IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliance Handbook

by Bill Hines, John Rasmussen, Jaime Ryan

Expert Guide to Deploying, Using, and Managing DataPower SOA Appliances IBM® WebSphere® DataPower® appliances can simplify SOA deployment, strengthen SOA security, enhance SOA performance, and dramatically improve SOA return on investment. In this book, a team of IBM’s leading experts show how to make the most of DataPower SOA appliances in any IT environment. The authors present IBM DataPower information and insights that are available nowhere else. Writing for working architects, administrators, and security specialists, they draw extensively on their deep experience helping IBM customers use DataPower technologies to solve challenging system integration problems. IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliance Handbook begins by introducing the rationale for SOA appliances and explaining how DataPower appliances work from network, security, and Enterprise Service Bus perspectives. Next, the authors walk through DataPower installation and configuration; then they present deep detail on DataPower’s role and use as a network device. Using many real-world examples, the authors systematically introduce the services available on DataPower devices, especially the “big three”: XML Firewall, Web Service Proxy, and Multi-Protocol Gateway. They also present thorough and practical guidance on day-to-day DataPower management, including, monitoring, configuration build and deploy techniques. Coverage includes • Configuring DataPower’s network interfaces for common scenarios • Implementing DataPower deployment patterns for security gateway, ESB, and Web service management applications • Proxying Web applications with DataPower • Systematically addressing the security vulnerabilities associated with Web services and XML • Integrating security with WebSphere Application Server • Mastering DataPower XSLT custom programming • Troubleshooting using both built-in and external tools

913 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2008

About the author

Bill Hines is a professional financial planner, Ramsey Master Financial Coach, Investment Advisor Representative, and Financial/Retirement/FIRE planner located in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania.

He is the founder of Money Coach Group, Inc (an organization that has helped countless clients emerge from debt to a better life) and Emancipare (an organization that provides honest, ethical, inexpensive, flat-fee, fee-only, fiduciary investment advice and financial planning).

Reviews

[David Arnold · Rating 5 out of 5]

The IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliance Handbook offers deep insights into optimizing appliance-based architectures for enterprise systems. While it focuses on IT appliances, the principle of streamlined performance through specialized hardware also applies to home environments. For those dealing with everyday appliance issues in Atlanta, https://nobleappliancerepairatlanta.com/ provides expert repair services that ensure your home systems run just as efficiently.

[Gabriel Gasparolo]

The book is good as a starter but felt short to do really advanced things, things that DataPower is capable of doing. If you need to get a full view of DataPower, this book is for you. If you want to resolve problems or improve on what you've been doing, this book could be of little help.

[Jili]

stupid.... never can open a book.