e-Business and Distributed Systems Handbook: Integration Module [Paperback]

Amjad Umar (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 10, 2003

This module explains the enterprise application integration and migration strategies, architectures and technologies. This is one module of an extensive handbook that systematically discusses how to translate e-business strategies to working solutions by using the latest distributed computing technologies. This module includes several examples and case studies to explain the key points. Chapters of this module discuss the following topics: - Overview of enterprise integration with existing (including legacy) applications. - Conceptual discussion of strategic and technical choices with promises and pitfall. - Enterprise and inter-enterprise application integration (EAI/eAI) technologies and platforms - Data warehouses and their role in integration - Migration strategies 9complet, partial, gradual, cold-turkey, and enabling technologies - State of the practice (cases), market (commercial products), and art (research issues) of enterprise application integration Additional information and instructor material avaialble from author website (www.amjadumar.com).

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From the Publisher

This is one module of a comprehensive handbook, which consists of several modules that discuss the management as well as technical issues based on a common framework. Each module, available separately, is written as a self-contained booklet that can be used for independent study of the subject matter or combined with others for a broader view:

MODULE (OVERVIEW): THE BIG PICTURE AND CASE STUDIES
* Preface: Suggested Usage in Courses, Detailed Table of Contents, Glossary of Terms
* Chapter 1: e-Business and Distributed Systems – From Strategies to Working Solutions
* Chapter 2: Case Studies and Examples

MODULE (APPLICATIONS): E-BUSINESS STRATEGIES AND APPLICATIONS
* Chapter 1: e-Business-- From Strategies to Applications
* Chapter 2: e-Business Applications (CRMs, ERPs, eMarkets, SCM, ASPs, Portals)
* Chapter 3: From Strategies to Solutions – A Planning Methodology
* Chapter 4: IT Infrastructure – Overview of Enabling Technologies
* Chapter 5: Applications State of the Practice, Market, and Art

MODULE (ARCHITECTURES): SOLUTION ARCHITECTURES THROUGH COMPONENTS
* Chapter 1: Solution Architecture Overview
* Chapter 2: Enterprise Application Architectures - A Component-based Approach
* Chapter 3: Enterprise Data Architectures in Web-XML Environments
* Chapter 4: Architecture Implementation: Concepts and Examples
* Chapter 5: Architectures State of the Practice, Market, and Art

MODULE (INTEGRATION): ENTERPRISE APPLICATION INTEGRATION AND MIGRATION
* Chapter 1: Integration with Existing (Including Legacy) Applications -- An Overview
* Chapter 2: Enterprise and Inter-Enterprise Application Integration (EAI/eAI)
* Chapter 3: Data Warehouses and Data Mining for Integration
* Chapter 4: Migration Strategies and Technologies
* Chapter 5: Integration State of the Practice, Market, and Art

MODULE (NETWORKS): NETWORK SERVICES AND ARCHITECTURES IN THE INTERNET AGE
* Chapter 1: Principles of Communication Networks
* Chapter 2: Network Architectures and Interconnectivity
* Chapter 3: Wireless and Broadband Networks -- Next Generation Networks:
* Chapter 4: IP-based Networks and the Next Generation Internet
* Chapter 5: Networks State of the Practice, Market, and Art

MODULE (MIDDLEWARE) : APPLICATION INTERCONNECTIVITY THROUGH MIDDLEWARE
* Chapter 1: Middleware Principles and Basic Middleware Services
* Chapter 2: Web, XML, Semantic Web, and Web Services
* Chapter 3: Distributed Objects, CORBA, Web Services, J2EE, .NET, SOAP, and EJB
* Chapter 4: Enterprise Data and Transaction Management
* Chapter 5: Middleware State of the Practice, Market, and Art

MODULE (PLATFORMS): APPLICTION SERVERS FOR MOBILE AND EC/EB APPLICATIONS
* Chapter 1: Mobile Application Servers
* Chapter 2: e-Commerce Platforms for C2B Trade -- The Commerce Servers
* Chapter 3: B2B Platforms and Standards -- The B2B Servers
* Chapter 4: Platforms for Multimedia and Collaboration
* Chapter 5: Application Servers State of the Practice, Market, and Art

MODULE (MANAGEMENT): MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY
* Chapter 1: e-Business Management in Practice
* Chapter 2: Management Platforms for Network and Systems Management
* Chapter 3: Security Management-- Approaches and Technologies
* Chapter 4: Security Solutions -- Using Technologies to Secure Systems
* Chapter 5: Management State of the Practice, Market, and Art

MODULE (TUTORIALS): TUTORIALS AND DETAILED DISCUSSIONS ON SPECIAL TOPICS
* Chapter 1: Network Technologies -- A Tutorial
* Chapter 2: Object-Orientation, Java, and UML -- A Tutorial
* Chapter 3: Database Technologies and SQL -- A Tutorial
* Chapter 4: Web Engineering and XML Processing -- A Closer Look
* Chapter 5: CORBA -- A Closer Look

From the Author

The material in this module and other modules of the handbook has been classroom tested in industrial seminars and university courses over several years. Visit the website (amjadumar.com) for:
* Additional information about this handbook and updates
* Instructor corner for course outlines, powerpoint slides, sample assignments
* Detailed Table of Contents and Preface
* Free Overview Module (PDF only – the printed copy can be purchased separately) that contains:
- Handbook Preface
- Suggested Course Usage
- Detailed Table of Contents
- Glossary of Terms
- Chapter 1: e-Business and Distributed Systems – From Strategies to Working Solutions
- Chapter 2: Case Studies and Examples

* Free Tutorials and Special Topics Module (PDF only) that contains:
- Chapter 1: Network Technologies -- A Tutorial
- Chapter 2: Object-Orientation, Java, and UML -- A Tutorial
- Chapter 3: Database Technologies and SQL -- A Tutorial
- Chapter 4: Web Engineering and XML Processing -- A Closer Look
- Chapter 5: CORBA -- A Closer Look

* Free slides (PDF format) of all chapters of the entire handbook that summarize the chapter topics and can be used as summary notes
* Frequently asked questions
* Feedback and suggestions
* Contacting the author
* Author background

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: NGE Solutions (May 10, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972741445
• ISBN-13: 978-0972741446
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,483,840 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Good Coverage of Enterprise App. Integration, July 1, 2003

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ken strausser (Wasington, DC.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: e-Business and Distributed Systems Handbook: Integration Module (Paperback)

I read this book (it should not be called a module, it is a complete book!) after going through many books and articles on enterprise integration. For the money, this is the best treatment of business issues, strategic choices, and enabling technologies for EAI. Umar starts with a very good discussion of various integration strategies and the tradeoffs. Approaches to deal with legacy applications are clearly spelled out including access in place, data warehouses, and m igration (gradual/cold turkey). Then a very solid discussion of EAI platforms is presented with a spotlight on XML, Web services, message brokers, screen scrapers, and all that. I really like the categorization of EAI-lite, EAI-mid, and EAI-heavy to emphasize that not all integrations are multi-million, multi-year projects. The role of data warehouses in integrations and when/how to migrate is also covered quite well. The examples and case studies in the last chapter to summarize state of the practice, market, and art is quite beneficial.

Umar is a good writer who has a good practical as well as theoretical knowledge of the subject matter (a rarity). In this and other modules of this handbook, he always starts with a conceptual framework and then explains different pieces of the framework through examples, commercial products, and relevant research findings. His focus is practical but he discusses the underlying principles and foundations quite well so that the material is useful for university/industrial courses. Large sources of additional materials and Web links further add to the academic value. Although this module is self sufficient, it should be combined with architecture and middleware modules of the handbook due to their affinity to the subject matter. It is a very worthwhile study.