Architecting Enterprise Solutions : Patterns for High-Capability Internet-based Systems

ISBN-13: 9780470856123 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 380 str.

Paul Dyson; Andrew Longshaw

Opis

• A practical, nuts-and-bolts guide to architectural solutions that describes step-by-step how to design robustness and flexibility into an Internet-based system
• Based on real-world problems and systems, and illustrated with a running case study
• Enables software architects and project managers to ensure that nonfunctional requirements are met so that the system won't fall over, that it can be maintained and upgraded without being switched off, and that it can deal with security, scalability, and performance demands
• Platform and vendor independence will empower architects to challenge product-dictated limitations

Spis treści

Acknowledgements.

An All–Too–Common Story.

Introduction.

Part 1 Architecture, Patterns and Internet Technology.

System Architecture.

Internet Technology Systems.

Architectural Patterns for Internet Technology Systems.

The GlobalTech System.

Part 2 The Patterns.

Fundamental Patterns.

System Performance Patterns.

System Control Patterns.

System Evolution Patterns.

Part 3 Application of the Patterns.

GlobalTech Revisited.

Appplying the Patterns.

Moving on from Here.

Appendix Reference Patterns.

Bibliography.

Glossary.

O autorze

Paul Dyson has built large–scale internet–based systems for Lastminute.com, Philips, ThinkNatural.com and Interbrew, taking the role of application architect and designing both hardware and software architectures for the final solution and providing technical leadership to the development teams. He is a conference presenter and has chaired international events such as Europlop and OT.

Andy Longshaw specialises in J2EE, XML, Web–based technologies and components, particularly the design and architecture decisions. He is a trainer, writer, consultant and conference speaker.

Blurb

Companies increasingly rely on systems that are secure, flexible and available 24x7. They are often developed in a very short time frame with changing requirements and increasing levels of complexity. Despite this, they must still display acceptable levels of performance, availability, scalability, security and a variety of other non–functional characteristics. These requirements need to be addressed in every part of the system including hardware, software, network topology and system configuration.

Architecting Enterprise Solutions is based on real world problems and systems. It takes a practical approach to architectural solutions giving step–by–step advice on how to design high performance, controllable and flexible systems. Design patterns provide a platform–independent way to show tried and tested solutions to common pitfalls and problems encountered when developing high–capability systems. The running case study illustrates the evolution of a system as it grows in functionality and capability, and each chapter closes with a new evolutionary variant of the overall system, illustrating its improved cap abilities.

Whether you are looking to gain insight into architectural problems and solutions or in need of practical help in day–to–day system construction, Paul Dyson and Andy Longshaw provide a practical and solution–focused aid to architecting enterprise solutions.