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Scalable Internet Architectures (Developer's Library)
As millions of users flood the Internet, websites must be able to handle vast numbers of users. Theo Schlossnagle's Scalable Internet Architecture teaches developers both good and bad design methodologies for building new sites, and how to scale existing websites to robust, high-availability websites. Primarily example-based, the book discusses major
topics in Web architectural design, presenting existing solutions and how they fit. Schlossnagle introduces new and innovative concepts to solving traditionally expensive problems without a large technology budget. Using open source and proprietary examples, the book discusses best practice design methodologies for building new sites, as well as appropriately scaling both growing and shrinking sites. Scalable Internet Architecture illustrates the progression from anecdotal conclusions to real-world, practical results and often how the two are askew. Topics include: clustering, databases, high-availability, load-balancing, and caching architectures.
Contents:
Contents at a Glance Introduction 1 Scaling Up (and Down) 5 2 Principles for Avoiding Failure 11 3 Mission-Critical Environments 25 4 High Availability
HA! No Downtime?! 37 5 Load Balancing and the Utter Confusion Surrounding It 61 6 Static Content Serving for Speed and Glory 75 7 Static Meets Dynamic Adding Caches to Reduce Costs 105 8 Distributed Databases Are Easy, Just Read the Fine Print 137 9 Juggling Logs and Other Circus Tricks 169 10 The Right Tool for the Job 199 A Spread 227 Index 247
Brief Description:
This book provides design and operation strategies for open source internet networks. The book should be shelved in the computer section of the bookstore, in the Open Source, Networking, and Linux subsections.
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