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A large bank has a paper-based process for transferring funds between regional centers that takes days to complete. They want to use SOA to automate this process. As an SOA Designer, what is a likely reason to also include Partner Services?
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Which statement about SOA service design is true?
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Which statement is true when designing services within SOA guidelines?
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A retail company is faced with the challenge of quickly introducing new products involving components from multiple lines-of-business. How can adopting SOA help this company meet this challenge?
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A retail company is faced with the challenge of quickly introducing new products involving components from multiple lines-of-business. How can adopting SOA help this company meet this challenge?
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An organization with a strong background in J2EE development and excellent IT governance is starting its first SOA project. Using the Service Integration Maturity Model (SIMM) as a guide, which action should they take to extend their object oriented modeling capability to increase their chance of success with this SOA project?
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A company has started an ambitious SOA project as part of an enterprise modernization initiative. The SOA Designer has determined that their mainframe-based portfolio is a tightly coupled set of applications owned by different IT organizations. In addition, the SOA executive sponsor is concerned that their mainframe portfolio and skill base will make the transition to SOA difficult. What should the SOA Designer do?
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An organization in the utilities sector has used WebSphere MQ for several years. Over time, the staff has developed expertise in WebSphere MQ and they are most comfortable solving problems using messaging- based technology. They plan to take advantage of SOA but are concerned about the risk of moving to new technology. Which technical solution should be suggested for this client?
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A retail bank built an SOA for their customer service portal. Their layered architecture contains services at all levels. The system is not providing the performance required. What should the SOA Designer examine first to identify the cause?
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A delivery company currently has a process where office staff must update a number of legacy systems with the status of deliveries from paper-based forms. The company wants to deploy new wireless handheld devices to their drivers so they can report on the progress of daily deliveries in real-time. What should be the initial approach for this scenario?