Distributed Event-Based Systems (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Ludger Fiege (Author), Peter Pietzuch (Author)
Key Phrases: simple event system, local event brokers, composite event service, Distributed Notification Routing, Advanced Topics, Content-Based Routing Algorithms (more...)

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In today’s world, services and data are integrated in ever new constellations, requiring the easy, flexible and scalable integration of autonomous, heterogeneous components into complex systems at any time. Event-based architectures inherently decouple system components. Event-based components are not designed to work with specific other components in a traditional request/reply mode, but separate communication from computation through asynchronous communication mechanisms via a dedicated notification service. Mühl, Fiege, and Pietzuch provide the reader with an in-depth description of event-based systems. They cover the complete spectrum of topics, ranging from a treatment of local event matching and distributed event forwarding algorithms, through a more practical discussion of software engineering issues raised by the event-based style, to a presentation of state-of-the-art research topics in event-based systems, such as composite event detection and security. Their presentation gives researchers a comprehensive overview of the area and lots of hints for future research. In addition, they show the power of event-based architectures in modern system design, thus encouraging professionals to exploit this technique in next generation large-scale distributed applications like information dissemination, network monitoring, enterprise application integration, or mobile systems.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 386 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (July 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3540326510
• ISBN-13: 978-3540326519
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #623,924 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Throrough, but not a light read, August 16, 2006

By	Gregor Hohpe "eaiguru" (California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Caveat: I have not finished reading yet, but since no one has posted yet, wanted to share my impressions so far.
Springer has made a name for itself with books that appeal to both academics and professionals with a little academic edge. This book is no exception. It provides a very precise and thorough treatment of event-driven systems. If you are afraid of Greek letters this is probably not for you - Chapter 2 "Basics" uses temporal logic to define the precise semantics of event-based systems. On the other hand you gain in-depth insights into some of the design challenges and options when implementing your own event-driven system.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read, well balanced material, very close to the current state of the art technologies, January 15, 2008

By	M. Sifalakis "Manolis Sifalakis" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I found this book an excellent read, with very good balance between theory and technical information -unlike what the previous reviewer thinks- (by technical information I m not implying source code, but rather systems design exploration). I ve gone though almost all of it and I was only a bit confused in a couple of parts (and when I contacted the authors they were very helpful to give me clarifications). The only reason I m not giving it 5 stars is because I am not an expert in the field

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good details, January 11, 2007

By	Edgardo A. Luzcando "elf" (Indianapolis, IN United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I think it is a good read. I had to refresh some math to better understand the presented material, but it was interesting. It is theoretical and far from practice, but was what I was looking for in the book so I am satisfifed. I enjoyed the objective view i which the material was presented.