Independent View of SOA

Thomas Erl in this book provides an excellent reference and an independent/agnostic view of SOA that is not cluttered with Vendor speak. What I thought was valuable is the definition of business benefits, case studies and the beginning of SOA Principals and terminology that provides an organization a mechanism to organize their efforts and improve focus. Having worked with Web Services since 2001 and implemented them at many customers, the application and discussion of WS in conjunction with SOA is very helpful.

Other Reviews

• Much too verbose, will confuse someone just getting into SOA
• Thomas Erl has an easy to read writing style. Highly recommend this book.
• Independent View of SOA
• Excessively long winded for my use
• Too much theory