Editor's Picks: The Best of our Web Services Coverage

August 16, 2004 (Computerworld)

Last year we boldly predicted a Web services tsunami (see story) affecting a wide swath of IT realms, from supply chains to CRM to programming tools. As it turns out, the technology is more difficult to implement than the vendors would have you believe. Users are delving into Web services, but it's hard work and requires some upfront thinking about how to develop and run a service-oriented architecture (see "Users Proceed Cautiously on Web Services Track").

So in this year's special report, we take a more sober view, and cover challenges such as directories, governance, security and reliability. If you want to dig deeper, here are the best of Computerworld's recent features on Web services and SOA.

User Applications

• Web Services in Action
• Web Services Put GIS on the Map

Service-oriented Architectures

• QuickStudy: SOA
• It's Time to Actively Manage Your SOA
• Event-driven Architecture Poised for Wide Adoption
• The Pathway to a Service-oriented Architecture

Testing

• Testing: Key to Web Services Success
• Quality Management for Web Services

Security

Overcoming Web Services Insecurities Ten Guidelines for Deploying Secure XML Web Services

Careers

• Preparing for a Career in Web Services

Opinions

• The Promise of Web Services Awaits Better Standards
• Who Will Win the Web Services War?
• SOA and the Services Transformation
• Predictions About Web Services