Service Oriented Architecture For Dummies, 2nd Edition
- 7h 34m
- Fern Halper, Judith Hurwitz, Marcia Kaufman, Robin Bloor
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2007
Understand why SOA is important for business innovation and change
Feeling overwhelmed by the buzz about service oriented architecture? Take heart! This bestselling guide makes it easy to understand what SOA is, why it's important, and how your business can benefit. You'll discover how to create reusable, flexible systems; how IT and management team up to make SOA work; and what SOA means to your bottom line.
- What it is — see how SOA is designed for maximum adaptability
- Building blocks — examine the main components of SOA and how they work
- Break it to fix it — learn to deconstruct business processes and applications to identify their components, then put them together in new ways
- The "X" factor — explore XML and how it's used in SOA
- Who's the governor? — develop a governance strategy for SOA based on your company's business rules and requirements
- Keep it clean — find out how to assure data quality and consistency
- Everything in balance — understand SOA in context with Web 2.0, unified communications, and cloud computing
Open the book and find:
- An easy test to determine whether you need SOA
- Four common pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Lessons learned from successful IT executives
- The significance of using a registry and repository
- How to leverage existing assets
- Why identity management software matters for SOA
- The benefits of SOA service management
- The ROI of SOA from real-world experiences
About the Authors
Judith Hurwitz (President & CEO), Robin Bloor (Partner & Senior Consultant), Marcia Kaufman (Partner & COO), and Fern Halper (Partner & Senior Data Management Strategist) are executives at Hurwitz & Associates, strategy consultants specializing in data and service management and service oriented architecture. The team works with industry leaders on strategy and planning.
In this Book
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Cheat Sheet
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Getting to Know SOA
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Are You Ready for SOA? A Self Test
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Making Sure SOA Happens
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SOA Quick Start: Entry Points for Starting the SOA Journey
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Understanding Software Architecture
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Working with Software Components
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Discovering the Main Components of SOA
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Playing Fast and Loose: Loose Coupling and Federation
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The Collaborative Lifecycle of the Business Process
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(e)Xplaining XML
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Dealing with Adapters
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Discovering the Service Broker
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The Enterprise Service Bus
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The SOA Service Manager
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SOA Governance
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SOA Security
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Turning Data Into Services
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SOA Software Development
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The Registry and the Repository
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Putting Quality Into SOA
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Financial Services
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Government
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Healthcare
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Hospitality and Travel
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Information Services
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Manufacturing and Distribution
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Retail
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Telecommunications
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Utilities and Energy
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Ten Swell SOA Resources
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Ten SOA No-Nos
