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