Service-oriented architecture (SOA) has become mainstream technology for
integrating disparate systems and applications. For building composite
applications, Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) has emerged as the
standard for business process flow orchestration and application integration
within organizations. Many IT organizations are deploying composite
applications that use BPEL to automate critical business processes. If your
application needs to be available 24/7, you need a reliable BPEL
infrastructure. In this article, we first present a typical BPEL engine
architecture and then outline its manageable entities, and the typical
management functions you need to worry about as an administrator. Finally, we
conclude with approaches and best practices for manag... (more)