Guide to reliable distributed systems : building high-assurance applications and cloud-hosted services

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Label

Guide to reliable distributed systems : building high-assurance applications and cloud-hosted services

Title remainder

building high-assurance applications and cloud-hosted services

Statement of responsibility

Kenneth P. Birman

Creator

• Birman, Kenneth P

Subject

• Cloud computing
• Cloud computing
• Computer System Implementation
• Computer network architectures
• Computer science
• Distributed operating systems (Computers)
• Distributed operating systems (Computers)
• Distributed operating systems (Computers)
• Electronic data processing -- Distributed processing
• Electronic data processing -- Distributed processing
• Electronic data processing -- Distributed processing
• Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet)
• Informatique
• Operating Systems
• Operating systems (Computers)
• Performance and Reliability
• Cloud computing

Language

eng

Summary

This Guide to Reliable Distributed Systems describes the key concepts, principles and implementation options for creating high-assurance cloud computing solutions. In combination with the Isis2 software platform, the text offers a practical path to success in this vital emerging area. Opening with a broad technical overview, the guide then delves into the core challenges of how reliability and fault-tolerance can be abstracted, how the resulting questions can be solved, and how the solutions can be leveraged to create a wide range of practical cloud applications. Readily understandable without any special background, the guide offers concrete examples drawn from real-world settings to illustrate key insights. Topics and features:Examines cloud computing reliability from the perspectives of the client and of the network, and describes the significant components of cloud data centersPresents a practical focus aimed at building "mission-critical" networked applications that keep working even when things go wrongCovers CORBA, Web Services, group communication, transactions, peer-to-peer systems, time-critical protocols, scalability and securityDiscusses fundamental mechanisms in detail, with an emphasis on the idea of "consistent behavior" in systems that replicate critical components for availabilityReviews a wide array of major cloud computing components, including BitTorrent, Dynamo, Chubby, BigTable, Zookeeper, and othersIncludes more than 80 problems ranging from simple tests to challenging topics suitable for semester-long projectsWith its well-focused approach and clarity of presentation, the guide represents a unique resource in the contemporary cloud-computing arena. Anyone seeking a solid background in distributed computing, cloud computing, or the modern Internet will find the book an essential and practical learning tool

Member of

• Texts in computer science
• Texts in computer science.

Cataloging source

GW5XE

Dewey number

004.6782

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Language note

English

LC call number

QA76.585

LC item number

.B57 2012

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography

Series statement

Texts in computer science,