This working area is a broad investigation of the SOA and API spaces jointly. The popularity of commercial APIs, lightweight interfacing techniques have both overtaken and reinvigorated the need to apply SOA principles in the enterprise.
Working subgroups originating from an initial discussion are starting to take form. New participants and input is encouraged throughout.
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Here is a simple draft taxonomy of the SOA API space based only on starting discussions. This overview will be useful to develop and refine as our interactions progress.
SOA API Stages |
Areas of investigation |
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Architecting/Selling |
Determination of capabilities needed in an SOA API environment |
Constructing/Deploying |
Enterprise data defintion and management |
Using/Governing |
Creating public APIs (use cases, balancing openness and resource control) |