Carol Baroudi, Judith Hurwitz, Robin Bloor
ISBN: 0-470-05435-2
Paper
360 pages
November 2006

Not embalmed with nitty-gritty technology details, this is a true Dummies book that aims at demystifying SOA and making SOA concepts accessible to the vast numbers of people hearing SOA and clueless about what it really means. -Service-Oriented Architecture For Dummies explains SOA to business and IT professionals alike. Service-oriented architecture is the most important initiative facing IT today and is not easy to grasp conceptually. Its implications are dramatic it promises reusable flexible systems the embodiment of the industrialization of software, yet its success is dependent on widespread adoption and change of thinking necessary to make it a reality. SOA For Dummies helps people understand what it is and why its important, how it can impact them and what they can do to move SOA ahead in their own organizations. -The book will cover what SOA is, why it matters, the ins and outs of XML, web services, collaboration, data managements, taking steps towards implementing SOA and case studies. -Part three of the book will be dedicated to covering planning and implementing SOA.