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May 15, 2007

A New Term I Like: 'Service-Averse Architecture'

Elizabeth Book has coined a new way to describe many of the attempts at Service Oriented Architecture that don't quite make the cut: "Service-Averse Architecture."

Elizabeth says the a service-averse architecture is a project that meets at least one of the following descriptors. (Naw, there can't be too many of those out there, right?)

An architecture that is built without having first consulted the people who will use it.

An architecture that is unreliable or does not deliver on its promise.

An architecture that is so secure and complex that it discourages people from using it comfortably.

An architecture that is so insecure that its data is compromised, corrupted, lost or stolen.

An architecture that, in short, is averse to the services it is expected to provide.

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