Applications that work perfectly in controlled settings often fail in production environments, impacting business operations. This book explores a frequently overlooked aspect of software development: non-functional design and testing. In the real world, hostile production conditions and changing business usage can lead to unforeseen downtime or unacceptable system performance. Written by technologists and based on real field experience, the book examines common failure scenarios, defensiv...

“There’s an incredible amount of depth and thinking in the practices described here, and it’s impressive to see it all in one place.”—Win Treese, coauthor of Designing Systems for Internet CommerceThe Practice of Cloud System Administration, Volume 2, focuses on “distributed” or “cloud” computing and brings a DevOps/SRE sensibility to the practice of system administration. Unsatisfied with books that cover either design or operations in isolation, ...

A comprehensive guide to exploring software architecture concepts and implementing best practicesKey FeaturesEnhance your skills to grow your career as a software architectDesign efficient software architectures using patterns and best practicesLearn how software architecture relates to an organization as well as software development methodologyBook DescriptionThe Software Architect’s Handbook is a comprehensive guide to help...

In cooperation with experts and practitioners throughout the SOA community, best-selling author Thomas Erl brings together the de facto catalog of design patterns for SOA and service-orientation. More than three years in development and subjected to numerous industry reviews, the 85 patterns in this full-color book provide the most successful and proven design techniques to overcoming the most common and critical problems to achieving modern-day SOA. Through numerous examples, individually...

Update Your Architectural Practices for New Challenges, Environments, and Stakeholder Expectations"I am continuously delighted and inspired by the work of these authors. Their first book laid the groundwork for understanding how to evolve the architecture of a software-intensive system, and this latest one builds on it in some wonderfully actionable ways."--Grady Booch, Chief Scientist for Software Engineering, IBM Research

Providing 100% coverage of the latest CSSLP exam, this self-study guide offers everything you need to ace the examCSSLP Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional All-in-One Exam Guide, Third Edition covers all eight exam domains of the challenging CSSLP exam, developed by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)²®. Thoroughly revised and updated for the latest exam release, this guide includes real-world examples...

From fundamentals and design patterns to the latest techniques such as generative AI, machine learning and cloud native architecture, gain all you need to be a pro Solutions Architect crafting secure and reliable AWS architecture. Get With Your Book: PDF Copy, AI Assistant, and Next-Gen Reader FreeKey FeaturesHits all the key areas -Rajesh Sheth, VP, Elastic Block Store, AWSOffers the knowledge you need to succeed in the evolving landscape of tech archi...

A web application involves many specialists, but it takes people in web ops to ensure that everything works together throughout an application's lifetime. It's the expertise you need when your start-up gets an unexpected spike in web traffic, or when a new feature causes your mature application to fail. In this collection of essays and interviews, web veterans such as Theo Schlossnagle, Baron Schwartz, and Alistair Croll offer insights into this evolving field. You'll learn stories from th...

Fully updated to cover new technology including cloud computing, virtualization, and storage Filled with solid techniques, checklists, forms, coverage of leading-edge tools, and systematic procedures for common IT audits, IT Auditing, Second Edition covers real-life scenarios and fosters the skills necessary for auditing complex IT systems. Fully updated to cover new technology including cloud computing, virtualization, and storage, the book provides guidance on creating an effective and v...

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionThe book provides a well-balanced mixture of theoretical discussion and real-world examples. It explains the concepts and approaches, and describes methodology and notation. It demonstrates these concepts on real-world examples and provides a step-by-step example tutorial that guides readers from business process modeling in BPMN through transformation into BPEL to execution on the SOA process server. It also discusses some ...

Introducing the Most Helpful and Inexpensive Software Testing Study Guide:Stop yourself trying to figuring out how to succeed in your software testing career. Instead, take benefit of these proven methods and real-life examples.Being a software tester for over 9 years I personally know what it takes to get a job and advance in your software testing/QA career.Each and every page of this book consist of proven advice for handling the day to day software testing activi...

Data Warehousing in the Age of the Big Data will help you and your organization make the most of unstructured data with your existing data warehouse.As Big Data continues to revolutionize how we use data, it doesn't have to create more confusion. Expert author Krish Krishnan helps you make sense of how Big Data fits into the world of data warehousing in clear and concise detail. The book is presented in three distinct parts. Part 1 discusses Big Data, its technologies and ...