Service Oriented Architecture SOA For Dummies # SOA is the most important initiative facing IT today and is difficult to grasp; this book demystifies the complex topic of SOA and makes it accessible to all those people who hear the term but aren't really sure what it means # This team of well-respected authors explains that SOA is a collection of applications that enables resources to be available to other participants in a network using any service-based technology # Examines how SOA enables faster and cheaper application development and how it offers reusable code that can be used across various applications # Covers what SOA is, why it matters, how it can impact businesses, and how to take steps to implement SOA in a corporate environment

Service-Oriented Architecture: Concepts, Technology, and Design Service Oriented Architecture is a hot, but often misunderstood topic in IT today. Thomas articulately describes the concepts, specifications, and standards behind service orientation and Web Services. For enterprises adopting SOA, there is detailed advice for service-oriented analysis, planning, and design. This book is a must read! "One primary objective of applying SOA in design is to provide business value to the solutions we build. Understanding the right approach to analyzing, designing, and developing service-oriented solutions is critical. Thomas has done a great job of demystifying SOA in practical terms with his book."