Arcitura Certified SOA Analyst

It takes a mastery of service modeling processes, business service definition practices, patterns, and principles to become an Arcitura Certified SOA Analyst. He or she is proficient at modeling service APIs, microservice APIs, service compositions, and creating service portfolio blueprints. The Acclaim/Credly account that supports the online verification of certification status is given to all individuals who achieve this certification and receive an official digital Certificate of Excellence and certification badge.

About the Course

SOACP Modules 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 constitute the SOA Analyst track. During the final course module, participants will work on a variety of lab exercises in order to fulfill project requirements and solve real-world problems by applying their knowledge of the preceding courses. Completion of these courses as part of a virtual or on-site workshop results in each participant receiving an official digital Certificate of Completion, as well as a digital Training Badge from Acclaim/Credly.

Modes of Examination

You can take exams anywhere in the world via Pearson VUE testing centers, Pearson VUE online proctoring, and Arcitura on-site exam proctoring at your location.

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Course Outline

The Arcitura Certified SOA Analyst course covers the following modules:

Module 1: Fundamental SOA, Services & Microservices

Business and Technology Drivers for SOA, Services, and Microservices
Strategic Goals and Benefits of Service-Oriented Computing
Plain English Introduction to Services and Microservices
Fundamental Characteristics of a Service-Oriented Architecture
Understanding Service-Orientation as a Design Paradigm, including the Four Pillars of Service-Orientation
Introduction to Service Layers, Service Models, and Service Compositions
Service Inventories, Service Layers, and Service API Governance and Management
Introduction to Common Service Technologies, including API Gateways, Virtualization, Containerization
Introduction to Cloud Computing and Cloud Services
Adoption Impacts, including considerations for Governance, Infrastructure, Performance, and Standardization

Module 3: Design & Architecture with SOA, Services & Microservices

Fundamental Application Design with SOA
Service-Orientation vs. “Silo”-Based Design
Service-Oriented Application Design with Microservices
Understanding Services and Service Capabilities
Understanding the Functional Context of Microservices
Complex Service Composition Design, Composition Runtime Roles and Responsibilities
Composition with Microservices
Distinguishing Characteristics of the SOA Model
The Eight Design Principles of Service-Orientation
Contract-First Design, Standardized Service Contracts, and Uniform Contracts
Service Loose Coupling and Coupling Types, Service Abstraction and Information Hiding
Service Reusability and Agnostic Design, Service Autonomy, and Runtime Control
Service Statelessness and State Deferral, Service Discoverability and Interpretability
Design Guidelines for REST Services
Design Guidelines for Web Services
Design Guidelines for Microservices

Module 4: Fundamental SOA Analysis & Modeling with Services & Microservices

Introduction to SOA Analysis
Roles of Service Analysts, Service Architects, and Service Custodians
Service, Capability, Data, and Constraint Granularities
Service Models and Service Layer Abstraction
Business and Utility Services
Agnostic and Non-Agnostic Services
Service Inventory Definition Basics
Domain and Enterprise Service Inventories
Service Normalization and Logic Centralization
Service Modeling Basics
Service Modeling and the Separation of Concerns
Functional Decomposition and Service Encapsulation
The entity, Utility, and Task Abstraction
Micro Task Abstraction for Microservice Modeling
Composition and Recomposition
Service API Modeling
Service Decomposition, Proxy Capability, and Decomposed Capability
Endpoint Redirection, Lightweight Endpoint, and Entity Linking

Module 5: Advanced SOA Analysis & Modeling with Services & Microservices

SOA Project and Lifecycle Stages
SOA Adoption Planning and Service Profiles
Service-Oriented Analysis and Service Modeling
Analysis and Modeling with REST Services and Microservices
Resource Identification and REST Composition Modeling
Modeling REST Services as Microservices
Uniform Contract Modeling and REST Capability Granularity
Understanding Resources vs. Entities
Analysis and Modeling with Web Services and Microservices
Modeling Utility and Entity Web Services
Modeling Web Services as Microservices
Service Modeling with BPMN and DMN
BPMN Process Modeling for Service Modeling
Decision Modeling with DMN

Module 6: SOA Analysis & Modeling Lab with Services & Microservices

A lab during which participants apply the concepts, processes, techniques, patterns, and principles covered in previous courses in order to complete a set of analysis and modeling exercises

Preparation Guide for the Arcitura Certified SOA Analyst Exam

Arcitura Certified SOA Analyst Study guide

Live Virtual Training

Whether you wish to attend a private workshop or a public workshop, Certified Trainers can deliver them virtually, allowing you to participate virtually. Participants in virtual workshops have the option of taking exams at Pearson VUE testing centers or online via electronic proctoring.

Self-Study With Study Kits

Course materials and supplements for self-paced study and exam preparation are available in Arcitura Study Kits which can be purchased with discounted Pearson VUE exam vouchers. The Certification Study Kit Bundle for the Certified SOA Analyst exam includes the following Study Kits:

Self-Study With eLearning

Online Video Courses are available for Certified SOA Analyst Arcitura, and discount Pearson VUE exam vouchers are available with course purchases. A one-year subscription to this eLearning Study Kit Bundle provides students with access to all the required course materials for completing the SOA Analyst track and taking the Certified SOA Analyst accreditation exam. This Certification Study Kit Bundle contains the following eLearning Study Kits:

Private & Public Workshops

For your convenience, Arcitura also provides a Certified Trainer who can conduct private on-site workshops at your location, which is also inclusive of proctored exams. Additionally, there are a number of public workshops available around the world on a regular basis

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