Table of Contents

Introduction.
Part I: Getting Started with SOA.


Chapter 1: Getting to Know SOA.


Chapter 2: Are You Ready for SOA? A Self Test.


Chapter 3: Making Sure SOA Happens.


Chapter 4: SOA Quick Start: Entry Points for Starting the SOA
Journey.


Part II: Introducing SOA Basics.


Chapter 5: Understanding Software Architecture.


Chapter 6: Working with Software Components.


Chapter 7: Discovering the Main Components of SOA.


Chapter 8: Playing Fast and Loose: Loose Coupling and
Federation.


Chapter 9: The Collaborative Lifecycle of the Business
Process.


Part III: Nitty-Gritty SOA.


Chapter 10: (e)Xplaining XML.


Chapter 11: Dealing with Adapters.


Chapter 12: Discovering the Service Broker.


Chapter 13: The Enterprise Service Bus.


Chapter 14: The SOA Service Manager.


Part IV: SOA Sustenance.


Chapter 15: SOA Governance.


Chapter 16: SOA Security.


Chapter 17: Turning Data into Services.


Chapter 18: SOA Software Development.


Chapter 19: The Registry and the Repository.


Chapter 20: Putting Quality into SOA.


Part V: Real Life with SOA.


Chapter 21: Financial Services.


Chapter 22: Government.


Chapter 23: Healthcare.


Chapter 24: Hospitality and Travel.


Chapter 25: Information Services.


Chapter 26: Manufacturing and Distribution.


Chapter 27: Retail.


Chapter 28: Telecommunications.


Chapter 29: Utilities and Energy.


Part VI: The Part of Tens.


Chapter 30: Ten Swell SOA Resources.


Chapter 31: Ten SOA No-Nos.


Glossary.


Index.

About the Author

Judith Hurwitz (President & CEO), Robin Bloor (Partner & Senior Consultant), Marcia Kaufman (Partner & COO), and Fern Halper (Partner & Senior Data Management Strategist) are executives at Hurwitz & Associates, strategy consultants specializing in data and service management and service oriented architecture. The team works with industry leaders on strategy and planning.