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SOA Patterns with BizTalk Server 2013 and Microsoft Azure

By : Richard Seroter, Mark T Brimble, Coen J Dijkgraaf, Mahindra Morar, Mark Brimble, Colin Dijkgraaf, Johann Cooper
Book Image

SOA Patterns with BizTalk Server 2013 and Microsoft Azure

By: Richard Seroter, Mark T Brimble, Coen J Dijkgraaf, Mahindra Morar, Mark Brimble, Colin Dijkgraaf, Johann Cooper

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (21 chapters)
SOA Patterns with BizTalk Server 2013 and Microsoft Azure Second Edition
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Hosting services


Now that we've identified the core components of a WCF endpoint, the giant remaining question is: how do I make this service available to consumers? You are able to host your service in a variety of places, including:

  • Self-hosting: You can create a managed .NET application such as a Windows Form or Console application that acts as the host for your service. A self-hosted service can use any of the available WCF bindings but offers the least infrastructure for service hosting. This avenue is typical of demonstration or proof-of-concept scenarios and is not really considered enterprise grade.

  • Windows Service: You could choose to build a Windows Service that hosts your service in a more managed fashion. Also considered a form of self-hosting; it too can support the full range of WCF bindings. This is a bit better than manually building a service host because, through the Windows Services platform, you get more manageability and support for failure recovery, automatic startup...