Web 20 Architectures 1st Edition James Governor Dion Hinchcliffe Duane Nickull by James Governor; Dion Hinchcliffe; Duane Nickull 9780596514433, 0596514433 instant download after payment.

Web 2.0 is more pervasive than ever, but business analysts and technologists are still struggling to understand what it can offer them. So what exactly is it: a marketing term or technical reality? This instructive book explains the substance behind the phenomenon, identifying core patterns of Web 2.0 and introducing an abstract model and reference architecture to help you take advantage of them.
Web 2.0 Architectures examines why services such as Google AdSense, Flickr, MySpace, Facebook, and Wikipedia work. The result is a base of knowledge that developers, architects, businesspeople, and entrepreneurs can understand and use as a source Of ideas and inspiration.
This book reveals:
• A Web 2.0 model: How the classic Client-Server model evolved into a more detailed Web 2.0 model
• Web 2.0 reference architecture: A generic component view of basic Web 2.0 patterns that can be repurposed for other commercial ventures
• Specific Web 2.0 patterns: How Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Software as a Service (SaaS), Participation- Collaboration, Mashups, Rich User Experience, Collaborative Tagging Systems (Folksonomy), and more can be used in your business
If you want to understand what makes Web 2.0 tick, and how it will enhance your business, Web 2.0 Architectures takes you right to the core.
James Governor is principal analyst and founder of RedMonk, the first analyst firm built on open source.
Dion Hinchcliffe is founder and chief technology officer of Hinchcliffe & Company, a premier consulting firm that specializes in Enterprise Web 2.0, SOA, WOA, and RIA strategy and execution.
Duane Nickull, a senior technical evangelist for Adobe Systems, Inc., works for two United Nations committees, building architectures for global integration of multiple systems.