Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is a style of software design where services are provided to the other components by application components, through a communication protocol over a network. An SOA service is a discrete unit of functionality that can be accessed remotely and acted upon and updated independently, such as retrieving a credit card statement online. SOA is also intended to be independent of vendors, products, and technologies.

A service has four properties according to one of many definitions of SOA:

1. It logically represents a business activity with a specified outcome.
2. It is self-contained.
3. It is a black box for its consumers, meaning the consumer does not have to be aware of the service’s inner workings.
4. It may consist of other underlying services.

Different services can be used in conjunction to provide the functionality of a large software application, a principle SOA shares with modular programming. The service-oriented architecture integrates distributed, separately maintained and deployed software components. It is enabled by technologies and standards that facilitate components’ communication and cooperation over a network, especially over an IP network.

SOA is related to the idea of an application programming interface (API), an interface or communication protocol between different parts of a computer program intended to simplify the implementation and maintenance of software. An API can be thought of as the service, and the SOA the architecture that allows the service to operate.

So lets break it down…

• Services
  • Omega CMS is built from the ground up using REST services
• Platform
  • As a developer, whatever we can do in our admin area, you can do as well
• Users
  • Our REST services require user accounts with proper permissions to be accessed, this means that your APP is always authenticated and all access is audited
• Process
  • As well as sporting a slick material inspired UI, Omega utilizes its own internal services to do much of the heavy lifting, leaving the response time quick, even with a heavy load
• Best Practices
  • To recap, Omega is built from the ground up with REST services in mind, providing vast interoperability with other resources. All services require user authentication making your data super secure

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