Leverage the power of information management for Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)-based modeling, architecture, design, and implementation. See the various services that information management offers arranged into a stack view and get a detailed description of each. The authors start with metadata management and the importance of metadata integration, move into an examination of services that information management offers, and then present a SOA case study. Finally, the authors list some tools for the services discussed.
The Open Group works towards enabling access to integrated information within and between enterprises, based on open standards and global interoperability. It is a vendor-neutral and technology-neutral consortium that works with customers, suppliers, consortia and other standard bodies to capture, understand and address current and emerging requirements, establish policies and share best practices.