SOA with Java: Realizing Service-Orientation with Java Technologies

✍ Scribed by Thomas Plunkett & David Chou & Raj Balasubramanian & Philip Thomas & Satadru Roy & Andre Tost & Thomas Erl [Thomas Plunkett]

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

“An outstanding depth-and-breadth resource for IT
architects and Java professionals to understand and apply the
marriage of SOA and modern Java.”

--Antonio Bruno, Enterprise Architecture and Strategy,
digitalStrom



“A great self-contained book on SOA using flexible Java
implementations....”

--Roger Stoffers, Hewlett Packard



“Provides clarity on abstract concepts and is filled with
concrete examples of implementing SOA principles in Java
environments.”

--Sanjay Singh, Certified SOA Architect



“...provides a holistic, comprehensive view on leveraging SOA
principles and architecture for building and deploying performant
Java services.”

--Suzanne D’Souza, KBACE Technologies



“Thomas Erl’s series of books on services technology
have shaped, influenced, and strengthened a whole community of
enterprise and solution architects’ thinking and solution
development, and the much awaited SOA with Java book is an
excellent addition to the series. It is a must-read.”

--Lalatendu Rath, Wipro Technologies



The Definitive Guide to Building Service-Oriented Solutions with
Lightweight and Mainstream Java Technologies



Java has evolved into an exceptional platform for building
Web-based enterprise services. In SOA with Java, Thomas Erl
and several world-class experts guide you in mastering the
principles, best practices, and Java technologies you need to
design and deliver high-value services and service-oriented
solutions.



You’ll learn how to implement SOA with lightweight
frameworks, mainstream Java services technologies, and contemporary
specifications and standards. To demonstrate real-world examples,
the authors present multiple case study scenarios. They further
demystify complex concepts with a plain-English writing style. This
book will be valuable to all developers, analysts, architects, and
other IT professionals who want to design and implement Web-based
service-oriented architectures and enterprise solutions with Java
technologies.



Topic Areas

Applying modern service-orientation principles to modern Java
technology platforms

Leveraging Java infrastructure extensions relevant to
service-oriented solutions

Exploring key concepts associated with SOA and
service-orientation within the context of Java

Reviewing relevant Java platforms, technologies, and APIs

Understanding the standards and conventions that REST and SOAP
services are built upon in relation to Java implementations

Building Java Web-based services with JAX-WS and JAX-RS

Applying the eight key principles of service-orientation design
using Java tools and technologies

Creating Java utility services: architectural, design, and
implementation issues

Constructing effective entity services: service contracts,
messages, data access, and processing

Constructing task services, including detailed guidance on
service composition

Using ESBs to support infrastructure requirements in complex
services ecosystems