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WS-I Advocate

Are you looking for ways to best take advantage of Web services and position your organization for a service-oriented architecture? We can help.

Consulting and other services

Our consulting and other services help prepare organizations for moving to Web services and service-oriented architectures:

bulletConsulting on software architectures and products. This helps you quickly make fully informed decisions concerning the use of software products for various architectures. More...
bulletSpeaking on topics of advanced software architectures and how such architectures can be used in organizations. This is a great way to communicate the value of using various types of software architectures to larger groups. More...
bulletMentoring on technical issues. These sessions make it easier for managers and project leads to get up-to-speed on architectural considerations. More...

 

Getting started

It 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.

Web services book

Web Services and Service-Oriented Architectures

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: click here.

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Latest updates on Web Services specifications mentioned in this book: click here.

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Free Webcast discussing one of the chapters of the book: click here.

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Stencils so you can create your own force field analysis or service-oriented architecture diagrams: click here.

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.

Companion Web site

Are you looking for a way to get started with Web services and service-oriented architectures? Check out www.service-architecture.com. That site features free articles, product listings, and services that can be used to develop a service-oriented architecture:

bulletOnline articles that provide an extensive overview of Web services, related standards, and technologies that can be used in service-oriented architectures. There are more than 350 pages of articles.
bulletProduct listings to connect you to the Web sites for each of the technologies. 
bulletServices to help your organization decide how to best use Web services in a service-oriented architecture.
 

 

 

 

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