Service Oriented Architecture: An Integration Blueprint (Professional Expertise Distilled)

For SOA professionals this is the classic guide to implementing integration architectures with the help of the Trivadis Blueprint. Takes you deep into the blueprint's structure and components with perfect lucidity. Overview Discover and understand the structure of existing application landscapes from an integration perspective Get to grips with fundamental integration concepts and terminology while learning about architecture variants Fully comprehend all the individual layers and components that make up the Trivadis Integration Architecture Blueprint Map and compare a variety of different vendor platforms to the blueprint Packed with visual representations of the blueprint in order to help you fully understand its structure and implementation What you will learn from this book Gain real transparency in the confused theoretical world of concepts relating to integration architecture Get to grips with existing application landscapes for integration Master the intricacies of architecture variants like point-to-point, hub-and-spoke, pipeline, and SOA Discover future integration technologies like XTP and Grid Computing Uncover how to implement transaction strategies and process modeling Fully grasp the Communication, Collection/Distribution, Mediation, and Process layers of the Trivadis Blueprint Comprehensively compare traditional and modern SOA-driven integration solutions Implement application systems correctly without losing sight of a high-performance, scalable, and affordable enterprise architecture Map platforms from vendors like Oracle, IBM, and Microsoft to the Blueprint Gain the skills and confidence to successfully integrate your own projects with highly applicable integration knowledge Approach A theoretical guide, this book provides detailed and structured explanations and visualizations of the Trividas Integration Architecture Blueprint, showing you the strategy to implement your own integration projects.

Guido Schmutz

Guido Schmutz has worked as a software developer, IT consultant, lead architect, trainer, and coach for more than 20 years. As head of the Application Development area of the Trivadis Technology Center, he has written numerous technical publications, developed IT strategies, courses, and technocircles and spoken at international conferences. Guido Schmutz is responsible for innovating, designing, and implementing many data warehouse, customer relationship management (CRM), customer satisfaction measurement (CSM), management information system (MIS), and Enterprise Application Architecture (EAI) solutions for international banks, pharmaceutical companies, public authorities, and logistics companies. He specializes in enterprise architecture, bi-temporal data management, Java Persistence, and the Spring framework. You can contact him at guido.schmutz@trivadis.com.

Daniel Liebhart

Daniel Liebhart has more than 20 years experience of IT, and 10 years experience of managing IT services and product development. His industry and technical knowledge covers the design, architecture, implementation, and operation of complex, international systems in telecommunications, financial services, logistics, and the manufacturing industry. Daniel Liebhart is passionate about IT. He has received a number of awards and he gives lectures on software architecture and business informatics at the Hochschule für Technik in Zurich. You can reach him at daniel.liebhart@trivadis.com.

Peter Welkenbach

Peter Welkenbach works as a consultant, senior architect, and trainer in the fields of requirement engineering, object-oriented methodologies, software engineering, and quality management. He has more than 20 years experience of designing and implementing complex information systems for banks, automotive manufacturers, and pharmaceutical companies. For 10 years he has been a technology evangelist for Java technology and the use of the corresponding frameworks in customer projects. His current technical focus is model-driven software development, the Unified Modeling Language (UML), aspect-oriented programming, Java Server Faces (JSF), asynchronous Java Script, and XML (AJAX) and architecture design methodology. Peter Welkenbach is a course developer, author of numerous publications, and speaker at JAX and international Oracle conferences. He has been using Spring in numerous customer projects since it first appeared in summer 2003. You can get in touch with Welkenbach at peter.welkenbach@trivadis.com.