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Title: Building Corporate Portals with XML by Clive Finkelstein, Peter Aiken ISBN: 0-07-913705-9 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 26 August, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.99

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Average Customer Rating: 2.54 (13 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: It's My Professional "Bible"
Comment: This book is an excellent single reference and "how to" for Enterprise Engineering, Data Warehousing, Corporate (Enterprise) Portal Deployment, Metadata Management, and Business Reengineering. In addition it provides an overview of XML (eXtensible Markup Language) and describes the uses and value of XML in support of these methods and practices.

I have never read a more thorough description of the activities necessary for an enterprise to deliver the right information, regardless of source or format, to the right people, in the right form, and on demand. That alone justifies buying and using this book as my professional "Bible." The authors have also included practical advice and procedures for fully using the power of the Internet, intranets, and extranets to not only deliver quality information, but also transform enterprises to ensure their success in the 21st Century. As if that weren't enough, this book is a virtual "treasure map" that can guide visionary individuals and enterprises through the perpetual dangers of rapidly changing environments to the reward of information systems that fully support enterprise goals and strategies.

For over ten years, I have been a successful practitioner of many of the methods and techniques described by the authors, and I found the book to contain well-written, comprehensive descriptions of those methods. I also found many more techniques and practices that are both new and inspired, which will be of great value in my consulting practice.

I highly recommend this book to any information technology professional, regardless of experience. It should become your most valued reference. I also recommend that business analysts, management consultants, and enterprise managers acquire this book. Even though you may not be charged with "building enterprise portals," applying the concepts and methods contained in this book will make your jobs easier and may even be the key to your success.

Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent presentation of architecture!
Comment: This is a fabulous book! There is something for everyone: business executives, IS management, techies, everyone.

The work is well written, filled with excellent examples, comprehensive. There are examples of approaches to architecture, methodologies for modeling, explanations and examples of XML, business reasons to pursue these things, etc.

I am encouraged every time I see someone providing an excellent presentation of the holistic approach to architecture. I am frustrated every time I see a company rush to the web, getting excited about the shiny new front-end toys, and not being successful because the real problem is in the legacy that shackles the company.

A new front end will not provide information by itself. That is a point thoroughly made by this book. Technology is only one part of an information portal. And, perhaps, it is the easy part.

"To achieve the true flexibility and information support that is offered by Enterprise Portals, organizations must integrate and use their information and knowledge resources more effectively than they do today. This knowledge integration depends on the establishment of an Enterprise Architecture..." pp. 508-509.

Some people already embrace this. This book will help others to "get it". Unfortunately, some will never get it.

Thank you Mr. Finkelstein and Mr. Aiken. Great Work!!!

Rating: 1
Summary: What a waste!
Comment: This book wastes quite a few things, very respected names like Finkelstein, Aiken and Zachman and lots of pages. It will waste your time as well. This book is a vague attempt on connecting XML with information engineering.