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Web 2.0 is more pervasive than ever, with business analysts and technologists struggling to comprehend the opportunity it represents. But what exactly is Web 2.0 - a marketing term or technical reality? This fascinating book finally puts substance behind the phenomenon by identifying the core patterns of Web 2.0, and by introducing an abstract model and reference architecture to help you take advantage of them. In "Web 2.0 Architectures", authors Duane Nickull, Dion Hinchcliffe, and James Governor - who have 40 years of combined experience with technical specifications and industry trends - examine what makes successful Web 2.0 services such as Google AdSense, Flickr, BitTorrent, MySpace, Facebook, and Wikipedia tick. The result is a base of knowledge that developers, business people, futurists, and entrepreneurs can understand and use as a source of ideas and inspiration. This book reveals: a Model for Web 2.0 - an in-depth look at how the classic Client-Server model has evolved into a more detailed Web 2.0 model; Web 2.0 Reference Architecture - a generic component view that helps decision-makers recognize basic patterns in existing Web 2.0 applications - patterns that can be repurposed for other commercial ventures; and Specific Patterns of Web 2. 0 - How Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Software as a Service pattern (SaaS), Participation-Collaboration Pattern, AJAX, Mashups, Rich User Experience (a.k.a. RIA), Collaborative Tagging Systems (Folksonomy), and more can be used in your technology business. In true Web 2.0 fashion, Nickull, Hinchcliffe, and Governor will present the reference architecture and patterns on their companion website so that people in the industry can augment it and continue the discussion.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #44181 in Books
• Published on: 2009-05-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

About the Author
James Governor is Principal Analyst and founder of RedMonk (http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/). He leads coverage in the enterprise applications space, assisting clients with application development, integration middleware and systems management issues, as they relate to operational and business process optimization.

Before RedMonk he spent three years at Illuminata, Inc., where he led both the Application Strategies and Enterprise Management practices at the firm. He worked with both vendor clients, to establish product development and marketing strategies, and as an advisor on IT strategy to user organizations and service providers. James managed other analysts at the firm to ensure timely delivery of reports and custom research projects.

He joined Illuminata from InformationWeek UK, where he was deputy managing editor.

Before InformationWeek he worked at Computing, the UK's leading enterprise title. As a reporter he specialized in systems management, application middleware, and legacy operating environments, working closely with IT managers and vendors to identify and break exclusive news stories.

James has been an IBM and Microsoft corporate watcher for 8 years. He's regularly quoted in US and European press, and has served as an industry expert for television and radio segments with media outlets like the BBC.

Dion Hinchcliffe is founder and chief technology officer for the Enterprise Web 2.0 advisory and consulting firm Hinchcliffe & Company, based in Alexandria, Virginia. A veteran of software development, Dion has been working for two decades with leading-edge methods to accelerate project schedules and raise the bar for software quality. He has extensive practical experience with enterprise technologies and he consults, speaks, and writes prolifically on IT and software architecture. Dion still works in the trenches with enterprise IT clients in the federal government and Fortune 1000. He also speaks and publishes about Web 2.0 and SOA on a regular basis. Dion is working on a book about Web 2.0 for Addison-Wesley and is currently editor-in-chief of the Web 2.0 Journal and AjaxWorld Magazine.

Duane Nikull works as a senior technical evangelist for Adobe Systems, Inc. The main focus of his professional career (http://www.nickull.net) has been to work for both the United Nations CEFACT committee and OASIS for the purposes of writing and building new architectures for global integration of multiple systems. Since 1996, he has worked on multiple enterprise architectures including many service oriented architectures (SOA) within various standards bodies including W3C, UN/CEFACT, OASIS and others. He has also contributed to many SOA papers and articles on service oriented architecture. His focus has shifted towards many web service standards in recent years.

He has worked on many other interesting technologies including the first contextual XML Search Engine, an Alternative fuel hydrogen project and the new UN/CEFACT eBusiness Architecture and related technologies.

Customer Reviews

Best book on the subject
Although many people think they know what Web 2.0 means, there is still confusion. This book is a definitive guide to all things Web 2.0, covering architectural patterns, where to use them, where not to use them etc. It goes over what lead to the evolution of Web 2.0 and hints at where things are going in the future. The authors manage to tie in other important topics such as SOA, SaaS and Mashups. At the end of this book you'll be left in no doubt as to what constitutes Web 2.0 architecture. Plus the style of writing makes it easy to digest and understand. Definitely a book to have in your library and one of the best books I've read in a very long time!

A must-read for anyone interested in Web 2.0
This is without doubt the best book I have read on Web 2.0. It actually spells out in detail what is meant by Web 2.0 from both a systems architecture and an applications point of view, in a way that incorporates the user at the outset. Further, unlike some other books in this space that make rather hyperbolic predictions about what Web 2.0 might (or might not) mean for business, this text instead sets out boxed 'entrepreneur alerts' which point out gaps where innovation could occur. This is so useful in providing *meaningful* linkages between technical possibilities and market realities. Supporting that, there are plenty of practical checklists for actually making things work, such as "What Web 2.0 Users Will Demand of User Interface Designers".

There is of course lots of technical material that will interest developers seeking to enter this field. Chapter 7 is the conceptual heart of the book, identifying 'Specific Patterns of Web 2.0', fundamental system arrangements that provide a foundation for applications; each section is linked to business contexts. The authors point out this debate is still ongoing, as the systems context is constantly evolving. However it is clear that constructs such as, for example, Service-Oriented Architecture, Collaborative Tagging and Participative-Collaboration will be around for some time. Earlier chapters underpin this important set of conclusions with introductory material on the nature of Web 2.0, with examples (Chapters 1-3) and discussions of modelling paradigms (Chapterts 4-6). Concluding, the final chapter takes a look into how to create services that last into an uncertain future.

Finally, as well as being useful for systems developers and aspirant entrepreneurs, there is some useful material for anyone seeking to just know more about internet basics: what it is, how messages are transmitted, how it has developed and some explanation of terms such as HTML, Java, AJAX. Certainly the most useful book I've read in while.