Service oriented architecture for dummies / by Judith Hurwitz ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hurwitz, Judith.

Series:

-- For dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Relational databases.

Computer architecture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (410 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, Ind. : Wiley, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Feeling overwhelmed by the buzz about SOA-service oriented architecture? Take heart! Service Oriented Architecture For Dummies, 2nd Edition makes it easy to understand, plan, and implement the latest SOA solutions for your business. Whether you're the IT person responsible for developing SOA or the executive who's trying to get a handle on the concept, Service Oriented Architecture For Dummies, 2nd Edition will help you understand what SOA is, why it's important, and how you can make the most of it. You'll find out about the business and financial aspects of SOA, how to decide

Contents:

About the Authors; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Getting Started with SOA; Chapter 1: Getting to Know SOA; Business Lib; Tech Lib; A SOA Case Study; Better Living through Reuse; Moving in Tandem with SOA; Sweeping Unsightly Technology under the Rug; Understanding Why SOA Is Different; Chapter 2: Are You Ready for SOA? A Self Test; Question 1: Is Your Business Ecosystem Broad and Complex?; Question 2: Is Your Industry Changing Quickly?

Question 3: Do You Have Hidden Gems inside Your Software Applications?Question 4: Are Your Software Systems Flexible?; Question 5: How Well Prepared Is Your Organization to Embrace Change?; Question 6: How Dependable Are the Services Provided by IT?; Question 7: Can Your Company's Technology Support Corporate and IT Governance Standards?; Question 8: Do You Know Where Your Business Rules Are?; Question 9: Is Your Corporate Data Flexible, and Do You Trust Its Quality?; Question 10: Can You Connect Your Software Assets to Entities outside the Organization?; What's Your Score?

Chapter 3: Making Sure SOA HappensOvercoming Fears about SOA; Assuring a Better Quality of Service; Complying with Government Regulation; Educating Rita and Peter and Raul and Ginger; Choosing a Test Case Carefully; Revolutionizing IT to Work with SOA; Fostering Creativity, but with a Caveat; Banishing Blame and Working Together; Documenting and Marketing Your Successes; Planning for Success; Chapter 4: SOA Quick Start: Entry Points for Starting the SOA Journey; Mapping Your Organization's Business Structure; Picking Your Initial SOA Targets to Gain Experience and Demonstrate Success

Preparing Your Organization for SOAFinding Out Why Business Partners Are Part of the SOA Success Story; Getting Help with SOA; Setting Off to the Races; Part II: Introducing SOA Basics; Chapter 5: Understanding Software Architecture; Defining a Service Oriented Architecture; Defining an Architecture; Understanding Four Problems That Complicate SOA; Why SOA? Better Business and Better IT; Chapter 6: Working with Software Components; Components and Component Wannabes; Web Services: The Early Days; When Web Services Grow Up; Defining Business Processes

Creating New Applications from Old: Composite ApplicationsChapter 7: Discovering the Main Components of SOA; Making SOA Happen; Catching the Enterprise Service Bus; Welcome to the SOA Registry and Repository; Orchestrating End-to-End Services; Managing Business Process under SOA; Chapter 8: Playing Fast and Loose: Loose Coupling and Federation; Understanding Software Dependencies; Loose Coupling; Seeing Software as a Service; Implementing a Federated Software Structure; Discovering the Industrialization of Software; Chapter 9: The Collaborative Lifecycle of the Business Process

Fitting Enterprise Architecture with SOA

Notes:

Includes index.

"Makes everything easier!"--Cover.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed June 18, 2013).

ISBN:

9780470469941

0470469943

9780470469934

0470469935

OCLC:

811492636