This advanced reference shows how to balance the delivery of immediate
business value while creating long-term strategic capability. The book
details the fundamentals of service-oriented architectures (find, bind
and execute), and the four aspects to SOA (Production, Consumption,
Management and Provisioning), and shows how to implement them in the
just-in-time world of 21st Century business. The authors, all
leaders in business innovation, discuss integration challenges and
common errors, and offer guidance on building enterprise class services
right - the first time. Includes dozens of examples of architectures,
procedures and practical guidelines.