Architect Enterprise Applications with Java EE Ed 2

Objectives

• Define the Enterprise Architect’s roles, responsibilities and deliverables.
• Identify non-functional requirements (NFRs) and describe common problems and solutions.
• Translate business requirements into an architecture.
• Weigh choices in architecting the client, web, business, integration and data tiers.
• Apply various evaluation criteria to choosing architectural elements and patterns, tools, servers and frameworks.

Topics

• Introducing Enterprise Architecture
  • What is Enterprise Architecture?
  • An Architect’s Roles and Responsibilities

• Introducing Fundamental Architectural Concepts
  • Distinguish between architecture and design
  • Architectural Patterns
  • Architectural Deliverable Artifacts
  • What is an Enterprise Architecture Framework
  • 4 + 1 View Model
  • Architectural Modeling Using UML
  • Architecture Workflow
  • What is an Enterprise Architecture Framework
• Developing a Security Architecture
  • Analyzing the Impact of Security in Distributed Computing
  • Examining Security in the Java EE Technology
  • Understanding Web Services Security
• Understanding Non-Functional Requirements
  • Examining Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs)
  • Common Practices for Improving Qualities
  • Prioritizing Quality-of-Service (QoS) Requirements
  • Inspecting QoS Requirements for Trade-offs
• Defining Common Problems and Solutions: Risk Factors and System Flexibility
  • Identifying Risk Factors
  • Designing a Flexible Object Model
• Defining Common Problems and Solutions: Network, Transaction and Capacity Planning
  • Describing Network Communication Guidelines
  • Justifying the Use of Transactions
  • Planning System Capacity
• Java EE 7 Overview
  • Describe the new features in Java EE 7
  • Describe the impact of Java EE 7 features on J2EE, Java EE 5 and 6 architectures
• Developing an Architecture for the Client Tier
  • Client Tier Development Roles
  • Information Architecture Client Concerns
  • Selecting User Interface Devices and Technologies
  • Discovering Reusability in the Client Tier
  • Deployment Strategies for the User Interface
  • Security Concerns in the Client Tier
  • Testing
• Developing an Architecture for the Web Tier
  • Responsibilities of the Web Tier
  • Seperation of Concerns
  • Comparing Web Tier Frameworks
  • Providing Security in the Web Tier
  • Scaling the Web Tier
• Developing an Architecture for the Business Tier
  • Business Tier Technologies
  • Architecting the Domain Model
  • Development Best Practices
• Developing an Architecture for the Integration and Resource Tiers
  • Examining Enterprise Information System Integration
  • Reviewing Java Integration Technologies
  • Applying Integration Patterns
  • Examining Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Evaluating the Software Architecture
  • Evaluating Software Architectures
  • Evaluating Java EE Technologies
  • Creating System Prototypes
  • Selecting Servers and Frameworks