Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Readerʹs guide
  • Chapter 1. An enterprise IT renovation roadmap
  • Chapter 2. Evolution of the service concept
  • Chapter 3. Inventory of distributed computing concepts
  • Part I. Architectural roadmap: Chapter 4. Service-oriented architectures
  • Chapter 5. Services as building blocks
  • Chapter 6. The architectural roadmap
  • Chapter 7. SOA and business process management
  • Chapter 8. Managing process integrity
  • Chapter 9. Infrastructure of the service bus
  • Chapter 10. SOA in action
  • Part II. Organizational roadmap: Chapter 11. Motivation and benefits
  • Chapter 12. The organizational SOA roadmap
  • Chapter 13. SOA-driven project management
  • Part III. Real-world experience: Chapter 14. Deutsch post AG case study
  • Chapter 15. Winterthur case study
  • Chapter 16. Credit Suisse case study
  • Chapter 17. Halifax Bank of Scotland: IF.com
  • Index