Despite all the hype, SOA brings alternative architecture styles and programming models into the mainstream. We now write software using process engines, asynchronous message flow, rules engines, transformations etc. Each style comes with a collection of patterns that should be recognized and documented so that we can build effective solutions and discuss design trade-offs outside of specific technology choices and implementations.
Gregor Hohpe is a software engineer and architect at Google. Previously, he consulted with Global 1000 companies to define their enterprise architecture and integration strategies. When he's not on a project or on a sales call, he spends the balance of his time writing articles or developing message-based or event-driven solutions.
Gregor is a widely recognized thought leader on asynchronous messaging architectures and co-author of the seminal book "Enterprise Integration Patterns" (Addison-Wesley, 2004). He speaks regularly at technical conferences around the world and maintains the Web site http://www.eaipatterns.com.
The JBoss SOA Platform— The JBoss SOA Platform was released in February 2008 and has quickly become a significant open source SOA infrastructure. In this presentation we shall look at the architecture of the SOA Platform, what principles it is based upon, where is it going and how it can help deliver on the SOA vision.
Complex Event Processing— In this talk we will look at how to implement Event Architectures and CEP, especially looking at the Apache Synapse ESB and the Esper CEP toolkit, both Open Source solutions. The talk will include examples, code samples and hands-on approaches to adding CEP to your systems.
SOA Development using JBossESB— Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) are the buzzwords of choice today. However, where do they fit in with IT development (and budgets)? What is their relationship to Web Services and the rapidly evolving WS-* architecture? In this presentation, we'll look at SOA and ESB concepts, relate them to what is happening with the JBossESB product and how you can plan your IT development accordingly.
ServiceMix— Apache ServiceMix is an Open Source ESB (Enterprise Service Bus) that combines the functionality of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and an Event Driven Architecture (EDA) to create an agile, enterprise ESB.
Solving the SOA Paradox through Application Performance Monitoring— Enterprises are deploying SOAs to gain business flexibility and efficiency. However when it comes to ensuring superior performance this approach and the technologies that underpin it, pose special management challenges. The loose coupling of services offers clear benefits - such as better alignment between business and IT; however, the complexities of service-orientation bring hidden performance risks. SOAs are simply the next generation of composite web applications, which CA Wily has been managing for over 9 years. They do have specific management challenges, but these must be considered in the context of the whole web application infrastructure through which Web services transactions flow.
