increasing complexity and demand for highly scalable and robust applications, conventional monolithic architecture is no longer the best choice. After a certain threshold, monolithic architecture tends to hinder application performance and scalability.

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Microservices: The Advantages of SOA Without Its Drawbacks

DevOps.com

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) was the great hope of organizations decades ago when they sought to advance legacy system integration, reduce and bypass layers, and rapidly access the system of record. The post Microservices: The Advantages of SOA Without Its Drawbacks appeared first on DevOps.com.

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What Is Loosely Coupled Architecture?

Dzone - DevOps

A loosely coupled architecture is a software application development model wherein multiple components are connected with one another but are not heavily dependent on each other. The primary purpose of a loosely coupled architecture is to create a system that doesn’t fail due to the failure of a single component.

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SOA vs microservices: going beyond the monolith

CircleCI

Modern software development increasingly relies on distributed , service-based architectural patterns to achieve scalability, reliability, and rapid build, test, and release cycles. Two of the most popular service-based approaches are service-oriented architecture (SOA) and microservices. What is service-oriented architecture?

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10 IT skills where expertise pays the most

CIO

Service-oriented architecture (SOA) Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is an architectural framework used for software development that focuses on applications and systems as independent services. Average salary for expertise: $172,772 Average salary for regular use: $137,626 Difference: $35,146 2.

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An Agile Triple Play: Business Process Re-Engineering meets SOA meets Large Scale Agile

Agile Alliance

This experience report will address the volatility, challenges and solutions implemented within a Fortune 500 Order to Delivery manufacturing program with the goal of re-engineering and aligning global business processes with Web-services and Service Oriented Architecture.

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