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Reliable Distributed Systems: Technologies, Web Services, and Applications 2005th Edition

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An understanding of the techniques used to make distributed computing systems and networks reliable, fault-tolerant and secure will be crucial to those involved in designing and deploying the next generation of mission-critical applications and Web Services. Reliable Distributed Systems reviews and describes the key concepts, principles and applications of modern distributed computing systems and architectures. This self-contained book consists of five parts. The first covers introductory material, including the basic architecture of the Internet, simple protocols such as RPC and TCP, object oriented architectures, operating systems enhancements for high performance, and reliability issues. The second covers the Web, with a focus on Web Services technologies, Microsoft’s .NET and the Java Enterprise Edition. The remaining three parts look at a number of reliability and fault-tolerance issues and techniques, with an emphasis on replication applied in Web Services settings.

With its well-focused approach and clarity of presentation, this book is an excellent resource for both advanced students and practitioners in computer science, computer networks and distributed systems. Anyone seeking to develop a solid grounding in distributed computing and Web Services architectures will find the book an essential and practical learning tool.

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0387215093
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978-0387215099
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2005th
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Springer
Publication date

March 25, 2005
Language

English
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7.3 x 1.47 x 9.46 inches
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704 pages
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An understanding of the techniques used to make distributed computing systems and networks reliable, fault-tolerant and secure will be crucial to those who design and deploy the next generation of mission-critical applications and Web Services.

Reliable Distributed Systems reviews and describes the key concepts, principles and applications of modern distributed computing systems and architectures. This self-contained book consists of five parts. The first covers introductory material, including the basic architecture of the Internet, simple protocols such as RPC and TCP, object oriented architectures, operating systems enhance-ments for high performance, and reliability issues. The second covers the Web, with a focus on Web Services technologies, Microsoft’s .NET and the Java Enterprise Edition. The last three parts look at a number of reliability and fault-tolerance issues and techniques, with an emphasis on replication applied in Web Services settings.

Topics and features:

* Explains fault-tolerance in clear, readily understood terms with concrete examples drawn from real-world settings

* A practical focus aimed at building "mission-critical" networked applications that keep working even when things go wrong

* Includes modern topics, such as Corba, Web Services, XML, .NET, J2EE, group communication, transactions, peer-to-peer systems, time-critical protocols, scalability and security

* Thorough coverage of fundamental mechanisms, with an emphasis on the idea of "consistent behavior" in systems that replicate critical components for availability

* Reviews more than 25 major research efforts, placing them in context with pointers to sources

* Includes 80 problems ranging from simple tests of understanding to challenging protocol and systems design topics suitable for semester-long projects

* Web-based materials for instructors, including a comprehensive slide set,available at: http://www.cs.cornell.edu/ken/book

With its well-focused approach and clarity of presentation, this new text is an excellent resource for both advanced students and practitioners in computer science, computer networks and distributed systems. Anyone seeking a solid background in distributed computing and Web Services architectures will find the book an essential and practical learning tool.

About the Author

KENNETH P. BIRMAN is an ACM Fellow and a Professor of Computer Science at Cornell University, where his research focuses on reliable, secure, and scalable distributed computing systems. His work has been applied to the NYSE, the Swiss Stock Exchange, the US Navy's AEGIS warship, and the French air-traffic control system.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Springer; 2005th edition (March 25, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 704 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0387215093
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0387215099
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.54 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.3 x 1.47 x 9.46 inches

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Ken Birman is the N. Rama Rao Professor of Computer Science at Cornell University (http://www.cs.cornell.edu/ken). His work is concerned with ways of creating large-scale distributed systems with strong assurance properties, such as fault-tolerance, consistent behavior, rapid response, security, or other kinds of coordination. Over the 30 years of his career, Ken created platforms that became widely used in many critical settings: his Isis system was used in the French Air Traffic Control System, the New York and Swiss Stock Exchanges, and the US Navy AEGIS, and other systems he built were the basis of products and platforms at Amazon.com, IBM, Microsoft, EMC, and many others. His is also a prolific author of research papers, with more than 150+ publications in major journals and conferences, and has written several textbooks. Winner of the 2009 IEEE Tsukomo Kanai Award and the ACM Fellow Award, Birman has held a wide variety of roles within the field.
His most recent software platform, Isis2, is designed to help developers create high-assurance cloud computing systems; it can be used from C++, C#, Python, VB and many other languages and is available, free, for download from http://www.cs.cornell.edu/ken/isis2. His new textbook, "A Guide to Reliable Distributed Systems", will be available from Springer Verlag early in 2012.
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Marc Magrans De Abril

interesting but the title does no really match content

Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2007

This book is neither a book in distributed applications neither a book about web services. It is true thta the author makes an introduction of both and in the case of the web services he takes a look to the latest standards related to reliability.

From my point of view, the book talks about how to enhace the reliability of a distributed software application using static and dynamic groups.

The author thinks that solving the life cycle problem of the nodes in a distributed aplication (create and destroy nodes, joint and leave groups, heart beat, and so on) is the necessary step towards a reliable distributed application.

I think it is an interesting point, however I am not convinced at all. Perhaps, I should read it again.

I really recommend it. For a more straight forward introduction to the subject perhaps is better to start with the classics Tanenbaum or Colouris books.

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D. Erb

A reasonable beginner text

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2008

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If you tried Nancy Lynch's "Distributed Algorithms" and only care about web apps, this might be the book for you. It's readable, useful for people developing web back ends, and up to date. However, it doesn't try to cover the complexities of general fault-tolerant distributed systems. Besides Lynch's classic text, I recommend Gray and Reuter's "Transaction Processing," a seminal text that should give you a clear idea of how to compose arbitrarily reliable systems out of unreliable components.

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Wenbo

Most comprehensive review of the field, and future directions

Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2007

I have been doing a bit research of my own in this field, and you really have to be there to appreciate the value of this book, which by far provides the most comprehensive review of this "old" but yet challenging field, i.e. how to build reliable distributed systems that actually perform, among all the related topics.

The book covered the subject in both depth and breadth, and in a wide time and scope range. It clarified a lot this confusing area, for both researchers and professionals.

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