Web services, service-oriented architectures, and cloud computing : the savvy manager's guide / Douglas K. Barry ; with David Dick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barry, Douglas K.

Dick, David, 1944- author.

Series:

Savvy manager's guides.

The Savvy Manager's Guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Web services.

Computer network architectures.

Cloud computing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 226 pages) : illustrations (some color).

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Waltham [Mass.] : Morgan Kaufman, 2013.

Waltham, MA : Morgan Kaufmann, 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Web Services, Service-Oriented Architectures, and Cloud Computing is a jargon-free, highly illustrated explanation of how to leverage the rapidly multiplying services available on the Internet. The future of business will depend on software agents, mobile devices, public and private clouds, big data, and other highly connected technology. IT professionals will need to evaluate and combine online services into service-oriented architectures (SOA), often depending on Web services and cloud computing. This can mean a fundamental shift away from custom software and towards a more nimble

Contents:

Half title; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; PART I; Chapter 1 A Business Trip in the Not-Too-Distant Future; The Business Trip; Summary; Chapter 2 Information Technology Used for the Business Trip; Keeping Track of Detailed Customer Data; Using Virtual Personal Assistants; Managing C. R.'s Business Trip; Augmenting C. R.'s Experiences; Commoditizing Services; Viewing All Services the Same Way; Summary; Chapter 3 Web Services and Service-Oriented Architectures; Service-Oriented Architecture Overview; Services; Connections; The Architecture in SOA; Web Services Explained

History of Web Services SpecificationWeb Services Description Language; Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration; SOAP; Web Services Specifications; Using SOAP without UDDI; Using REST; Using XML; JSON, an XML Alternative; When to Use SOAP, REST, JSON, or Other Options; The Opportunity and Importance of Standardized Semantic Vocabularies; Service-Oriented Architecture Explained; Relationship of Web Services and SOA; Identification and Design of Services; Service-Oriented Architecture; Summary; Chapter 4 Cloud Computing; Blurring of Internal and External Services

Organizations of Any Size Can Use a Service-Oriented Architecture with Cloud ComputingThe Cloud; Types of Clouds; Categories of Cloud Providers; Summary; PART II; Chapter 5 Technical Forces Driving the Adoption of Web Services; Force Field Analysis Overview; Adopting Standard Data Element Definitions; Adopting a Standard Communications Protocol; Adopting Web Services; Summary; Chapter 6 Technical Forces Driving the Adoption of SOA; Adopting Standard, Enterprise-Wide Software; Adopting an Object Request Broker; Adopting an Enterprise Data Warehouse; Adopting an Enterprise Service Bus

Message RoutersAdapters; Adopting a Service-Oriented Architecture; Summary; Chapter 7 Technical Forces Driving the Adoption of Cloud Computing; Adopting Software as a Service (SaaS); Adopting Platform as a Service (PaaS); Adopting Service-Oriented Architecture with Cloud Computing; Summary; PART III; Chapter 8 Change Issues; Change; Technical Change Issues Diminishing; Resistance to Change; Forms of Resistance; Lack of Training/Understanding; Power of internal "expert"; Inertia-why Change?; Feeling that Jobs may be Threatened; Not Invented Here; Our Problems are Special

Loss of Familiarity, Competence, and ControlSuggestions for Addressing Resistance to Change; Selecting the Right People; Use a Second Set of Eyes; Really Listen; Communicate at many Levels; Seek Appropriate Avenues to Involve People; Get Resistance out in the Open; Ask for Participation and Form Partnerships; Some Resistance Scenarios; But it's so Complicated!; Resistance issues in this scenario; Suggestions for addressing resistance; Guerilla Tactics; Resistance issues in this scenario; Suggestions for addressing resistance; More Guerilla Tactics; Resistance issues in this scenario

Suggestions for Addressing Resistance

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781283933223

1283933225

9780124072008

0124072003

OCLC:

827932019