RE: [soa-rm] Microsoft SOA Reference Model

["Bashioum, Christopher D" <cbashioum@mitre.org>]

The blog doesn't have a lot of content, but I really like his applying the term "fractal" instead of "layered".  In teaching folks about SOA, the words we use already have a previous context in people's minds.  Because of this, using terms like "layers" and "tiers" sometimes get in the way.  Using the term "fractal" may help paint the picture more accurately. 

 

I'm going to have to think about this some more, but just wanted to think out loud for a minute.

 

By the way, Ken Laskey and I, along with another co-worker named Rob Mikula, have been teaching a class on SOA for the MITRE Institute for a while now that is based on the RM.  Just wanted to let you all know that the RM is really proving itself to be an excellent peice of work, and captures the essence of SOA better than anything else I've seen.  The feedback on the course is overwhelmingly positive, and that is in large part based on the quality of the RM. 

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From: Chiusano, Joseph [mailto:chiusano_joseph@bah.com]
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 7:01 PM
To: soa-rm@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: [soa-rm] Microsoft SOA Reference Model

Passing along this SOA reference model news:

 

http://www.infoq.com/news/2007/04/ms-soa-reference-model

"Microsoft SOA Reference Model, Initial Draft of the Introductory Chapter"

 

The author, John Evdemon, is the co-chair of the BPEL TC.

 

Joe