TY - BOOK AU - Sahai,Akhil AU - Graupner,Sven ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Web Services in the Enterprise: Concepts, Standards, Solutions, and Management T2 - Network and Systems Management, SN - 9780387275970 AV - QA76.9.M3 U1 - 005.74 23 PY - 2005/// CY - Boston, MA PB - Springer US KW - Computer science KW - Information systems KW - Information Systems KW - Electronic commerce KW - Computer Science KW - Management of Computing and Information Systems KW - Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet) KW - Electronic Commerce/e-business N1 - Web Services and Management -- Overview of Web Services -- Application Management and Web Services -- Enterprise Management and Web Services -- Perspectives on Web Services Management -- Managing Web Services From an E-Business Perspective -- Managing Applications and It Infrastructure of Web Services -- The Practice of Web Services Management -- Instrumentation of Web Services -- Managing Composite Web Services -- Management Using Web Services N2 - The emergence of Web services is transforming traditional enterprises. However, the industry hype surrounding these technologies obscures the understanding of their impact and implications to enterprises. Here the authors take the "big picture" perspective, offering a thorough understanding of the concepts behind Web service technologies: the challenges and opportunities they present, how they fit into the enterprise stack, how they relate to the business and IT layers of the enterprise, as well as the existing and emerging standards and their relevance. This professional reference is a guide for computing professionals, academics, students and researchers, helping them learn about the important concepts behind the Web services paradigm and its impact on the enterprise. In addition, the text instructs professionals, business managers and analysts on how to use Web services in the context of traditional application, system and network management UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27597-5 ER -