Scattered, Out-of-Date,

The authors attempt an ambitious goal of covering many SOA topics - but their resulting text come across as scattered - vague - and lacking a coherent and practical application.

Thomas Erl's books are much better written - and have a coherent approch to buliding a solid body of knowledge.

For a manager / salesperson wanting a broad overview of SOA - they might be better served by reading Service Oriented Architecture For Dummies

Service Oriented Architecture For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

Other Reviews

• Scattered, Out-of-Date,
• Excellent book with excellent examples
• Useful at an architectural level but not at a development level
• No nonsense, practical advice
• Honest and insightfull