{"product_id":"9780596551551","title":"SOA in Practice: The Art of Distributed System Design","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book demonstrates service-oriented architecture (SOA) as a concrete discipline rather than a hopeful collection of cloud charts. Built upon the author's firsthand experience rolling out a SOA at a major corporation, \u003cem\u003eSOA in Practice\u003c\/em\u003e explains how SOA can simplify the creation and maintenance of large-scale applications. Whether your project involves a large set of Web Services-based components, or connects legacy applications to modern business processes, this book clarifies how -- and whether -- SOA fits your needs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSOA has been a vision for years. This book brings it down to earth by describing the real-world problems of implementing and running a SOA in practice. After defining SOA's many facets, examining typical use patterns, and exploring how loose coupling helps build stronger applications, \u003cem\u003eSOA in Practice\u003c\/em\u003e presents a framework to help you determine when to take advantage of SOA. In this book you will:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFocus squarely on real deployment and technology, not just standards maps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamine business problems to determine which ones fit a SOA approach before plastering a SOA solution on top of them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind clear paths for building solutions without getting trapped in the mire of changing web services details\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGain the experience of a systems analyst intimately involved with SOA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\"The principles and experiences described in this book played an important role in making SOA at T-Mobile a success story, with more than 10 million service calls per day.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Dr. Steffen Roehn, Member of the Executive Committee T-Mobile International (CIO)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Nicolai Josuttis has produced something that is rare in the over-hyped world of SOA; a thoughtful work with deep insights based on hands-on experiences. This book is a significant milestone in promoting practical disciplines for all SOA practitioners.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--John Schmidt, Chairman, Integration Consortium\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book belongs in the hands of every CIO, IT Director and IT planning manager.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Dr. Richard Mark Soley, Chairman and CEO, Object Management Group; Executive Director, SOA Consortium","brand":"O'Reilly Media, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47177227337968,"sku":"9780596551551","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780596551551_p0.jpg?v=1763723174","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780596551551","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}