JBoss SOA Governance: Overlord.
Any computer system, whether it is centralized or distributed, needs some form of governance, i.e., the act of monitoring and managing the system. Such governance may be as simple as ensuring only authorized users have access to services, or as complex as guaranteeing the system and its components maintain a level of availability or reliability in the presence of failures or increased system load. Managing distributed systems has always been a critical aspect for users, developers and administrators. As those distributed systems grew in scope and scalability, spanning multiple organizations with different infrastructures and trust boundaries, governance became more difficult but even more important. Governance deals with the processes by which a system operates. In order to have successful governance, some form of management, monitoring and administration is required for these processes
SOA governance is the discipline of creating policies and communicating and enforcing them. Overlord is the project that will bring governance to the JBoss SOA Platform and eventually beyond. We will be working with other projects, such as DNA and JBossESB within JBoss, as well as partners and groups in other communities.
About the Project
| Getting Involved | If you wish to get involved as a developer in the JBoss Overlord project, please visit the forms and get to know people. Also, it is recommended you visit the JIRA pages to get a glimpse of the status or project tasks. All of the developers on the JBoss Overlord project began as independent contributors to one JBoss project or another. JBoss core developers are guided by a meritocracy, and we hire talent anywhere in the world it may be. |
| Developers | Overlord is a new project within JBoss and we are actively looking for community developers. Get in touch! |
| Community | Our user and developer forums are the main channel of communication between all community members. If you experience problems, have questions, or simply want to meet the community, visit the forums. |
| Knowledge | Wiki Knowledge Base |
| Project Status | JBoss Overlord uses the JIRA tracking and project management system to organize and prioritize tasks. JBoss Overlord Project|Open Issues. |
| Acknowledgements | The JBoss Overlord was created by professional open source developers from around the world. We also have had contributions from leading SOA technologists from the community as well as working closely with a number of partners to provide enhanced capabilities, such as WS-CDL support. |
| Professional Support | JBoss Inc. delivers the Professional Support, Consulting, and Training that you need whether you are testing a proof of concept, deploying a mission-critical application, or rolling out JEMS across your enterprise. |
