SOA Resource Center

Welcome to the Oracle SOA Resource Center. Here you will find valuable resources and information to help your organization succeed with SOA.

Personalized, Free SOA Assessment in 10 Minutes
While the benefits of SOA are compelling, adoption can be a challenge. The Oracle SOA Assessment is designed to help your organization develop a strategy for SOA adoption. Complete a series of questions to assess your organization's SOA capabilities and receive immediate results and recommendations in a personalized report.

TEST YOUR ASSESSMENT SKILLS	PROJECT SELECTION	NEW AND NOTEWORTHY ARTICLES
SOA METHODOLOGY	GOVERNANCE AND SECURITY	HOW TO
BEST PRACTICES

	TEST YOUR ASSESSMENT SKILLS
	These case studies describe fictitious companies in need of an SOA assessment. Using the Oracle Level 5 SOA Maturity Model cheatsheet, read the case study and assess the company's SOA capabilities, then compare your results with analysis from Oracle's experts in the solution document. Cheatsheet: Oracle Level 5 SOA Maturity Model cheatsheet (PDF) Sample exercise #1: Case study (PDF) \| Solution (PDF) Sample exercise #2: Case study (PDF) \| Solution (PDF) Sample exercise #3: Case study (PDF) \| Solution (PDF) Sample exercise #4: Case study (PDF) \| Solution (PDF)

	PROJECT SELECTION
	Trying to find the right project to start with SOA? This short tutorial will prepare you to attempt the following SOA project selection exercise. Internet seminar: Best Practices for SOA Project Selection Tutorial (9 min.) Exercise: SOA Project Selection (PDF) Solution: SOA Project Selection (PDF)

	NEW AND NOTEWORTHY ARTICLES
	SOA World: Enterprise Mashups and SOA Part 1 \| Part 2 Dr. Dobb's: Amazon EC2 and Oracle SOA Suite a Strong Combo

	SOA METHODOLOGY
	ebizQ: Assessing your Capabilities ebizQ: Project Selection ebizQ:Project Execution

	GOVERNANCE AND SECURITY
	White paper: SOA Governance - Framework and Best Practices (PDF) White paper: SOA Governance and Management Infrastructure Requirements (PDF) SOA World: Best Practices for SOA Security SOA World: Extending Identity Management Into a SOA

	HOW TO
	Java Developers Journal: Build a User Interface for SOA SOA World: Combine BPEL Processes and Human Workflow SOA World: Combine BPEL Processes and Business Rules Business Integration Journal: Improve Business Operations with BAM

	BEST PRACTICES
	Business Integration Journal: What you Should Know about SOA Project Assumptions SOA World: Best Practices for Building SOA Applications Part 1 \| Part 2 SOA World: Interoperability, Performance, Security and Management Best Practices for SOA SOA World: Accessing Data in an SOA