Table Of ContentForeword xiii Part I: Start at the Beginning-The Business 1 Chapter 1: The Innovation Imperative 3 Chapter 2: What Is Flex-pon-sive*? 13 Chapter 3: Deconstructing Your Business: Component Business Model 23 Part II: A Flexible Business Requires Flexible IT 41 Chapter 4: SOA as the DNA of a Flex-pon-sive* and Innovative Company 43 Chapter 5: SOA Key Concepts 75 Chapter 6: SOA Governance and Service Lifecycle 105 Chapter 7: Three Business-Centric SOA Entry Points 135 Chapter 8: What about Web 2.0 and SOA? Are They Related? 179 Part III: How to Implement Flex-pon-sive* in Your Business 199 Chapter 9: The Top 10 Don'ts! 201 Chapter 10: Case Study: IBM 223 Chapter 11: Putting It All Together 243 Glossary 283 Index 291
SynopsisThanks to the emergence of service oriented architecture (SOA), Web 2.0, and open standards, technology now enables companies to optimize flexibility and achieve unprecedented levels of integration and automation of key processes and infrastructure. One of IBMs top SOA strategists demonstrates how business leaders can use innovations in technology to drive dramatic process improvements and support accelerating change.