Overview

This fifth session of the SOA series presents three Case Studies.  Each Case Study looks at a particular usage of SOA.  The first Case Study describes how Oracle have used an interoperability specification based upon Web Services to create an integration portal through which other system can access student information services.  The second Case Study looks at how SOA can be used to renovate products by making them Enterprise-capable.  This normally requires developing the next generation architecture for the product.  The third, and final, Case Study looks at the use of the Amazon Web Services.  The available services include application-hosting, e-commerce, cloud computing etc. all of which are accessed using Web Services.  For each of these Case Studies we look at the commercial benefits and outline the technical issues that have to be resolved.

Podcast

This is a 1 hour podcast. The file format is MPEG4. Make sure that your device can play this file type. (INCOMPLETE)

Booklet

	This is a PDF file. This format is also valid for most eBooks.
	This is an EPUB file. It is designed for use with eBooks.

Source Materials

The set of source materials available are:

• Slides – Microsoft Powerpoint files
• Booklet – Adobe InDesign files (CS4)
• Podcast – Apple GarageBand (5.0.1)

Useful Links

Useful sites with general material on SOA are available at:

• Oracle SAIP – Oracle Student Administration Integration Portal product page
• E-learning interoperability specifications – IMS GLC specifications web pages
• Amazon Web Services – overview of the available Web Services from Amazon

Licensing

The materials developed under this Digital 20/20 project are made available under a Creative Commons license.

Service Oriented Architecture: Preparing Your Business & IT Products by Colin Smythe, Dunelm Services Limited, June 2009 is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.

The attribution should be: Colin Smythe, Dunelm Services Limited, June 2009.