Platform Service

Intro

A platform service provides a specific capability within a platform, such as identity, messaging, storage, or monitoring. In EA, it abstracts common needs so applications don’t rebuild them.

Key points:

• Supports reuse and consistent controls.
• Improves reliability and security.
• Common use cases across EA/BPM/Data/App/Tech include authentication, logging, data storage, and integration services.
• Pitfall: duplicating services within apps instead of using shared platform services.

Examples:

• Central identity and access management service.
• Enterprise messaging service for event distribution.
• Managed database service for operational data.

In practice:

Catalog platform services with SLAs and onboarding patterns; enforce usage through architecture governance.

Related terms: Platform; Service; Integration Architecture

FAQs:

Q: Can platform services be external?
A: Yes; many are provided by cloud or third-party platforms.

Q: How do teams consume them?
A: Via documented APIs, SDKs, or connectors.

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