Book description
Praise for Service-Oriented Architecture Compass
"A comprehensive roadmap to Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). SOA is, in reality, a business architecture to be used by those enterprises intending to prosper in the 21st century. Decision makers who desire that their business become flexible can jumpstart that process by adopting the best practices and rules of thumb described in SOA Compass."
–Bob Laird, MCI IT Chief Architect
"The book Service-Oriented Architecture Compass shows very clearly by means of real projects how agile business processes can be implemented using Service-Oriented Architectures. The entire development cycle from planning through implementation is presented very close to practice and the critical success factors are presented very convincingly."
–Professor Dr. Thomas Obermeier, Vice Dean of FHDW Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
"This book is a major improvement in the field. It gives a clear view and all the key points on how to really face a SOA deployment in today's organizations."
–Mario Moreno, IT Architect Leader, Generali France
"Service-Oriented Architecture enables organizations to be agile and flexible enough to adopt new business strategies and produce new services to overcome the challenges created by business dynamism today. CIOs have to consider SOA as a foundation of their Enterprise Applications Architecture primarily because it demonstrates that IT aligns to business processes and also because it positions IT as a service enabler and maximizes previous investments on business applications.
To understand and profit from SOA, this book provides CIOs with the necessary concepts and knowledge needed to understand and adapt it into their IT organizations."
–Sabri Hamed Al-Azazi, CIO of Dubai Holding, Sabri
"I am extremely impressed by the depth and scale of this book! The title is perfect–when you know where you want to go, you need a compass to guide you there! After good IT strategy leads you to SOA, this book is the perfect vehicle that will drive you from dream to reality. We in DSK Bank will use it as our SOA bible in the ongoing project."
–Miro Vichev, CIO, DSK Bank, Bulgaria, member of OTP Group
"Service-Oriented Architecture offers a pathway to networking of intra- and inter-corporate business systems. The standards have the potential to create far more flexible and resilient business information systems than have been possible in the past. This book is a must-read for those who care about the future of business IT."
–Elizabeth Hackenson, CIO, MCI
"Service-Oriented Architecture is key to help customers become on demand businesses–a business that can quickly respond to competitive threats and be first to take advantage of marketplace opportunities. SOA Compass is a must-read for those individuals looking to bridge the gap between IT and business in order to help their enterprises become more flexible and responsive."
–Michael Liebow, Vice President, Web Services and Service-Oriented Architecture, IBM Business Consulting Services
"This book is a welcome addition to SOA literature. It articulates the business case and provides practical proven real-world advice, guidance, tips, and techniques for organizations to make the evolution from simple point-to-point web services to true SOA by addressing such topics as planning, organization, analysis and design, security, and systems management."
–Denis O'Sullivan, Fireman's Fund Enterprise Architect
Maximize the business value and flexibility of your SOA deployment
In this book, IBM Enterprise Integration Team experts present a start-to-finish guide to planning, implementing, and managing Service-Oriented Architecture. Drawing on their extensive experience helping enterprise customers migrate to SOA, the authors share hard-earned lessons and best practices for architects, project managers, and software development leaders alike.
Well-written and practical, Service-Oriented Architecture Compass offers the perfect blend of principles and "how-to" guidance for transitioning your infrastructure to SOA. The authors clearly explain what SOA is, the opportunities it offers, and how it differs from earlier approaches. Using detailed examples from IBM consulting engagements, they show how to deploy SOA solutions that tightly integrate with your processes and operations, delivering maximum flexibility and value. With detailed coverage of topics ranging from policy-based management to workflow implementation, no other SOA book offers comparable value to workingIT professionals.
Coverage includes
SOA from both a business and technical standpoint–and how to make the business case
Planning your SOA project: best practices and pitfalls to avoid
SOA analysis and design for superior flexibility and value
Securing and managing your SOA environment
Using SOA to simplify enterprise application integration
Implementing business processes and workflow in SOA environments
Case studies in SOA deployment
After you've deployed: delivering better collaboration, greater scalability, and more sophisticated applications
The IBM Press developerWorks® Series is a unique undertaking in which print books and the Web are mutually supportive. The publications in this series are complemented by resources on the developerWorks Web site on ibm.com. Icons throughout the book alert the reader to these valuable resources.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Praise for Service-Oriented Architecture Compass
- More Praise for Service-Oriented Architecture Compass
- IBM Press: The developerWorks® Series
- IBM Press
- Forewords
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- developerWorks and SOA
- 1. Introducing SOA
-
2. Explaining the Business Value of SOA
- 2.1. The Forces of Change
-
2.2. Common Questions About SOA
- 2.2.1. What Is SOA?
- 2.2.2. Why Do Companies Need SOA?
- 2.2.3. What Benefits Will Businesses Receive if They Implement SOA?
- 2.2.4. What Opportunities Will Companies Miss if They Don’t Implement SOA?
- 2.2.5. What Is Different with SOA Compared to Previous Approaches?
- 2.2.6. Rethinking Components for Business and Applications
- 2.2.7. When Not to Implement an SOA
-
2.3. SOA Value Roadmap
- 2.3.1. Explaining SOA to Business People
-
2.3.2. A Checklist for Business Change Agility
- 2.3.2.1. Unraveling the Concept of Architecture
- 2.3.2.2. Clarifying the Architect’s Role
- 2.3.2.3. Realigning IT Around Services
- 2.3.2.4. IT-to-Business Services Alignment
- 2.3.2.5. Creating the Digital Model of the Business
- 2.3.2.6. Aligning IT with Business Processes and Metrics
- 2.3.2.7. Aligning IT with Business via Incremental Delivery
- 2.4. The Nine Business Rules of Thumb for SOAs
- 2.5. Summary
-
2.6. References
-
3. Architecture Elements
- 3.1. Refining SOA Characteristics
- 3.2. Infrastructure Services
- 3.3. The Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
- 3.4. SOA Enterprise Software Models
- 3.5. The IBM On Demand Operating Environment
- 3.6. Summary
- 3.7. Links to developerWorks
-
3.8. References
-
4. SOA Project Planning Aspects
- 4.1. Organizing Your SOA Project Office
- 4.2. SOA Adoption Roadmap
-
4.3. The Need for SOA Governance
- 4.3.1. SOA Governance Motivation and Objectives
- 4.3.2. An SOA Governance Model
- 4.3.3. Strategic Direction and SOA Governance Principles
- 4.3.4. Empowerment and Funding
- 4.3.5. Managing the Risk of an SOA Roadmap
- 4.3.6. SOA Governance Processes
- 4.3.7. Launching the Governance Model
- 4.3.8. Hints and Tips for Success
- 4.4. SOA Technical Governance
-
4.5. SOA Project Roles
- 4.5.1. The Function of Roles
- 4.5.2. Roles and Skills
- 4.5.3. Project Phases
- 4.5.4. Examining and Adapting Roles
-
4.5.5. A Look at Existing Roles
- 4.5.5.1. The IT Project Manager
- 4.5.5.2. The Business Analyst
- 4.5.5.3. The Architect
- 4.5.5.4. The Developer
- 4.5.5.5. The Security Specialist
- 4.5.5.6. The System and Database Administrator
- 4.5.5.7. The Service Deployer
- 4.5.5.8. The Service Integration Tester
- 4.5.5.9. The Toolsmith
- 4.5.5.10. The Knowledge Transfer Facilitator
- 4.5.5.11. The SOA Project Manager
- 4.5.5.12. The SOA System Administrator
- 4.5.6. A Look at New Roles
- 4.5.7. Integrating Existing and New Roles
- 4.6. Summary
- 4.7. Links to developerWorks
-
4.8. References
-
5. Aspects of Analysis and Design
- 5.1. Service-Oriented Analysis and Design
- 5.2. Service-Oriented Analysis and Design—Activities
- 5.3. Summary
- 5.4. Links to developerWorks
-
5.5. References
-
6. Enterprise Solution Assets
- 6.1. Architect’s Perspective
- 6.2. Enterprise Solution Assets Explained
- 6.3. A Catalog of Enterprise Solution Assets
- 6.4. How Does an ESA Solve Enterprise Problems?
- 6.5. Selecting an Enterprise Solution Asset
- 6.6. Using an Enterprise Solution Asset
- 6.7. Multitiered Disconnected Operation
- 6.8. Request Response Template
- 6.9. Summary
- 6.10. Links to developerWorks
-
6.11. References
- 7. Determining Non-Functional Requirements
-
8. Securing the SOA Environment
- 8.1. Architectural Considerations for an SOA Security Model
- 8.2. Concepts and Elements of Security
-
8.3. Implementation Requirements for SOA Security
- 8.3.1. Managing Security Policies
- 8.3.2. Defining Transport Security Policies
- 8.3.3. Defining Message Layer Security Policies
- 8.3.4. Defining Data Protection Policies
- 8.3.5. Defining Security Token Policies
- 8.3.6. Defining Cryptographic Key Policies
- 8.3.7. Coordinating Policies Between Business Partners
- 8.4. Standards and Mechanisms for SOA Security
- 8.5. Implementing Security in SOA Systems
- 8.6. Non-Functional Requirements Related to Security
- 8.7. Technology and Product Mappings
- 8.8. Summary
- 8.9. Links to developerWorks
-
8.10. References
-
9. Managing the SOA Environment
- 9.1. Distributed Service Management and Monitoring Concepts
- 9.2. Key Services Management Concepts
- 9.3. Operational Management Challenges
- 9.4. Service-Level Agreement Considerations
- 9.5. SOA Management Products
- 9.6. Summary
- 9.7. Links to developerWorks
-
9.8. References
- 10. Case Studies in SOA Deployment
-
11. Navigating Forward
- 11.1. What We Learned
- 11.2. Guiding Principles
-
11.3. Future Directions
- 11.3.1. Technology Standards
- 11.3.2. Web Services Monitoring and Visualization
- 11.3.3. Semantic Web Services
- 11.3.4. Open Development Platforms
- 11.3.5. Services Assets
- 11.3.6. SOA Programming Models
- 11.3.7. Virtual Services Platform
- 11.3.8. Event-Driven Architectures
- 11.3.9. Model-Driven Architectures
- 11.3.10. Utility Services
- 11.3.11. Industry Adoption
- 11.4. Summary
- 11.5. Links to developerWorks
- Glossary
Product information
- Title: Service-Oriented Architecture Compass: Business Value, Planning, and Enterprise Roadmap
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2005
- Publisher(s): IBM Press
- ISBN: 9780131870024
You might also like
book
Collaborative Business Design: The Fundamentals
This adapted version of Collaborative Business Design for the Fundamentals Series explores the characteristics of IT-driven …
book
Service Oriented Architecture For Dummies®, 2nd Edition
Feeling overwhelmed by the buzz about SOA—service oriented architecture? Take heart! Service Oriented Architecture For Dummies, …
book
CIO Wisdom II: More Best Practices
World-class IT leadership solutions from working CIOs: detailed, realistic, proven Every year, IT leadership becomes more …
book
Java™ Phrasebook
Essential Code and Commands Java Phrasebook gives you the code phrases you need to quickly and …