WA1564 SOA Foundation Workshop Training and Courseware

This 3-day course will introduce you to SOA (Service Oriented Architecture), one of the most popular business initiatives among corporations and government organizations today. Service Oriented Architecture provides a more agile and comprehensive way to integrate information systems and businesses processes than more traditional approaches. Students will be exposed to a broad range of enterprise SOA subjects, providing a solid foundational understanding of both business and technology elements of SOA.

Concepts in this workshop are re-enforced through a combination of group discussion, class exercises, case study explorations, and daily reviews.

• SOA Fundamentals
• Web Services
• Service Layers
• SOA Value Proposition
• Service Registries
• Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
• SOA Information Management
• Business Process Management (BPM)
• SOA Service Lifecycle
• Service Oriented Analysis and Design (SOAD)
• SOA Testing
• SOA Security
• Challenges, Risks, and SOA Governance
• SOA Maturity Models

• Gain an understanding of Service Oriented Architecture
• Learn the importance of BPM and governance to a successful SOA
• Explore the technology and business impacts of SOA
• Understand the SOA value proposition
• Learn the lifecycle for services and understand the challenges
• Gain a knowledge of security, testing, and information management within SOA
• Explore the relative maturity of SOA and models for gauging the maturity of an organization’s SOA initiative

This course is applicable to both technical and business personnel. It provides a general foundation in Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and addresses a wide range of enterprise elements and job roles.

There are no formal knowledge prerequisites.