Hosting requirements for services

A method, comprising:

• identifying, by a system comprising a processor, a service from a plurality of services based on a determination that the service maps to a feature of an industrial automation environment, wherein an external function of the service is hidden from a user and the plurality of services are stored in a memory of the system, and wherein the feature is an application requirement;
• determining, by the system, a first host, comprising a first capability, satisfies a first operational requirement of the service;
• determining, by the system, a second host, comprising a second capability, satisfies a second operational requirement of the service;
• and
• facilitating execution, by the system, of the service by the first host or the second host.

A system, comprising:

• a memory that stores executable instructions;
• and
• a processor that facilitates execution of the executable instructions to at least:
• identify a service for a set of services stored in the memory, the service corresponds to a feature of an application in an industrial automation environment, wherein the service is configured to expose an external interface and hide an internal interface, a message, and a programming code;
• determine a first host comprising a first capability satisfies a first operational requirement of the service;
• and
• determine a second host comprising a second capability satisfies a second operational requirement of the service.