The Best Systems Architecture Books 2025

1. Sun(tm) Cluster 3 Programming : Integrating Applications Into the Sunplex(tm) Environment

In this introduction to the techniques used to make applications highly available in the SunPlex environment, the authors demonstrate how to ensure that an application can recover from even the most serious computer failure. This is a guide for software administrators and system administrators responsible for availability and scalability.

Paperback, Prentice Hall, 2004, ISBN13 9780130479754, ISBN10 0130479756

2. Prentice Hall Service-Oriented Computing Series from Thomas ERL: Soa with .Net and Windows Azure : Realizing Service-Orientation with the Microsoft Platform (Hardcover)

Soa with .Net and Windows Azure: Realizing Service-Orientation with the Microsoft Platform

Prentice Hall Service-Oriented Computing Series from Thomas ERL: Soa with .Net and Windows Azure: Realizing Service-Orientation with the Microsoft Platform (Hardcover)

3. Raspberry Pi User Guide, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

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Raspberry Pi User Guide, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

4. Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

Pre-Owned - The overwhelming majority of a software system's lifespan is spent in use, not in design or implementation. So, why does conventional wisdom insist that software engineers focus primarily on the design and development of large-scale computing systems? In this collection of essays and articles, key members of Google's Site Reliability Team explain how and why their commitment to the entire lifecycle has enabled the company to successfully build, deploy, monitor, and maintain some of the largest software systems in the world. You'll learn the principles and practices that enable Google engineers to make systems more scalable, reliable, and efficient--lessons directly applicable to your organization. This book is divided into four sections: Introduction--Learn what site reliability engineering is and why it differs from conventional IT industry practices Principles--Examine the patterns, behaviors, and areas of concern that influence the work of a site reliability engineer (SRE) Practices--Understand the theory and practice of an SRE's day-to-day work: building and operating large distributed computing systems Management--Explore Google's best practices for training, communication, and meetings that your organization can use

Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

5. Building Evolutionary Architectures: Support Constant Change, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

Pre-Owned - The software development ecosystem is constantly changing, providing a constant stream of new tools, frameworks, techniques, and paradigms. Over the past few years, incremental developments in core engineering practices for software development have created the foundations for rethinking how architecture changes over time, along with ways to protect important architectural characteristics as it evolves. This practical guide ties those parts together with a new way to think about architecture and time.

Building Evolutionary Architectures: Support Constant Change, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

6. Advanced Computer Architecture: A Systems Design Approach [Hardcover - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. This work presents a coherent approach to computer system design that encompasses many, if not most, of the design problems and solution options - starting from the structures of contemporary programming languages and operating systems, extending inwards to the processor's architecture and its implementation. It covers not only the basic tricks and techniques but also the relationships between software and hardware levels of system implementation and operation.

Advanced Computer Architecture : A Systems Design Approach, Used [Hardcover]

7. OpenStack Networking Essentials [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Build and manage networks in OpenStack using NeutronAbout This Book- Deploy an all-in-one cloud based on OpenStack Liberty (2015.2) using RDO- Learn the fundamentals of the Neutron API including networks, subnets, and ports, and how to manage these resources in the cloud- Build simple virtual network infrastructures in the cloudWho This Book Is ForThe book is for those who are new to OpenStack and Neutron who want to learn the cloud networking fundamentals and get started with OpenStack networking. Prior networking experience along with a virtual or physical server is recommended to follow along with the concepts demonstrated in the book.What You Will Learn- Install the latest Liberty (2015.2) release of OpenStack using RDO in VirtualBox- Discover the basics of the Neutron API, including networks, subnets, and ports- Interact with Neutron using the CLI and Horizon dashboard- Create networks and subnets that provide connectivity to instances- Implement software routers that connect networks and provide network address translation- Secure instances using Neutron's security group functionalityIn DetailThe OpenStack Networking API offers users the ability to create and manage both basic and complex network architectures that blend the virtual and physical network infrastructure.This book kicks off by describing various components of Openstack Neutron and installing Ubuntu OpenStack based on Canonical's process. Further on, you will use various methods to interface with Neutron to create and manage network resources. You will also get to grips with the relationship between ports, networks, and subnets through diagrams and explanations, and see how the logical components are implemented via plugins and agents.Moving forward, you will learn how virtual switches are implemented and how to build Neutron routers. You will also configure networks, subnets, and routers to provide connectivity to instances using simple examples. At the end, you will configure and manage security groups, and will observe how these rules translate to iptables rules on the host machines.By the end of the book, you will be able to build basic network architectures using Neutron networks and routers in no time.Style and approachAn easy-to-follow guide that covers the networking features of OpenStack and the core Neutron API components providing a solid foundation to deploy networks and instances.

OpenStack Networking Essentials, Used [Paperback]

8. Smart Client Architecture and Design Guide (Patterns & Practices), Used [Paperback]

Get expert, pragmatic guidance on how to design and build smart client solutions that combine the benefits of traditional, rich-client applications with the manageability of thin clients. Software architects and developers will learn how to evaluate whether a smart client solution is appropriate for their client architecture, and get practical recommendations on how to deal with the design and technical challenges associated with building smart clients solutions using Microsoft(r) Windows(r) Forms technology in the Microsoft .NET Framework. Topics include handling data, connecting to the back end, offline functionality, security features, multithreading, deployment, and performance. PATTERNS & PRACTICES guides are reviewed and approved by Microsoft engineering teams, consultants, partners, and customers delivering accurate, real-world information that s been technically validated and tested.

Smart Client Architecture and Design Guide (Patterns & Practices), Used [Paperback]

9. PVM: Parallel Virtual Machine: A Users' Guide and Tutorial for Network Parallel Computing (Scientific and Engineering Computation) [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Written by the team that developed the software, this tutorial is the definitive resource for scientists, engineers, and other computer users who want to use PVM to increase the flexibility and power of their high-performance computing resources. Written by the team that developed the software, this tutorial is the definitive resource for scientists, engineers, and other computer users who want to use PVM to increase the flexibility and power of their high-performance computing resources. PVM introduces distributed computing, discusses where and how to get the PVM software, provides an overview of PVM and a tutorial on setting up and running existing programs, and introduces basic programming techniques including putting PVM in existing code. There are program examples and details on how PVM works on UNIX and multiprocessor systems, along with advanced topics (portability, debugging, improving performance) and troubleshooting. PVM (Parallel Virtual Machine) is a software package that enables the computer user to define a networked heterogeneous collection of serial, parallel, and vector computers to function as one large computer. It can be used as stand-alone software or as a foundation for other heterogeneous network software. PVM may be configured to contain various machine architectures, including sequential processors, vector processors, and multicomputers, and it can be ported to new computer architectures that may emerge.

PVM - Parallel Virtual Machine : A User's Guide and Tutorial for Network Parallel Computing, Used [Paperback]

10. UNIX(R) Systems for Modern Architectures : Symmetric Multiprocessing and Caching for Kernel Programmers, Used [Paperback]

Any UNIX programmer using the latest workstations or super minicomputers from vendors such as Sun, Silicon Graphics (SGI), ATandT, Amdahl, IBM, Apple, Compaq, Mentor Graphics, and Thinking Machines needs this book to optimize his/her job performance. This book teaches how these architectures operate using clear, comprehensible examples to explain the concepts, and provides a good reference for people already familiar with the basic concepts.

UNIX(R) Systems for Modern Architectures : Symmetric Multiprocessing and Caching for Kernel Programmers, Used [Paperback]