(a). This is the first comprehensive book about the emerging technology
of Network-Centric Service-Oriented Enterprise (NCSOE). It discusses the
practical capability of a competitive ecosystem in terms of how to
achieve decision superiority from exploiting information and situation
awareness as a key enabler in multiple sectors of the economy.
(b). GIG (designed by Department of Defense) is directed toward
providing critical networking infrastructure, and is essential for
achieving network-centric operations. To help leverage Enterprise's best
practices in both business and IT operations with the values provided by
GIG, this book profiles the architecture hierarchy and major elements of
GIG in detail; it also provides the evolutionary path of its information
management. For those readers familiar with Telecommunication Management
Forum (TMF) model, Telecommunication Operational Maps (TOM) and enhanced
TOM (eTOM) are correlated with GIG functions in this book to identify
management building blocks that are potentially exchangeable, allowing
for smooth transition if desired.
(c). A network-centric, service-oriented Enterprise solution may contain
single or multiple families of systems. A family is basically a grouping
of systems that share some common characteristics, but lack the synergy
of common missions. This book details the integrated IT architecture
necessary to support agile service-oriented architecture at the System
of Systems (SoS) level, ranging from network technologies, network
management, data management, and knowledge management, to e-business
processes. At the conclusion of this chapter, it synthesizes the SoS
elements from each chapter into a full-functioning solution.
