The unpredictability of services-based applications could wreak network havoc for the unprepared. Enter the service-oriented infrastructure
The unpredictability of how services-based applications operate in an SOA could wreak havoc for the unprepared. Enter the service-oriented infrastructure, also known as the real-time enterprise.
Flexibility is the hallmark of a service-oriented architecture, in which reusable application components can be shared across an enterprise and assembled in a loosely coupled way. In the data center, however, SOA technology’s flexibility translates into unpredictability – a trait that is incompatible with traditional infrastructure technologies.
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