Author Description

This is Volume V of the long-awaited second edition of the 'bible' and expert guide to deploying, using, and managing IBM DataPower Gateway Appliances. DataPower appliances can simplify deployment, strengthen security, enhance performance, and dramatically improve return on investment for many use cases, such as mobile, Web, API, legacy, cloud, and SOA/Web Services. In this book, a team of leading experts show how to make the most of DataPower appliances in any IT environment.The authors present DataPower information and insights that are available nowhere else. Writing for working architects, administrators, developers, and security specialists, they draw extensively on their deep experience, helping IBM customers use DataPower technologies to solve challenging system integration problems.This volume focuses on security hardening your DataPower appliances from both an administrative and messaging perspective. It is based on military specifications designed by the United States Department of Defense.Subsequent volumes dive deep into areas including intro & setup (Vol I), network configuration (Vol II), development (Vol III), B2B and file transfer (Vol III).