Fast SOAteaches readers how to apply native XML technology to SOA. This book discusses applications in data mediation using mid-tier data and service caching to handle the explosion of new schemas and new devices in an ever changing environment; data aggregation in the SOA middle-tier for off-line browsing, service acceleration through mid-tier caching and transformation, and bandwidth-needs reduction; increased service and application scalability and performance; successful evaluations of application server, XML parser, relational and native XML database, Enterprise Service Bus, Business Integration server, workflow server, and Web Service tools for performance, scalability, and developer productivity; improved service governance through XML persistence in SOA registries and repositories; and composite data services (CDS) to provide maximum reuse of software components and data, accelerate performance, and reduce development time and maintenance in your SOA. This book is recommended for software and data architects, IT application developers, and IT managers who are developing the next generation of web services and service oriented architectures. Data mediation using mid-tier data and service caching to handle the explosion of new schemas and new devices in an ever changing environmentData aggregation in the SOA middle-tier for off-line browsing, service acceleration through mid-tier caching and transformation, and bandwidth-needs reductionIncreased service and application scalability and performanceSuccessful evaluations of application server, XML parser, relational and native XML database, Enterprise Service Bus, Business Integration server, workflow server, and Web Service tools for performance, scalability, and developer productivityImproved service governance through XML persistence in SOA registries and repositoriesComposite data services (CDS) to provide maximum reuse of software components and data, accelerate performance, and reduce development time and maintenance in your SOA | Fast SOA by Frank Cohen, Paperback | Indigo Chapters