Advanced SOA - Architected, Governed, Integrated, and Cloud-Ready Training Course

1. First Things First: Enterprise and Application Architecture

• Definition of (Enterprise) Architecture

What drives the need for architecture?

Architecture objectives, standards, and frameworks

• Logical vs. physical architectures
• Common application architecture patterns

Multi-step Process pattern

Composite Application pattern

2. SOA Phase 1

• The pieces of the SOA puzzle
• How SOA enables business strategies
• Services and SOA defined
• What is the notion of “Applications” in SOA?
• The Service Layer model

Infrastructure services

Application services

Orchestration services

• SOA Case study

Sample outline for an SOA Blueprint document

Sample business event walk-through

• Key SOA characteristics

Architecture level loose coupling

Service level loose coupling

• Next Generation SOA

Synchronous vs. Asynchronous services

SOA in the cloud

• SOA and standards
• SOA challenges

3. Service- or Resource-Oriented Architecture, or Both?

• Representational State Transfer (REST)

The concept of resources

The uniform interface

Architectural constraints

What about business logic?

Perceived deficiencies of REST

• When to use REST, when to use a traditional SOA

REST as the choice to support the presentation layer

The synergy of Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) and REST

JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) vs. XML for RIAs

Case study

Conceptual architecture

RESTful vs. SOAP-type Services

4. Managing the SOA Evolution: SOA Maturity Models & Roadmap

• Defining the goals – SOA maturity models
• The Open Group Service Integration Maturity Model (OSIMM)

Overview

Maturity dimensions

Maturity levels

How to assess your SOA maturity for government operations

• Example - Progress Software Maturity Model
• How do we get there – developing a SOA Roadmap for government
• Case study: mapping a Maturity Model to a Roadmap for government agencies

5. From Chaos to Order: SOA Governance & the IT Organization

• Why SOA needs governance
• Business vs. IT vs. EA vs. SOA Governance
• Categories of SOA Governance
• Design time governance
• Run time governance
• SOA Governance goals for government agencies
• SOA Center of Excellence (COE) for government

Roles and responsibilities within the IT organization for government operations

6. Get a Running Start with SOA Governance Frameworks

• Open Group standards

SOA Governance Reference Model (SGRM)

SOA Governance Vitality Method (SGVM)

• IBM SOA Governance and Management Method (SGMM) for government use

7. A ROI Calculator For SOA - Let The Numbers Do the Talking

• Approaches to ROI calculation
• Case Study

Business process walk-through

Architecture scope for government projects

Architecture overview

Service layer model

• ROI Through Service Reuse

ROI Defined

ROI Model for Software Reuse in government applications

• Reuse beyond the core application project for government
• Conclusions

Keeping track of reuse for government operations

8. The New Frontier: Cloud Computing

• Cloud definition

How did we get here? From application hosting to SaaS to public & private cloud for government use

Choose your flavor: IaaS, SaaS, or PaaS?

• Moving applications into the cloud for government operations

Resource virtualization

Automated, on-demand provisioning of resources for government agencies

Shared infrastructure and applications for government use

9. The Synergy of SOA and Cloud Computing

• SOA and cloud are complementary for government initiatives
• SOA/Cloud synergy for government operations

SOA + SaaS for government use

SOA + PaaS for government applications

SOA + IaaS for government infrastructure

• Putting it all together: the SOA-Cloud for government operations

10. Across Application Silos: The Integration Landscape

• The integration landscape – the big picture for government systems
• Data level integration

Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) for government data

• Interface level integration (a.k.a. application integration)

The messaging backbone for government applications

Data transformation for government systems

Content-based routing for government operations

Establishing application connectivity through adapters for government use

Integration design patterns for government projects

• Service Oriented Integration (SOI) for government applications

Advantages over traditional Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) for government systems

11. From Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) to Internet Service Bus (ISB)

• The Enterprise Service Bus

Introducing the ESB for government operations

Conceptual ESB architectures for government use

How do enterprises use ESBs today for government applications?

• The need for cloud integration and its challenges for government systems

From ESB to “Internet Service Bus” (ISB) for government operations

• The product landscape – ESB and ISB examples for government use

12. Putting It All Together: Developing an Integration Strategy for Your Company

• Classification of integration architectures by the degree of coupling for government operations
• Approaches to leverage and migrate legacy systems for government applications
• Comparison of integration approaches and technologies for government use

Decision criteria for selecting a particular approach for government projects

• Integration with the data architecture for government systems

13. Conclusions

• Summary of the seminar for government audiences
• Outlook: SOA, Cloud, mobile and the consumerization of IT for government operations