IT Web Services – Table of Content

A Roadmap for the Enterprise

First edition; 355 pages
ISBN: 0-13-009719-5
( by: Alex Nghiem )

Table of Content

1. Business Drivers for Integration

Current Technological Limitations. Object-Oriented Technology. Component-Based Development (CBD). Middleware. Application Servers. HTML. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Packaged Applications. Enterprise Application Integration (EAI). Summary.

2. The Basic Web Services Stack.

Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). Extensible Markup Language (XML). XML Syntax. XML Parsers. Service-Oriented Access Protocol (SOAP). Web Services Definition Language (WSDL). WSDL Syntax. Invoking Existing Web Services: A Sample. Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI). UDDI Categories. UDDI Data Model. UDDI Usage Scenarios. Types of UDDI Registries. Web Services and Other Technologies. Phases of Adoption. Phase I (2002ö2003+). Phase II (2003ö2005). Phase III (2006+). Summary.

3. Enterprise-Level Web Services.

RPC-Oriented Web Services (Synchronous). Document-Oriented Web Services (Asynchronous). Loose Coupling. Asynchrony Support. A Business-Level Interface. The Importance of Messaging. Guaranteed Delivery. Only-Once Delivery. In-Order Delivery. Transformation. Content-Based Routing. Workflow Modeling. Adapters. Message Warehousing. Management. Models of Integration. Point-to-Point Integration. Publish-Subscribe Integration. Summary.

4. Web Services Platforms.

The J2EE Platform. The J2EE APIs. Java XML Pack. J2EE Web Services Integration. Major J2EE Vendors. BEA Systems. Iona Technologies. The Microsoft .NET Platform. .NET’s Main Component Areas. Visual Studio.NET. Business Impact of .NET. Summary.

5. Deployment Issues.

Web Services Security. Authentication. Encryption. Authorization. XML and SOAP Security. Web Services Scalability. Web Services over HTTP. Summary.

6. Web Services Networks.

Grand Central. Overview. Value-Added Features. Grand Central Summary. Flamenco Networks. Overview. Additional Functionality. Migrating to Flamenco Networks. Factors for Selection. Interview: Flamenco Networks. Interview: Grand Central Communications. Summary.

7. Web Services Architectural Patterns.

Native Web Services. Web Services Proxy. Document-centric Web Services. Orchestration Web Services. Summary.

8. A Plan for Adopting Web Services.

Identify Goals. Select the Pilot Project. Learn the Standards. Address Gaps in the Standards. Re-Evaluate the Development Process. Organize the Workflow. Use Existing Infrastructure. Skills. Hardware. Software. Publish the Web Services. Manage the Web Services. Pick the Tools and Vendor. Build the Budget and Schedule. Summary.

9. Emerging Trend: Software as a Service.

Value Proposition. Revenue Models. Interview: Employease, an SAAS Pioneer. Summary.

Appendix A. ebXML and Other XML Initiatives.

ebXML. ebXML Basics. Sample ebXML Integration Scenario. ebXML and Web Services. WSFL and Other Emerging Technologies. Interoperability Groups. Web Services Interoperability Group (WS-I). SOAPBuilders Group. The Liberty Alliance Project. Summary.

Appendix B. Case Studies.

Lessons Learned from Case Studies. Case Study: Reducing Integration Costs. (Putnam Lovell Securities Incorporated). Case Study: Building a Marketplace with Web Services. (Pantechnik International). Case Study: Building Private UDDI Repositories. (Talaris Corporation).

Appendix C. Perspectives of Web Services Vendors.

Interview: SilverStream Software, an Early Adopter of WSFL. Interview: Collaxa and Web Services Orchestration. Interview: Iona Technologies, an Interoperability Veteran. Interview: Cape Clear-Simplifying Development.

Appendix D. Product Review: XMLBus.

Overview. XMLBus Tools. Web Service Builder. Web Service Manager. Test Client. Message Spy. UDDI Browser. The XAR File. Publishing a Web Service. Deploying a Web Service. Conclusion.

Index.

			IT Automation The Quest for “Lights Out”: Data center automation in distributed environments.
			CIO Wisdom Best Practices from Silicon Valley’s Leading IT Experts
			IT Services Costs, Metrics, Benchmarking, and Marketing: Delighting IT customers: your real-world, start-to-finish guide
			CIO Wisdom II More Best Practices from Leading IT Experts
			IT Architecture Toolkit Less theoretical, more practical approach to developing and implementing enterprise architecture.
			IT People Doing More with Less. Best practices for managing the people within the IT organization.
			Data Warehousing Architecture and Implementation: A start-to-finish process for deploying successful data warehouses
			Building Professional Services The Sirens’ Song: A comprehensive guide to creating a professional services organization
			IT Problem Management The complete “best practices” guide to IT problem resolution.
			IT Organization Building a World-Class Infrastructure.
			IT Web Services A Roadmap for the Enterprise: Architectures, platforms, roles, business models, and deployment realities.
			Software Development Building Reliable Systems.
			IT Production Services Building Competitive Advantage: Describes one of the most important functions of an IT infrastructure
			Managing IT as an Investment Partnering for Success: Maximizing the value of technology—and the success of your IT organization.
			High Availability Design, Techniques and Processes: The complete how-to guide for maximizing availability of enterprise systems
			IT Systems Management Design, Implement, and Manage World-Class Infrastructures.
			Technology Strategies Managing technology, value, and change in the new economy.
			Web-Based Infrastructures A 4-D Framework: Maximize the value of your next Web-centered initiative.