The New Language of Business : SOA and Web 2.0: Mini Book

•Understand what it means to be flex-pon-sive*-and how your organization can get there In The New Language of Business, senior IBM executive Sandy Carter demonstrates how to leverage SOA, Web 2.0, and related technologies to drive new levels of operational excellence and business innovation.Writing for executives and business leaders inside and outside IT, Carter explains why flexibility and responsiveness are now even more crucial to success-and why services-based strategies offer the greatest promise for achieving them. You'll learn how to organize your business into reusable process components-and support them with cost-effective IT services that adapt quickly and easily to change. Then, using extensive examples-including a detailed case study describing IBM's own experience-Carter identifies best practices, pitfalls, and practical starting points for success. Build the flex-pon-sive* business * Flex-pon-sive* companies respond with lightning speed and agility to rapidly changing business needs. Flex-pon-sive* companies are focused on processes that are enabled for change through IT. Foreword Part I: Start at the Beginning-The BusinessChapter 1: The Innovation Imperative Chapter 2: What Is Flex-pon-sive*? Chapter 3: Deconstructing Your Business: Component Business Model Part II: A Flexible Business Requires Flexible IT Chapter 4: SOA as the DNA of a Flex-pon-sive* and Innovative Company Chapter 5: SOA Key Concepts Chapter 6: SOA Governance and Service Lifecycle Chapter 7: Three Business-Centric SOA Entry Points Chapter 8: What about Web 2.0 and SOA? Are They Related? Part III: How to Implement Flex-pon-sive* in Your Business Chapter 9: The Top 10 Don'ts! Chapter 10: Case Study: IBM Chapter 11: Putting It All Together