Building SOA With XML Appliances Better, Faster, Cheaper Constellation Incorporated
Copyright Constellation Incorporated 2011 What Is SOA? Service Oriented Architecture –Implements a set of software services According to some purists, “web services” only According to OASIS standard, any mechanism (Web Service, RPC etc.) –This is the standard paradigm for enterprise software integration today –Almost every organization is implementing SOA, but some are not managing it or not aware of it
Copyright Constellation Incorporated 2011 Top Vendors Software –TIBCO –Web Sphere –Web Logic –Mule (Open Source) XML Appliances for SOA –Solace –IBM
Copyright Constellation Incorporated 2011 Why XML Appliances? EAI and ESB Software –Common Approach, Popular –Slower –Lower cost to performance ratio –Requires significant maintenance and customization to operate –Managed like more servers XML Appliances –Hardware Acceleration (faster- “wire speed”) –Better Cost to Performance –Lower installed costs –Managed more effectively like communications equipment (SNMP etc.) –Simplified integration
Copyright Constellation Incorporated 2011 XAS We Refer to the concept as XASOA –XML Appliance based SOA –Pronounced “exa-sowah”
Copyright Constellation Incorporated 2011 Uses of XASOA Connecting “back end” IT –Accounting, travel, time accounting, ERP Information Sharing Command and Control –Situational Awareness aka COP –Sensor Systems Systems of Systems Federating ESBs Between Organizations & Enterprises –“Border technology features” to maintain security between organizational information
Copyright Constellation Incorporated 2011 Worlds Biggest Working Examples Stock Exchanges –HFT (High Frequency Trading) International Banking –All banks use this approach to process checks and transfers since the 1990s when IBM SNA went out of favor VISA network –Processes most credit card transactions worldwide for all card vendors (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, etc.)
Copyright Constellation Incorporated 2011 Recent C2 and Situational Awareness Activity Initial Concept at FEMA –By Constellation Inc EA Subcontractor DTRA Test Directorate identifies offerings in the market 2008 –Customer used Constellation Inc to evaluate efforts DTRA performs market comparison –Customer used Constellation Inc to evaluate efforts DTRA performs demonstration –Customer used Constellation Inc to evaluate efforts Second demonstration by DHS for PM-ISE –Constellation Inc effort Subcontractor PM-ISE recommends approach to others!
Copyright Constellation Incorporated 2011 Get More Information Get more information on saving money, improving performance, and improving management with your SOA efforts using XAS (XML Appliance based SOA) –Matthew Kern, CEA CISSP-ISSAP VP –Constellation Inc –Self Certified 8(a) Company – –