Surfing on the technological wave of Web services, and largely responsible for the enthusiasm it generates, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) is steadily progressing as an information system organization principle.

This new approach seeks to separate the service provided from the communication mode. Function calls are replaced by information exchanges carried by messages. With this service oriented approach, each service is able to manage its data and state.

The following points explain how to organize the service oriented architecture of your information system:

The options MEGA Service Design and MEGA System Oriented IT Architecture of MEGA Architecture offer functions dedicated to representation and documentation of IT architectures using a service oriented approach. For more information, see the MEGA System Oriented IT Architecture guide.