Enterprise SOA : Service Oriented Architecture Best Practices

Foreword. Reader's Guide. Chapter 1 - An Enterprise IT Renovation Roadmap. 1.1 - Agony Versus Agility. 1.2 - Enterprise Software Is a Different Animal. 1.3 - The Importance of Enterprise Software Architectures. 1.4 - The Requirements for an Enterprise Software Architecture. 1.5 - The Relation of Enterprise Architecture and Enterprise Standards. 1.6 - Organizational Aspects. 1.7 - Lifelong Learning. 1.8 - The Enterprise IT Renovation Roadmap. Chapter 2 - Evolution of the Service Concept. 2.1 - Milestones of Enterprise Computing. 2.2 - Programming Paradigms 2.3 - Distributed Computing 2.4 - Business Computing 2.5 - ; Conclusion References URLs Chapter 3 - Inventory of Distributed Computing Concepts. 3.1 - Heterogeneity of Communication Mechanisms 3.2 - Communication Middleware 3.3 - Synchrony 3.4 - Interface Versus Payload Semantics 3.5 - Tight Versus Loose Coupling 3.6 - Conclusion References URLs PART I - ARCHITECTURAL ROADMAP. Chapter 4 - Service-Oriented Architectures. 4.1 - What Is a Software Architecture? 4.2 - What Is a Service-Oriented Architecture? 4.3 - Elements of a Service-Oriented Architecture 4.4 - Conclusion References URLs Chapter 5 - Services as Building Blocks. 5.1 - Service Types 5.2 - Layers on the Enterprise Level 5.3 - Conclusion References Chapter 6 - The Architectural Roadmap. 6.1 - The Architectural Roadmap 6.2 - Fundamental SOA 6.3 - Networked SOA 6.4 - Process-Enabled SOA 6.5 - Conclusion Chapter 7 - SOA and Business Process Management. 7.1 - Introduction to BPM 7.2 - BPM and the Process-Enabled SOA 7.3 - ; Conclusion References URLs Chapter 8 - Managing Process Integrity. 8.1 - Data Versus Process Integrity 8.2 - Technical Concepts and Solutions 8.3 - Recommendations for SOA Architects 8.4 - Conclusion References Chapter 9 - Infrastructure of the Service Bus. 9.1 - Software Buses and the Service Bus 9.2 - Logging and Auditing 9.3 - Availability and Scalability 9.4 - Securing SOAs 9.5 - Conclusion References URLs Chapter 10 - SOA in Action. 10.1 - Building Web Applications 10.2 - Enterprise Application Integration 10.3 - Business-to-Business 10.4 - Fat Clients 10.5 - Designing for Small Devices 10.6 - Multi-Channel Applications 10.7 - Conclusion References URLs PART II - ORGANIZATIONAL ROADMAP. Chapter 11 - Motivation and Benefits. 11.1 - The Enterprise Perspective 11.2 - The Personal Perspective 11.3 - Conclusion References URLs Chapter 12 - The Organizational SOA Roadmap. 12.1 - Stakeholders and Potential Conflicts of Interest 12.2 - The Organizational SOA Roadmap 12.3 - Four Pillars for Success 12.4 - An Ideal World 12.5 - The Real World - Organization-Wide Standards 12.6 - Recommendations for the SOA Protagonist 12.7 - Conclusion URLs Chapter 13 - SOA-Driven Project Management ; Whether you re a manager, architect, analyst, or developer, if you must drive greater value from IT services, Enterprise SOA will show you how--from start to finish.About the AuthorsDIRK KRAFZIG, KARL BANKE, and DIRK SLAMA have many years of experience in enterprise IT, including project management and distributed system design for large-scale projects. This book subsumes the knowledge of Service-Oriented Architectures that they have acquired since 1998, when they made their first steps toward this new architecture paradigm.About the Web SiteWeb site www enterprise-soa.com, provides a variety of supplemental material, including: articles, ex