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Author Dikmans, Lonneke.

Title SOA Made Simple.

Publication Info. Birmingham : Packt Pub., 2012.

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Description 1 online resource (536 pages)
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Contents Table of Contents; SOA Made Simple; SOA Made Simple; Credits; About the Authors; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more; Why Subscribe?; Free Access for Packt account holders; Instant Updates on New Packt Books; Preface; What this book covers; What you need for this book; Who this book is for; Conventions; Reader feedback; Customer support; Downloading the example code; Errata; Piracy; Questions; 1. Understanding the Problem; The importance of information; Example -- insurance company; Mismatch between business and IT.
Duplication of functionality and dataExample -- insurance company; Process silos; Example -- utility companies; Example -- international software company; Example -- insurance company; Strategies to stay ahead; Example -- a software company; Architecture as a tool; Layering of architecture; Models; Requirements; Architecture ontology; Enterprise architecture; Reference architecture; Solution architecture; Project architecture; Software architecture; Service Oriented Architecture; Summary; 2. The Solution; What is a service?; Elements of a service -- contract, interface, and implementation.
Example -- let's have breakfastContract; Interface; Implementation; Example -- ordering a passport; Consumer and provider; Dealing with lots of service providers -- service registry; How can you make sure that people use a service?; From sunny-side-up eggs to IT; Example -- international software company revisited; Contract; Interface; Implementation; Consumer and provider; Reuse; Drivers for services; Common myths; Every service has to be automated by software; Every service is a web service; Consumers of services are always IT systems; Putting it together -- what is SOA?; Solutions.
Example -- utility companyInternational software company -- changing existing processes; Functional duplication -- rationalizing application landscapes; Standardization -- enabling change; Summary; 3. Service Identification and Design; Service identification; Top-down; Example of top-down service identification; Business service identification; Information service identification; Technical service identification; Bottom-up; Meet in the middle; I have identified my services, now what?; Service design; Provide value; Meaningful; Implementation hiding; Trust; Idempotent; Isolated; Interoperable.
IsolationExample: print service; Trust; Security; Fault-prevention and handling; Business faults; Faulty user input; Technical and software faults; Idempotency; Idempotency and statefulness; Granularity; How big should my lasagna be?; Classification; Reusability; Example -- reusability; Example -- good or bad service?; Service definition revisited; Summary; 4. Classification of Services; Service classification revisited; Example -- insurance company; Other classifications; Actor type; Channel; Organizational boundaries; Security level; Architectural layer; Combining classifications.
Note Why classify your services?
Summary "SOA Made Simple" is a concise and indispensable handbook for finally understanding exactly what Service Oriented Architecture is. Split into three clear sections, in this book you'll learn from both theory as well as step-by-step implementation examples to aid in your understanding of this often poorly- articulated industry term. If you are an architect who wants to be completely clear in your understanding of what SOA is, then this book is essential. In fact, anyone (designer, developer, administrator or team lead) who is implementing or about to implement an architecture in an IT environmen.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Service-oriented architecture (Computer science)
Service-oriented architecture (Computer science)
Cloud computing.
Cloud computing.
Information resources management.
Information resources management.
Management information systems.
Management information systems.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Van Luttikhuizen, Ronald.
Other Form: Print version: Dikmans, Lonneke. SOA Made Simple. Birmingham : Packt Publishing, ©2012 9781849684163
ISBN 9781849684170 (electronic book)
1849684170 (electronic book)
9781621989134 (electronic book)
1621989135 (electronic book)
1849684162
9781849684163
9781849684163