This site contains code and content related to the Managed Services Engine, a solution that supports service virtualization through a meta data-driven service repository using .NET and Microsoft SQL Server.

Overview

The Managed Services Engine (MSE) is one approach to facilitating Enterprise SOA through service virtualization. Built upon the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and the Microsoft Server Platform, the MSE was developed by Microsoft Services as we helped customers address the challenges of SOA in the enterprise. The MSE fully enables service virtualization through a Service Repository, which helps organizations deploy services faster, coordinate change management, and maximize the reuse of various service elements. In doing so, the MSE provides the ability to support versioning, abstraction, management, routing, and runtime policy enforcement for Services.

Status & Roadmap

The May 2009 CTP Release is the fourth release of the MSE in what will continue to be an evolving solution on CodePlex. The intent of this version is to solicit feedback on the architecture, the components, their application, and the documentation. We will make periodic announcements concerning updates and upcoming releases. We appreciate the many comments and suggestions we have received on the October 2007, June 2008, and February 2009 releases and look forward to continued feedback and input.