Contents
Chapter 1 Event Processing Overview
Introduction to Events and Event Processing
Chapter 2 Event-Processing Patterns in Business
Categories of Business Drivers for Event Processing
The Basic Action: An Interaction
Time-, Request-, and Event-Driven Interactions
Contracts: Formalization of Shared Expectations
Hybrid Systems: Combinations of Interaction Types
Chapter 3 Using EventProcessing in Business Applications
Chapter 4 Costs and Benefits of Event-Processing Applications
Exploiting Events for Business Value
Chapter 5 Types of Event-Processing Applications
Features Driving Demand for Event Processing
A Framework for Analyzing Which Business Domains Are Suitable for Event Processing
Chapter 6 Event-Processing Architecture
Reference Architecture for Event-Processing Networks
Implementing the Principles of EDA in an EPN
Chapter 7 Events and Complex Events
Chapter 8 From Architecture to Application
Role of Notifications in Business Applications
Application Architecture Styles
Chapter 9 The Role of Event Processing in SOA and Application Development
Action Items for Successful Event Processing
Chaper 10 Positioning Event Processing in the IT World
Events in Business Process Management
Event Processing in Business Intelligence
Rule Engines and Event Processing
Chapter 12 The Future of Event Processing
Solving the World’s Problems One Application at a Time
Appendix A Books and Other Resources