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It's hard to think about service-oriented architecture without thinking of services; after all, services are the main focus of SOA (it's even in the name). If service-oriented architecture is an approach where the business and technical architecture is oriented around services, then what exactly is a service? Unfortunately, the answer to this question varies greatly depending on whom you talk to and how you're using SOA in your organization. This variation tends to create quite a bit of confusion when trying to design and implement a SOA-based solution. There are several excellent service-oriented methodologies available today, most of which describe processes for identifying, defining, specifying, implementing, and governing services. While these methodologies provide t... (more)