- Endorsed by all major vendors (Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, and SAP), SOA has quickly become the industry standard for building next-generation software; this practical guide shows readers how to achieve the many benefits of SOA
- Begins with a look at the architectural principles needed to create successful applications and then goes on to examine the process for designing services and SOA implementations
- Each stage of the design process has an accompanying chapter that walks readers through the details and provides helpful tips, techniques, and examples
- The author team of SOA practitioners also provides two unique, comprehensive, end-to-end case studies illustrating the architectural and design techniques presented in the book
Table of Contents:
Part One Understanding SOA
Chapter 1 Realizing the Promise of SOA 3
Chapter 2 SOA — Architecture Fundamentals 27
Chapter 3 Getting Started with SOA 77
Part Two Designing SOA
Chapter 4 Starting with the Business 119
Chapter 5 Service Context and Common Semantics 159
Chapter 6 Designing Service Interfaces 203
Chapter 7 Designing Service Implementations 253
Chapter 8 Composing Services 273
Chapter 9 Using Services to Build Enterprise Solutions 311
Chapter 10 Designing and Using Integration in SOA Solutions 353
Chapter 11 SOA Security 391
Chapter 12 SOA Governance 449
Part Three Case Studies
Chapter 13 Case Study — Travel Insurance 495
Chapter 14 Case Study — Service-Based Integration in Insurance 541
Appendix A Business Use Cases 579
Appendix B Evaluating SOA Services 589
Appendix C Additional Reading 621
Index 631
