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Service-Oriented Architecture for Dummies
* SOA is the most important initiative facing IT today and is difficult to grasp; this book demystifies the complex topic of SOA and makes it accessible to all those people who hear the term but aren't really sure what it means
* This team of well-respected authors explains that SOA is a collection of applications
that enables resources to be available to other participants in a network using any service-based technology
* Examines how SOA enables faster and cheaper application development and how it offers reusable code that can be used across various applications
* Covers what SOA is, why it matters, how it can impact businesses, and how to take steps to implement SOA in a corporate environment
Introduction.
Part I: Introducing SOA.
Chapter 1: SOA What?
Chapter 2: Noah's Architecture.
Chapter 3: Not So Simple SOA.
Chapter 4: SOA Sophistication.
Chapter 5: Playing Fast and Loose: Coupling and Federation.
Part II: Nitty-Gritty SOA.
Chapter 6: Xplicating XML.
Chapter 7: Sealing with Adapters.
Chapter 8: The Registry and the Broker.
Chapter 9: The Enterprise Service Bus.
Chapter 10: The SOA Supervisor.
Part III: SOA Sustenance.
Chapter 11: SOA Governance.
Chapter 12: SOA Security.
Chapter 13: Where's the Data?
Chapter 14: SOA Software Development.
Chapter 15: The Repository and the Registry.
Part IV: Getting Started with SOA.
Chapter 16: Do You Need a SOA? A Self-Test.
Chapter 17: Making Sure SOA Happens.
Chapter 18: SOA Quick Start: Entry Points for Starting the SOA Journey.
Part V: Real Life with SOA.
Chapter 19: Big Blue SOA.
Chapter 20: SOA According to Hewlett-Packard.
Chapter 21: SOA According to BEA.
Chapter 22: Progress with SOA.
Chapter 23: The Oracle at SOA.
Chapter 24: Microsoft and SOA.
Chapter 25: SAP SOA.
Chapter 26: (J)Bossing SOA.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 27: Ten Swell SOA Resources.
Chapter 28: And That's Not All! Even More SOA Vendors.
Chapter 29: Ten SOA No-Nos.
Appendix A: Glossary.
Index.
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