Event-driven SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) is a way of managing computer programs and processes. In event-driven SOA, everything happens in response to an event. An event is something that happens in the system such as you receiving a new message or a customer placing an order. When this event occurs, the system automatically reacts and starts doing something about it, like sending an email about the message you received or processing the customer's order. Event-driven SOA helps computers do things automatically, without you or anyone else having to manually tell it what to do.