Executive's Guide to Service-oriented Architecture

Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is becoming widely recognized as the key to business agility, IT flexibility, enterprise business integration, and many other business benefits. This book takes a prescriptive approach to planning and implementing SOA to drive superior business performance and focuses on helping business and IT executives plan, implement, and achieve SOA value. This practical guide demonstrates how to build on existing IT architecture, develop SOA road maps, and manage SOA organizational dynamics. Eric A. Marks (Newburyport, MA) is President and CEO of AgilePath Corporation, a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Web services solutions firm. Michael Bell (Monroe, NJ) is the founder of Methodologies Corporation, a Service-Oriented Architecture modeling firm based in New Jersey. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.