Artix for Architects

Target Population: This course is designed for Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects, Project Managers, and Program Managers. It is designed for people who are responsible for analyzing IT problems and selecting the appropriate technical architecture and the best tools for delivering the solution.
Pre-requisites: An understanding of Web Services and XML. A knowledge of the different middleware / transport protocols. Knowledge of C++/Java. Knowledge of Artix is a plus but not essential.
Duration/Format: 2 days. This is a course involving lectures, demos and case studies, delivered by an expert instructor.

Course Objectives:

On the completion of the course, the participants will:

understand the concepts of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Service-Oriented Integration(SOI)
be able to recognize situations where these concepts fit best
be able to articulate SOA/SOI proposals based on Artix
be able to architect service-based projects with enterprise requirements
be able to informatively evaluate existing integration technologies

Detailed Course Content

The Architect's World

What they do and how they work - requirements, evolution, integration
Leading to Architectural Challenges, Connections, and Components

Challenges

Architectural Approach - using Service-Oriented Architectural Style (SOA) and Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) as infrastructure
Artix Technologies for SOA/ESB: plugin architectural core, extensible framework, client, server code generation, standards-compliant WSDL extensions, service container

Connections - How to Connect Systems Together

Artix Enterprise Services for Building Systems:
Multiple Transports and Bindings as interconnect
Transparent and flexible routing of service invocations to multiple destinations - aka request forwarding
Chaining services to compose complex services from simpler services
Locator for service location independence and high availability
Session Management for stateful web service execution
Transaction Support
Security across multiple security environments
Logging subsystems to observe, monitor, track system behavior and performance

Components - What kinds of systems to connect

Legacy systems as components as well as developing new applications
Application system component heterogeneity
Programming Language Support (C++, Java, C#, COBOL, Pl/1)
OS platforms - Windows, Unix, Mainframe
Application development environments including CORBA, .NET via ArtixConnect , and J2EE using JCA
Middleware Support across MOMs, Enterprise Management Systems, etc

Putting it all together

How reliable, scalable, secure and transactional Web Services can be built using Artix
Technology and business integration patterns: TCO, M&A, Consolidation, BPI

Case Studies

Provide real world scenarios of SOA emphasizing protocol/operation routing
How Artix can be used to develop and deploy a SOA-based, Multi-Channel Access Architecture
Guidelines on how to use Artix to deliver business services across all touch points and delivery channels.

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