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Streamlining IT Using Service- Oriented Architecture

This chapter covers the topic of Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) through the route of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). The objective of this chapter is to cover the different aspects of SOA implementations. You will learn about some of the myths about SOA and its various business benefits. Real-world case studies are presented to demonstrate how SOA helps to dynamically create business processes and provide companies with the flexibility to change.

Large corporations may have literally hundreds of applications, even if they employ ERPs to work in key operational areas. These applications sometimes form silos, or information islands, as information is ...

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