How to get started with SoA?

[arukas]

Hello All-

I am been studying Service Oriented Architecture, and to better understand how it works, I want to setup a small SOA project at home.  Is there an easy start guide for beginners that just takes your through it easily?

I have read about SOA, but its acronym after acronym and then more buzz words.  I just want something down and dirty that works, and I want to improve from there.  I'm interested in SOA and would like to play with it. 

Any help would be appreicated

Thanks!

[davsclaus]

Hi

I guess a good way is a combination with reading material / books etc. And then hands on experience trying out various SOA products and implementing some SOA projects.

SOA is a overloaded and broad term. So its not really confined to a single product / technology etc. So its hard to say when something is SOA or when its not.

You can say the FuseSource products can be used in a SOA infrastructure.

Good luck with your studies.