Service-Oriented Modeling (SOA)

Service Oriented Modeling Service Analysis, Design, and Architecture Service oriented architecture (SOA) is the hottest topic in the IT arena. Providing a comprehensive plan to interrelate business with technology, SOA combines the talents and skills of an entire organization, with its requisite needs and computing know how. Presenting the necessary tools¿processes, best practices, and standards¿for developing a sound SOA, Service Oriented Modeling: Service Analysis, Design, and Architecture introduces a service oriented modeling framework that employs an agile and universal business and technology language to facilitate analysis, design, and architecture initiatives. Focusing on a general service and development life cycle model, the service oriented modeling disciplines presented here will enable you to not only integrate your existing legacy applications, but also to incorporate new ideas and concepts to address organizational concerns. These proposed best practices can be applied to all technologies, software platforms, and languages despite their physical location or ownership. As a bonus, business and IT professionals¿including managers, business analysts, business architects, technical architects, team leaders, and developers¿can now share the burden of software development initiatives as they are commissioned to bear equal responsibility and accountability throughout their organizations. Based on author Michael Bell s twenty years of experience in the software, modeling, and architecture trenches for such high volume clients as JPMorgan, Chase, and American Express, Service Oriented Modeling introduces a state of the art and holistic modeling language that can facilitate an SOA implementation as well as advanced service life cycle concepts and processes that can…