Service Design - Intermediaries
In the most pure and simple service oriented scenario, a single consumer interacts directly with a single service provider.
For more complex situations, intermediaries are used to provide additional capabilities:
Security
Transactions
Routing
Data Mapping
Interface Mapping
Reliability
Protocol Translation
And etc…
What exactly is an intermediary?
An intermediary is a piece of hardware or software that bridges the gap between a service provider and service […]