The Web Services and Service Oriented Architecture Revolution: Using Web Services to Deliver Business Value (Paperback)

~ Melvin B. Greer Jr. (Author)
Key Phrases: agile enterprise, services game plan, chain friction, Web Services Revolution, Moore's Chasm (more...)

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Product Description

While Web services technology is a straightforward extension of existing Internet technology, its ultimate impact on the enterprise will be profound. The Web Services and Service Oriented Architecture Revolution is about providing dramatic business performance improvements through incremental technological innovation. While the initial focus of the revolution is on cost reduction, the ultimate objective is to enable the “Agile Enterprise.”

Current marketplace disillusionment notwithstanding, author Melvin B. Greer Jr. provides immediate, real-world project benefits to those willing and able to develop and follow a well-conceived Web services game plan. Embarking on this journey is not an easy endeavor, and the stakes are high. But some businesses are already achieving significant benefits in actual mission-critical, high-performance, productive applications that rely on Web services technology.

Don’t let your competitors begin the migration to this emerging technology before you do. With patience and the right help, your enterprise can succeed!

About the Author

Melvin B. Greer, Jr. is a senior research engineer and a certified enterprise architect for Lockheed Martin. He holds a BS in computer information systems and technology and an MS in information systems from Americus University in Washington DC. He is senior-level manager experienced in international business development and engineering leadership. Greer lives with his wife, Maria Di Paolo, in Northern Virginia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 108 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (March 23, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595382479
• ISBN-13: 978-0595382477
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,201,887 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Time-saver, January 9, 2007

By	kkarre (Nacka, Sweden) - See all my reviews

A wonderfully concise book without the typically verbose pay-per-word variants the IT book market has too much of!

I'll lend my copy to whichever customer needs to know the business value of SOA - AND whoever needs to realize NOW is the time to go ahead!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read, April 26, 2006

By	K. Manuel-Scott "Manuel-Scott" (Northern, VA) - See all my reviews

Mr. Greer's book is a quick read and blueprint for individuals and businesses seeking a method for delivering value through web services. It focuses on delivering value to customers as a trusted advisor; provides ways of reducing their overall costs; and reveals new ideas for transforming customers' business through web services and service oriented architecture. It is a must read!

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Roadmap to Web-Services SOA Success!, April 25, 2006

By	N. MCLEAN "NTMcLean" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Web Services and Service Oriented Architecture Revolution: Using Web Services to Deliver Business Value (Hardcover)

If you're ready to propel your enterprise into the next technological realm - if you're interested in architecting an enterprise that is agile enough to respond to rapidly changing business drivers - if you're ready for a revolution in traditional approaches to technology innovation, then this book is the light in what has been a somewhat obscure tunnel. Author Melvin Greer gives a timely, insightful, and easy to grasp roadmap for leveraging SOA, and more specifically web services-based SOA, to realize dramatic improvement in interoperability, scalability, flexibility, reusability and the all important cost efficiency.