Reviews BooksMost books from PackT are full of samples to guide developers on how to develop an application. This is usually done when the book is about a programming language or on how to improve the application. But in this case, it takes more than just sample codes to show developers and project managers how to implement improvement of Oracle through SOA.
In this book, developers would not only read about the coding tips on how to improve Oracle but would also encounter a lot of case studies. These case studies are not only based on the fact that they need to improve their Oracle platform. The case studies also discuss the different challenges developers would be facing when improving Oracle and the answer that was implemented through SOA. Developers might even find a familiar situation and use the same solution to that problem.
As the book continues to explain the implementation of Oracle improvement through SOA, more complex samples and case studies are presented. Ultimately, the book is a collection of samples and case studies as it shows the real situations in Oracle improvement and on how to properly tackle the most difficult tasks.
The book also touches a little bit into the future. There are bold predictions on how SOA and Oracle will improve and what developers have to do. This book will not only let you learn about the challenges of today but also anticipate the problems of the future. As already indicated, Oracle and SOA never stays the same. Updates will always be there and would always change the outlook of developers on how to improve the system.
Re-architecture and SOA integration presents a very big challenge for developers. Through re-architecture, developers would have to build everything from the start. If they are never careful, they would end up losing everything as they would have to start from the scratch. At the same time, developers would have to integrate SOA in building the application.
At first glance, they are a little bit challenging for developers but these concepts actually move together. Re-architecture could only work when there is a proper planning and it will only come from SOA.
On the other hand, integration from SOA could only be complete when the entire system could be changed and in the case of Oracle, re-architecture becomes a requirement.
This book will orient developers how to move seamlessly through integration while working on the re-architecture process of different Oracle programs. Oracle Tuxedo is also introduced in this book.
Oracle has acknowledged the challenges of re-architecture and in their efforts to ease this process, a re-host application is released. Oracle Tuxedo addresses the problems of developers as it provides monitoring and a set of applications that could be useful while implementing re-architecture.
Clearly the book is not for beginners. The book has a lot of requirements from developers aside from basic programming skills.
The readers of this book are required to be familiar with the process of Oracle as well as the standard practices of SOA. These are imperative skills when reading the book as Oracle and SOA will be greatly discussed. Additional familiarity with J2EE and mainframes is also recommended.
Project managers are also the intended audience of the book. As SOA is all about properly handling projects, project managers should greatly consider this book. Developers who wanted to build legacy applications and system for the enterprise could also consider this book as this will set the tone on how to improve applications and make it relevant the longest time possible.
This book is available for purchase at packtpub.com
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Introduction to Legacy Modernization
Deep Dive on Approaches
Application Portfolio Management (APM)
SOA Integration
Platform Migration
Re-Hosting Based Modernization
Data Modernization
Legacy Modernization Benefits
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