Reviews BooksAs the book is about governance, the concept of governance is thoroughly discussed in this book. This is already expected as implied by the title. But what makes this book efficient is not just based on the application of SOA concepts in terms of governance. The book always points out to certain productivity or a result. By being results oriented, developers would focus more on what could be done instead of dwelling on the steps which could not assure the success of the developed application.
The interaction of people with the system is also considered. The book has consistently considered the people behind the project and what could be done to prevent human-made disasters. The author acknowledges that the system itself is highly efficient but the determining factor in properly implementing SOA through SOA governance is the people.
Properly identifying SOA functions are also pointed out in this book. Certain services are considered and differentiated with SOA. The best part of SOA is that it could never be confused with additional other functions. That means SOA will properly lay out the functions of the developers and other services required to efficiently build service-oriented applications.
Todd Biske has kept the book relatively short with just 214 pages. This makes this book easier to read. The book comes in only eight chapters, not including the appendix and index of the book. A small number of chapters from books of PackT publishing are rare but this has been approved for limited chapters maybe because it has covered the basic topics and efficiently separated the contents of the book so that they could be readable and even skipped if the developer is already familiar with the concept.
A good feature of this book is in its references. Readers are not only given random links and books but they are given complete references on where to find good information about SOA, the people who are already expert in them and even the industry where you can find the much needed help in SOA.
In the final chapter, you will find almost everything that you need to start on your SOA. Chapter 8 is called “Establishing SOA Governance at Your Organization” and it will give you the facts and processes that you will need to effectively establish and use SOA in your company.
This book is written for early adopters of SOA as well as experienced program developers of SOA. The basics are amply covered and the final chapter obviously helps those who wish to start in SOA in building highly efficient application. The resources are very extensive that it may just be the information need by the early adopters.
Experienced program developers with SOA will also find this book really useful. From the basic facts to result-oriented planning, developers could brush up their familiarity with SOA using this book. It’s written simple for everyone in SOA.
This book is available for purchase at packtpub.com
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