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"This book provides a superb overview of the SOA topic. Marks and Bell provide practical guidance across the entire SOA life cycle—from business imperatives and motivations to the post-deployment business and technical metrics to consider. With this book, Marks and Bell demonstrate a unique ability to take the complex dynamics of SOA, and through an eloquent set of metaphors, models, and principles, provide an understandable and insightful how-to manual for both technical and business executives. This will become a required handbook for any organization implementing SOA."
—Dan Bertrand, Enterprise Technology Officer & EDS Fellow, EDS Corporation
"A fundamental breakthrough in the business and technology perspectives of SOA—this book belongs in every software developer, architect, and IT executive library. Marks and Bell demonstrate a creative and practical approach to building complex, service-oriented systems. I especially liked the hands-on perspective brought to multiple aspects of SOA. A must-have guide in the technology turbulence of the future."
—Ariel Aloni, Chief Technology Officer, SunGard Data Management Solutions
"This outstanding text gets straight to the heart of the matter, cutting through the hyperbole and discussing how to drive real business value through SOA. It will certainly impact my behavior, our governance models, and, subsequently, the successful business outcomes we derive as we continue to embrace SOA. A must-read for battle-scarred SOA veterans and fledgling architects alike."
—Christopher Crowhurst, Vice President and Chief Architect, Thomson Learning
"Too often, SOA has been perceived as 'all about the technology'—standards, technology stacks, operational monitoring, and the like. In this book, Marks and Bell expand beyond the technology to provide a refreshing business-driven perspective to SOA, connecting the dots between business requirements, architecture, and development and operations, and overlaying these perspectives with tried-and-true governance techniques to keep SOA initiatives on track. A must-read for those leading the charge to adopt SOA within their enterprise."
—Brent Carlson, Chief Technology Officer, LogicLibrary and coauthor of SanFrancisco Design Patterns: Blueprints for Business Software
"Marks and Bell have captured a wealth of practical experience and lessons learned in what has become the hottest topic in software development. In this book, they explain in detail what works and what does not, from procedural issues to technical challenges. This book is an invaluable reference for organizations seeking the benefits of SOAs."
—Dr. Jeffrey S. Poulin, System Architect, Lockheed Martin and author of Measuring Software Reuse: Principles, Practices, and Economic Models
"One of the last things companies often consider when implementing a business solution such as SOA is the impact on people. Marks and Bell provide an in-depth look at 'what has to change' from a process standpoint to make any SOA implementation a success. A great read for those considering to embark on an enterprise SOA and looking for the right mix of people, process, and products."
—Alan Himler, Vice President of Product Management and Marketing, LogicLibrary
SOA is a complex topic and a complex organizational goal
Service-Oriented Architecture: A Planning and Implementation Guide for Business and Technology shows you how to plan, implement, and achieve SOA value through its prescriptive approach, joining the business and strategic perspective to the technical and architectural perspective.
Applicable to all industries, technology platforms, and operating environments, this innovative book provides you with the essential strategies to drive greater value from your SOA and realize your business goals.
Chapter 1: Introduction to the SOA Business Model.
Elements of an SOA.
Conceptual SOA Vision.
Services.
Enabling Technology.
SOA Governance and Policies.
Metrics.
Organizational and Behavioral Change.
SOA: Behavior and Culture.
New SOA Conceptual, Architectural, and Organizational Models.
SOA: Its Time Has Come.
SOA: Evolved Enterprise Integration.
SOA Means “Service-Oriented Agility”.
Service-Oriented Business: SOA = Business-Oriented Architecture.
Characteristics of a Zero-Integration Enterprise.
What Are the Challenges of SOA?
Chapter 2: General Model for Services.
SOA Is All About Services.
Services Address Persistent Challenges and Present New Opportunities.
General Model of Services.
Services in an SOA Context.
Service Lifecycle.
Summary.
Chapter 3: SOA Business Modeling.
SOA Business Iteration Model.
SOA Business Modeling.
Identify Major Business Challenges: Imperative Analysis.
Focusing Your SOA Efforts.
Summary.
Chapter 4: Services Identification, Analysis, and Design.
Begin with Candidate Business Services.
Business Process Analysis.
Core Entity Analysis.
Opportunistic Approach via Already-Budged Projects.
Business and Domain Expertise.
Preexisting Services.
Existing Business Applications.
Top-Down or Bottom-Up? Both, Then Iterate.
Focus on Candidate Business Services.
Service Analysis and Design.
Candidate Service Analysis.
Service Design.
Bottom-Up Design and Analysis Approach.
Summary.
Chapter 5: SOA Technology and Services Integration Model.
Service Integration Model Framework.
Service Integration Generic Notation.
Service Integration Principles.
Service Integration Design.
Service Integration Modeling.
Service Product Mapping Component: Integration Product Mapping Strategy.
Summary.
Chapter 6: Fundamentals of SOA Asset Reuse: Service Reusability Model.
Major Influences on Service Reusability.
Service Reuse Model.
Service Reusability Strategy.
Service Construction.
Service Integration.
Service Management.
Summary.
Chapter 7: SOA Governance, Organization, and Behavior.
Architecture’s Role in an SOA.
Dynamic Architecture versus Static Architecture.
SOA: Spatial and Temporal Challenges.
SOA Governance Overview.
Organization of Governance.
What Does SOA Governance Do?
SOA Governance Organizational Model.
SOA Governance Processes.
Closed Loop SOA Governance.
What Is the SOA Governance Process?
SOA Policies: Where SOA Governance Gets Real.
SOA Governance Implementation and Integration.
Enabling Technology of SOA Governance.
SOA Behavioral Model: Beyond SOA Governance.
Summary.
Chapter 8: Architecture Organization Model.
When Should Enterprise Architecture Be Reviewed?
Key Questions.
SOA-Driven Enterprise Architecture Model.
Business Requirements.
Technological Requirements.
Architecture Disciplines.
Architecture Practices.
Architecture Roles.
Architecture Role Models.
Positioning of Architecture Organizations: An SOA Perspective.
Architecture Organizational Management Structure.
Summary.
Chapter 9: SOA Business Case and Return on Investment Model.
Achieving SOA Value.
SOA Value Considerations.
SOA Value Points.
Big Hairy Audacious Value.
SOA Process.
Process Approach to SOA ROI.
Exploring the SOA Value Model.
SOA ROI Threshold Model.
Targeting ROI with SOA Initiatives.
SOA and Services Reuse.
SOA Metrics and SOA Scorecards.
Summary.
Index.
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Posted September 8, 2006
This book provides an easy to understand guide to not only SOA, but also the organizational impacts brought upon by migration to an SOA dicipline. The book provides a comphrensive reference guide for the executive entertaining SOA but is having difficulty quantifying the total impact to the organization. Moves past the hype.
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"This book provides a superb overview of the SOA topic. Marks and Bell provide practical guidance across the entire SOA life cycle—from business imperatives and motivations to the post-deployment business and technical metrics to consider. With this book, Marks and Bell demonstrate a unique ability to take the complex dynamics of SOA, and through an eloquent set of metaphors, models, and principles, provide an understandable and insightful how-to manual for both technical ...