Software Group 1

SOA LiteA Real World Example

Software Group 2

Owen ThomasSolutions Architect, Gen-i

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Presentation Overview• Aon New Zealand• Key Business Issues• Adopting SOA• Solution Business Benefits

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Aon• International World Leader• NZ’s largest insurance broker• Variety of Business Solutions

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Key Business Issues• Competitive Constraints• Limited Scope

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What AON wanted

Users The Data

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Business Problem

? InsuranceApplication

Business PartnerApplication

New Zealand AustraliaNew Zealand HQ

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Adopting SOA• Standard way of sharing Application and

Business data with Business Partners

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Business Architecture

Web Service

InsuranceApplication

Business PartnerApplication

New Zealand AustraliaNew Zealand HQ

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Business PatternsSelf-ServiceSelf-Service addresses the general case

of internal and external users interacting with enterprise transactions and data.

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Examples• Locate resources• Financial Planner• Policy Summary

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Real World Example

Web Service eBenefitsBusiness Partner

Application

Ngai Tahu AustraliaAon NZ

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Standardised Access

Web Service

InsuranceApplication

Business PartnerApplication

Standard Access

Technology Specific

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Minimalist ApproachKEEP IT SIMPLE

Web Service

InsuranceApplication

Business PartnerApplication

New Zealand AustraliaNew Zealand HQ

SOAP/HTTPSOAP/HTTP

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Infrastructure

WebsphereWeb

ServicesGateway

DMZ

InsuranceApplication

Business PartnerApplication

New Zealand AustraliaNew Zealand HQ

VPN WAN

encrypted

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Inside the Engine

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SOA LiteThe Solution

WebsphereWeb

ServicesGateway

DMZ

InsuranceApplication

Business PartnerApplication

New Zealand AustraliaNew Zealand HQ

VPN WAN

encrypted

ACORD Standard ServiceBusiness Partner Service map

SOAP SOAP

WSWS

Less then $100K

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Solution Benefits

• Standards• Benefit to Business Partners • Improved Delivery • Skills base

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Where to from Here

• Tailored Services• A Platform for the future• Outsourcing

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Tailored Mapping

• Expose what you want

Service 1Read Only

InsuranceApplication

InsuranceService

Business Partner 1

Business Partner 2

Service 2Fully Functional

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Platform

The Portal Composite Pattern

Service 1Read Only

InsuranceApplication

InsuranceService

Business Partner 1

Service 2Fully FunctionalPortlet

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Portal Solution

• Self-Service• Collaboration• Information Aggregation

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Outsourcing

Web Service eBenefitsBusiness Partner

Application

Business Partner IndiaAon NZ

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Why SOA Lite worked

Simplicity

Simplicity

Simplicity

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SOA Heavy vs. SOA Lite

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Summary

• The Problem• The Solution• The Implementation • A Result

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Thanks from Aon

Software Group 28

Thank You