| "Doug Kaye provides
a deeply insightful overview of emerging Web services
technology. This books clearly and compellingly stresses
the design philosophies of loose coupling and service-oriented
architectures as the real power behind Web services.
Loosely Coupled is essential reading for anyone seeking
to deploy this technology-it provides a balanced and
pragmatic view of the opportunities and challenges ahead." |
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—John Hagel, III, Management
consultant, author of Out of the Box
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| "Loosely Coupled is
a visionary overview of Web services at a time when
the IT and business press is still groping to understand
its significance amidst the usual vendor hype and noise.
Doug Kaye's ability to weave nuanced, objective technology
overviews together with practical, leading-edge advice
make this an essential reference I can highly recommend
to any Web services pioneer from the software development
lab to the executive suite." |
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—Scott Mace, IT journalist
and radio/event producer
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| "Loosely Coupled moves beyond the
bits and bytes to examine the strategic issues that
organizations face when implementing web services. Whether
you are a technologist or an IT manager, this book will
give you the perspective you need to make sure that
all of your web services bases are being covered." |
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—Tony Hong, XMethods
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| "Before embarking on any web services
project, make sure you have this book within handy reach,
because you'll want to refer to it again and again.
It's an essential guide to the vital concepts and practical
considerations to help you reap maximum business value
from deploying the technology." |
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—Phil Wainewright, CEO, Procullux
Ventures,
and founder of LooselyCoupled.com
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"Doug Kaye has done it again.
His Strategies for Web Hosting was a
grand tour of managed services. Now he's applied his
talent for comprehensive analysis and clear writing
to the emerging area of web services. This isn't just
a book about SOAP or standards, but a complete look
at everything you need to do to deliver web services
as part of your corporate strategy. If you're looking
for straightforward answers that cut through the hype,
then look no further." |
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—Phil Windley, Former CIO,
State of Utah
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"Doug Kaye provides an eminently
pragmatic approach to understanding how web services
technologies are impacting today's enterprise IT projects.
Reading Loosely Coupled, I learned a lot about what
really works with these emerging web services software
and standards."
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—Brent Sleeper, The Stencil
Group
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| "Loosely Coupled bridges the gap
between the technology of Web Services and the business
implications of Service orientation. Doug Kaye eloquently
explains the difficult conceptual issues behind Web
Services and Service-oriented architectures to both
business and technical audiences." |
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—Jason Bloomberg, Senior
Analyst, ZapThink LLC
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| "I'm very impressed by the range
of Doug Kaye's grasp of the crucial concepts, ranging
from what's important to business to the current and
future technologies." |
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—Eric Newcomer, CTO, IONA
(Author of Understanding Web Services)
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| "Loosely Coupled goes beyond simply
echoing the hype surrounding web services, and offers
invaluable guidance in the benefits to be gained and
strategies for deploying web services initiatives that
drive real business value." |
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—Mark Potts, CTO Talking
Blocks
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| "This book gives a perspective
of web services which just wasn't previously available.
It will help you develop a strategic approach to bringing
web services into your organization. Anyone who wants
to make an informed decision in this area owes it to
themselves to get this book." |
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—Tim McNearny, Navis
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