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This site will help you get started with a service-oriented architectures using Web services. It features free articles, services, and product listings that can be used to develop a service-oriented architecture using Web services.

bulletOnline articles that provide an extensive overview of Web services, related standards, and technologies that can be used in a service-oriented architecture. There are nearly 400 pages of articles.
bulletServices to help your organization decide how to use a service-oriented architecture.
bulletProduct listings to connect you to the vendor sites for each of the technologies. 

Example enterprise service-oriented architecture

The following diagram is an example of a service-oriented architecture using Web services. Click on the yellow boxes below to obtain more information on a subject.

Getting started

We help prepare organizations for moving to a service-oriented architecture:

bulletConsulting and customized working sessions on software architecture. This helps you quickly make fully informed decisions concerning your enterprise architecture. More...
bulletMentoring on technical issues. These sessions make it easier for managers and project leads to get up-to-speed on architectural considerations. More...
bulletSpeaking on topics related to advanced software architectures and how such architectures can be used in organizations. This is a great way to communicate the value of using various types of software architectures to larger groups. More...

Online articles

There are over 400 pages of online articles. These free articles covers the type of service-oriented architecture and related technologies shown in the above figure:

bulletService-oriented architecture articles
bullet Service-oriented architecture (SOA) definition
bulletWeb services specifications and organizations
bulletXML background, specifications, and vocabularies
bullet Application server articles
bulletDatabase articles
bullet Database concepts and standards
bullet Relational databases
bullet Object-relational mapping
bullet Object-oriented databases
bullet XML databases
bulletXML middleware

Products

Lists of product vendors along with links to their respective sites:

bullet Web services 
bullet Application servers 
bullet Relational databases 
bullet Object-relational databases 
bullet Object-relational mapping 
bullet Object-oriented databases
bullet XML databases
bulletXML middleware

Web services book

Doug Barry has prepared the material on this site. He is also the author of a book that explains Web services and service-oriented architecture in an easy-to-understand, a non-technical manner. More on Doug Barry...

Web Services and Service-Oriented Architectures: The Savvy Manager's Guide by Douglas K. Barry

Web Services and Service-Oriented Architectures: The Savvy Manager's Guide
by Douglas K. Barry

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Sample pages and more information on this book: click here.

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Latest updates on the specifications mentioned in this book: click here.

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Free Webcast discussing one of the chapters of the book: click here.

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Stencils so you can create your own force-field analysis or service-oriented architecture diagrams: click here.

 

This book is part of the Savvy Manager's Guide series. The series is intended to help IT managers deal with technological change. Doug Barry is also the series editor for this series. Click here for more information on this series.

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