Reliable Distributed Systems: Technologies, Web Services, and Applications

By Kenneth P. Birman

Book Overview

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. Anyone seeking to develop a solid grounding in distributed computing and Web Services architectures will find the book an essential and practical learning tool.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441919503
• ISBN13: 9781441919502
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 668 Pages
• Weight: 2.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Most comprehensive review of the field, and future directions

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.

interesting but the title does no really match content

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.