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PublisherRheinwerk Publishing Inc.

ISBN-101592291627

ISBN-139781592291625

eBay Product ID (ePID)118723481

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Number of Pages417 Pages

Publication NameEnterprise Soa Roadmap

LanguageEnglish

SubjectGeneral

Publication Year2007

FeaturesNew Edition

TypeTextbook

AuthorMarkus A. Lindemann, Stefan Hack

Subject AreaComputers

FormatHardcover

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

IllustratedYes

Edition DescriptionNew Edition

SynopsisThis book, intended for business leaders, IT managers and consultants, guides you step-by-step along the path to enterprise service-oriented architecture. Using a detailed analysis of more than 500 SAP Consulting projects in different industries as a basis, the authors deliver concrete recommendations on how best to roll out enterprise SOA in your own organization. You'll learn how SAP supports enterprises along their individual adoption paths, and benefit from the many lessons learned that are described in the book. In addition, you'll discover how to apply specific implementation options, arguments and best practices in your enterprise and how to sidestep potential implementation risks. Topic Highlights: Principles and Benefits, Challenges for IT, Agility Gains Enterprise SOA Adoption Program: Prerequisites, Basic Conditions, Potentials Analysis, Evaluation of Alternatives Industry Reports: Automotive, High Tech, Chemical, Retail, Banking and Finance, Public Sector Best Practices: Technological Mass Adoption, SAP NetWeaver Adoption, Composite Application Adoption, Enterprise SOA Adoption, Enterprise SOA is the backbone of future business processes that are being developed today. But how can you achieve visible, meaningful results, quickly? What information can you use today to convince the decision-makers in your organization? Should you start with business functionality, or is it better to first set up the technical prerequisites with SAP NetWeaver?The answers to these questions can be elusive, which is why this book leverages several hundred existing projects as the basis for showing you how other enterprises have handled the rollout of enterprise SOA. The authors use prototypical roadmaps from selected industries together with proven recommendations and exclusive diagrams to help you pinpoint the best possible plan for your Enterprise SOA and avoid dangerous pitfalls in the implementation process. You'll benefit from numerous "lessons learned" at completed projects, enabling you to create your own plans in a structured manner, and ensuring that you get off to a running start with your own Enterprise SOA preparations.Highlights Include: * Enterprise SOA: Principles and benefits, challenges for IT, agility gains * Enterprise SOA Adoption Program: Prerequisites, basic conditions, potential analysis, evaluation of alternatives * Industry Reports: Automotive, high tech, chemical, retail, banking and finance, public sector * Best Practices: Technological mass adoption, SAP NetWeaver adoption, composite application adoption, Enterprise SOA adoption