Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA): A Planning and Implementation Guide for Business and Technology

By Eric A. Marks, Michael Bell, Michael Bell

Book Overview

Praise for Service-Oriented Architecture

"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 San Francisco 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471768944
• ISBN13: 9780471768944
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.7" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A Book to Help Managers and Technologists Talk About SOA

Before discussing the substance of "Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA): A Planning and Implementation Guide for Business and Technology", its worth noting that the style of the book makes the underlying content accessible to both technologists and managers alike. The writing style is clear, compact, and full of visual aids and the entire book respects the reader's time. As for substance, the strongest feature of the book is the discussion of SOA within a business context. Architects who read the book will be better able to work with their managers to set an effective SOA strategy, augment their technology governance for SOA, and address common management fears about investing in a SOA strategy. Managers that read the book will be able to develop a practical vision of the potential benefits of SOA for their business, the likely technical and organization challenges that will be encountered, and some practical steps that can be taken to reduce the risk of SOA implementation. If your company has some web service activity but lacks an overall SOA strategy and governance model, I highly recommend the book. Michael Sick, Enterprise Architect, Serene Software

Excellent !!

In order to complete any jigsaw puzzle, you normally need to refer to the picture on the box. This book provides the SOA picture with amazing common-sense clarity (thereby facilitating the puzzle). I currently run Operational Risk and SOX Technology Development for a top-tier Investment Bank in New York - this book contains invaluable information, tips and techniques - I thoroughly recommend it. Hearty Congratulations to the authors and Thank You for a very decent read!!

Excellent hands on service development model solutions for SOA!

Excellent hands on service development model solutions for SOA! It looks like a lifetime experience of the authors that produced tangible deliverables in the SOA space. If you are an architect, developer, or a manager, you should get this book and rely on it when you're doing your work. I'd recommend the book to all business and development communities. A must have!

Creative and Very Helpful

Creative and very helpful. This book is unbelievably smart and innovative. My company has been struggling with service oriented governance and Web services design for a couple of years by now. This book is a bible to me. I found many answers to my questions, such as: 1. What is the service life-cycle, and how can my company manage services 2. How can my team discover, analyze, design and develop efficient Web services 3. How can our management plan projects that are based on services 4. Also, how can we efficiently integrate services My only issue with this book is that it should be expanded to volume 2, since SOA has so many practices. This is the first SOA book that provides hands on solutions, especially in planning and service design and integration.