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This site will help you get started with Web Services and service-oriented architectures. It features free articles, services, and product listings that can be used to develop a service-oriented architecture using Web Services.
Example enterprise Web Services architectureThe 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 startedIt is difficult to keep up with the rapid changes in technology. The advent of Web Services and service-oriented architectures makes "keeping up" all the more important, because these technologies are fundamentally changing the way we build our internal systems—those that support our organizations—and how internal and external systems will interact. We are on the cusp of building "plug-compatible" software components that will reduce the costs of our software systems at the same time increasing the capabilities of the systems. Sure, you have heard that promise more than once before. And more than once, the delivery fell short of the promise. But, as with such promises, they will come true some day. That time is now. Online articlesThere are nearly 400 pages of online articles. These free articles covers the type of service-oriented architecture and related technologies shown in the above figure: ServicesWe help prepare organizations for moving to service-oriented architectures:
ProductsLists of product vendors along with links to their respective sites:
Web Services bookDoug Barry has prepared the material on this site. He is also the author of a book that explains Web Services and service-oriented architectures in an easy-to-understand, a non-technical manner. More on Doug Barry...
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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