Servicesthat
Servicesthat is a term used to describe a class of platforms and architectural patterns that organize, present, and orchestrate a range of services offered by providers to customers. The concept is not tied to a single product but to a family of approaches found in enterprise procurement, cloud marketplaces, and platform ecosystems that connect buyers with providers of professional services, software, or logistics.
Core features include a service catalog, provider directory, search and filtering, pricing and SLAs, contract management,
Architecturally, servicesthat platforms combine service catalogs with backend integrations to billing systems, identity and access management,
Use cases include enterprises seeking standardized procurement across external vendors, cloud customers assembling multi-service solutions, and
Benefits include greater transparency, faster sourcing, consistent service levels, improved governance, and scalability. Potential drawbacks include
See also: service-oriented architecture, service catalog, marketplace, API management.