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ESB & SOA Infrastructure

While some industry experts claim that an enterprise service bus (ESB) is critical to a successful service-oriented architecture (SOA) implementation, others are pointing towards emerging technologies which are shifting the focus away from ESBs. How important are ESBs to SOA and the enterprise, and will new effort to understand them pay off in the long-term?

This e-book provides valuable insight on SOA, ESBs and the modern enterprise. Topics covered include:

  • The role of ESBs in application integration
  • Tips on open source and SOA infrastructure
  • And Forrester's take on where ESB fits in today's enterprise architecture

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