BPEL 2.0 Resources
In the course of learning BPEL 2.0 it was very hard not because of BPEL 2.0 but because of a shortage in this area in the available books. To help starters to speed up their paces I recommend few sources here I found helpful.
1- ActiveBPEL Designer User Guide
This is the best resource I used. It's very practical and could be used stand alone. It's free from ActiveBPEL. Also there is an open source BPEL engine available from the same vendor.
This is not an easy resource but it helps as a reference rather than a study guide.
3- SOA for the Business Developer: Concepts, BPEL, and SCA, First Edition
This book has an appendix for BPEL 2.0. Also it's a nice book.
4- ActiveBPEL Samples
This is very useful samples. If you follow them all you will have a very good understanding of BPEL 2.0. ActiveBPEL also has some proprietary extensions to BPEL 2.0. I think these extensions also are very important.
I hope these resources be useful for any one who needs to learn BPEL 2.0
I'll try to talk about BPEL tools soon. Also SOA & BPM will be our most important topics to talk about it in the nearest future.
Thanks
Ahmad Khalafallah