All-in-One Guides:SAP service-oriented architecture (SOA) guide
Understanding SOA
Start here if you are just getting started with a service-oriented architecture (SOA) strategy. Use this collection of resources to learn about SOA and understand how it is used effectively. You'll find answers to commonly asked SOA questions and definitions for related terms.
What is SOA?:
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Succeeding with SOA, chapter 1: 'The SOA Challenge'
Book Chapter - This book shows how service-oriented architectures (SOAs) provide the best structure for such integration: clean, well-defined interfaces between collaborating entities. But even SOAs need to be correctly understood and implemented to avoid common...
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Service-oriented architecture: Realizing tangible benefit from SOA in the near term
Tip - This introduction to service-oriented architecture (SOA) clarifies some basic terms, such as service and Web services, and provides an overview as to how your organization can begin to see benefits from SOA.
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The New Language of Business: SOA & Web 2.0, chapter 11: 'Putting it all together'
Book Chapter - This book shows how to deconstruct your business into a "componentized" business model, then support that model with linked, repeatable IT services that can adapt quickly, easily, and economically. These techniques will help both IT professionals and...