Book Review: Applied SOA: Service-Oriented Architecture and Design Strategies

Book Review: Applied SOA: Service-Oriented Architecture and Design Strategies by Michael Rosen, Boris Lublinsky, Kevin T. Smith, Marc J. Balcer: Publisher- Wiley: ISBN- 13: 978-0470223659

As name suggest Applied SOA covers wide array of topics from SOA ecosystem. This book starts with introduction to SOA and then penetrates deep into SOA details. I found this particularly useful due to its practical approach while discussing details of SOA.

Most of the SOA books talks about web services but seldom talk about their implementation and architectural aspects.

Applied SOA is divided into three parts Understanding SOA, Designing SOA and Case Studies. Part one covers basic concepts about SOA, part two covers architectural consideration about SOA ecosystem and last but not least covers two detailed case studies. One case study covers integration using SOA while second talk about general SOA.

The book is a long one, but it is worth the read


Disclaimer: I did not get paid to review this book, and I do not stand to gain anything if you buy the book. I have no relationship with the publisher or the author.

Further reading: There are numerous competing books. My list:
1. Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA): Concepts, Technology, and Design by Thomas Erl
2. Service-Oriented Architecture: A Field Guide to Integrating XML and Web Services by Thomas Erl
3. Enterprise SOA: Service-Oriented Architecture Best Practices by Dirk Krafzig, Karl Banke, Dirk Slama

One can get more information about book and related topics from:

1. Amazon USA
2. Amazon UK
3. Publisher – Wiley
4. Interview with Boris and Book Review
5. Book Store for Buyers in India Indiatimes
6. One more book store from India Flipkart
7. At Diesel eBooks
8. Review at BPMInstitute.org