Service-Oriented Architecture: Concepts, Technology, and Design
"Service Oriented Architecture is a hot, but often misunderstood topic in IT today. Thomas articulately describes the concepts, specifications, and standards behind service orientation and Web Services. For enterprises adopting SOA, there is detailed advice for service-oriented analysis, planning, and design. This book is a must read!"\ –Alex Lynch, Principal Consultant, Microsoft Enterprise Services\ "One primary objective of applying SOA in design is to provide business value to the...
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The author of Service-Oriented Architecture: Field Guide to Integrating XML and Web Services (Prentice Hall PTR, 2004) elucidates what has been termed a hot, but often misunderstood topic in information technology. Introducing SOA as an alternative to traditional distributed computing models, the founder of a firm providing SOA consulting services introduces principles, diagrams, case studies, and instructions toward designing a SOA platform. A service models overview is appended. Supporting Web sites are available. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Case Studies. I. SOA AND WEB SERVICES FUNDAMENTALS. 3. Introducing SOA. 4. The Evolution of SOA. 5. Web Services and Primitive SOA. II. SOA AND WS-* EXTENSIONS. 6. Web Services and Contemporary SOA (I: Activity Management and Composition). 7. Web Services and Contemporary SOA (II: Advanced Messaging, Metadata, and Security). III. SOA AND SERVICE-ORIENTATION. 8. Principles of Service-Orientation. 9. Service Layers. IV. BUILDING SOA (PLANNING AND ANALYSIS). 10. SOA Delivery Strategies. 11. Service-Oriented Analysis (I: Introduction). 12. Service-Oriented Analysis (II: Service Modeling). V. BUILDING SOA (TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN). 13. Service-Oriented Design (I: Introduction). 14. Service-Oriented Design (II: SOA Composition Guidelines). 15. Service-Oriented Design (III: Service Design). 16. Service-Oriented Design (IV: Business Process Design). 17. Fundamental WS-* Extensions. 18. SOA Platforms. Appendix A: Case Studies: Conclusion. Appendix B: Service Models Reference. About the Author. About SOA Systems. About the Photographs. Index.
