Transactions are entering the web services platform in the form of 'web service transactions'. But are they really needed? This presentation will explore the relevant WS-* standards, why and when they can be useful, and also when to avoid them. In addition, the talk will discuss some (perceived?) alternatives like BPEL or reliable messaging. This session will give you the foundation for building rock-solid reliable web services by choosing the right tools at the right time.
Guy Pardon is the lead architect at Atomikos. Over the years, he has lead the development of several transaction products (both commercial and research prototypes) and his main expertise is in reliable computing, especially when applied to distributed information systems. This is reflected in the Atomikos Transactions product, a java transaction manager for both J2EE, J2SE and web services. Before co-founding Atomikos, Guy acquired a PhD in technical sciences at ETH Zurich (Switzerland) where he researched and pioneered transaction platforms for Internet services (the kind of systems that are today called web services). Central to his past and current interest/work is the autonomy of web service sites, while still offering the reliability found in classical transaction systems.
SOA Development using JBossESB— Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) are the buzzwords of choice today. However, where do they fit in with IT development (and budgets)? What is their relationship to Web Services and the rapidly evolving WS-* architecture? In this presentation, we'll look at SOA and ESB concepts, relate them to what is happening with the JBossESB product and how you can plan your IT development accordingly.
ServiceMix— Apache ServiceMix is an Open Source ESB (Enterprise Service Bus) that combines the functionality of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and an Event Driven Architecture (EDA) to create an agile, enterprise ESB.
Solving the SOA Paradox through Application Performance Monitoring— Enterprises are deploying SOAs to gain business flexibility and efficiency. However when it comes to ensuring superior performance this approach and the technologies that underpin it, pose special management challenges. The loose coupling of services offers clear benefits - such as better alignment between business and IT; however, the complexities of service-orientation bring hidden performance risks. SOAs are simply the next generation of composite web applications, which CA Wily has been managing for over 9 years. They do have specific management challenges, but these must be considered in the context of the whole web application infrastructure through which Web services transactions flow.
Master Data Management and SOA— This session will let you discover what Master Data Management is all about and how it can be concretely implemented. You will understand the added value of Master Data Management in a Service oriented Architecture.
Mule 2 and Beyond— Mule is one of the leading open source ESB and integration framework. It's focus has always been on the developer with the aim of simplifying the difficult task of implementing an integration or SOA project. The focus Mule 2.0 is to make things even easier, more powerful even more robust. This talk will pivot on some of the new features of Mule.