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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.
 | Online 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. |
 | Services to help your organization decide how to use a service-oriented architecture. |
 | Product 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
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Getting started
We help prepare organizations for moving to a service-oriented architecture:
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 | Mentoring on technical issues.
These sessions make it easier for managers and project leads to get
up-to-speed on architectural considerations.
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 | Speaking on topics related to advanced software architectures and how such
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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:
Products
Lists of product vendors along with links to their respective sites:
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.
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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:
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Latest updates on the specifications
mentioned in this book:
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Free Webcast discussing one of the chapters
of the book:
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Stencils so you can create your own
force-field analysis or service-oriented architecture diagrams:
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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.
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for more information on this series.
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