Reliable Distributed Systems: Technologies, Web Services, and Applications

Birman, Kenneth

ISBN 10: 1441919503 / ISBN 13: 9781441919502

Published by Springer, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reliable Distributed Systems: Technologies, Web Services, and Applications
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1441919503
• ISBN 13: 9781441919502
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

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.