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Architecting Mobile Solutions for the Enterprise
by Dino EspositoYour guide to planning and executing a complete mobile web strategy Revisit your approach to the mobile web--and deliver effective solutions that reach customers and clients on a variety of mobile devices. In this practical guide, web development luminary Dino Esposito shows you how to develop a solid mobile strategy for the enterprise, starting with an effective mobile website. You'll receive essential architectural and implementation guidance, as well as mobile-specific design patterns for building cross-platform and native applications. Discover how to: Architect a website accessible from many different mobile devices Implement design patterns specific to mobile app development Examine tools that enable you to write one codebase for many platforms Use technologies for building Windows® Phone, iPhone, and Android apps Develop cross-platform app features, such as localization and offline behavior
Architecting Modern Data Platforms: A Guide to Enterprise Hadoop at Scale
by Paul Wilkinson Lars George Jan Kunigk Ian BussThere’s a lot of information about big data technologies, but splicing these technologies into an end-to-end enterprise data platform is a daunting task not widely covered. With this practical book, you’ll learn how to build big data infrastructure both on-premises and in the cloud and successfully architect a modern data platform.Ideal for enterprise architects, IT managers, application architects, and data engineers, this book shows you how to overcome the many challenges that emerge during Hadoop projects. You’ll explore the vast landscape of tools available in the Hadoop and big data realm in a thorough technical primer before diving into:Infrastructure: Look at all component layers in a modern data platform, from the server to the data center, to establish a solid foundation for data in your enterprisePlatform: Understand aspects of deployment, operation, security, high availability, and disaster recovery, along with everything you need to know to integrate your platform with the rest of your enterprise ITTaking Hadoop to the cloud: Learn the important architectural aspects of running a big data platform in the cloud while maintaining enterprise security and high availability
Architecting Modern Java EE Applications
by Sebastian Daschner<P><P>Find out how to craft effective, business-oriented Java EE 8 applications that target customer’s demands in the age of Cloud platforms and container technology. <P><P>About This Book <P><P>Understand the principles of modern Java EE and how to realize effective architectures <P><P>Gain knowledge of how to design enterprise software in the age of automation, Continuous Delivery and Cloud platforms <P><P>Learn about the reasoning and motivations behind state-of-the-art enterprise Java technology, that focuses on business <P><P>Who This Book Is For <P><P>This book is for experienced Java EE developers who are aspiring to become the architects of enterprise-grade applications, or software architects who would like to leverage Java EE to create effective blueprints of applications. <P><P>What You Will Learn <P><P>What enterprise software engineers should focus on Implement applications, packages, and components in a modern way <P><P>Design and structure application architectures <P><P>Discover how to realize technical and cross-cutting aspects <P><P>Get to grips with containers and container orchestration technology <P><P>Realize zero-dependency, 12-factor, and Cloud-native applications <P><P>Implement automated, fast, reliable, and maintainable software tests <P><P>Discover distributed system architectures and their requirements In Detail <P><P>Java EE 8 brings with it a load of features, mainly targeting newer architectures such as microservices, modernized security APIs, and cloud deployments. This book will teach you to design and develop modern, business-oriented applications using Java EE 8. It shows how to structure systems and applications, and how design patterns and Domain Driven Design aspects are realized in the age of Java EE 8. You will learn about the concepts and principles behind Java EE applications, and how to effect communication, persistence, technical and cross-cutting concerns, and asynchronous behavior. <P><P>This book covers Continuous Delivery, DevOps, infrastructure-as-code, containers, container orchestration technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes, and why and especially how Java EE fits into this world. It also covers the requirements behind containerized, zero-dependency applications and how modern Java EE application servers support these approaches. You will also learn about automated, fast, and reliable software tests, in different test levels, scopes, and test technologies. This book covers the prerequisites and challenges of distributed systems that lead to microservice, shared-nothing architectures. The challenges and solutions of consistency versus scalability will further lead us to event sourcing, event-driven architectures, and the CQRS principle. This book also includes the nuts and bolts of application performance as well as how to realize resilience, logging, monitoring and tracing in a modern enterprise world. Last but not least the demands of securing enterprise systems are covered. <P><P>By the end, you will understand the ins and outs of Java EE so that you can make critical design decisions that not only live up to, but also surpass your clients' expectations. <P><P>Style and approach <P><P>This book focuses on solving business problems and meeting customer demands in the enterprise world. It covers how to create enterprise applications with reasonable technology choices, free of cargo-cult and over-engineering. The aspects shown in this book not only demonstrate how to realize a certain solution, but also explain its motivations and reasoning.
Architecting Networked Engineered Systems: Manufacturing Systems Design for Industry 4.0
by Janet K. Allen Farrokh Mistree Jelena Milisavljevic-Syed Sesh CommuriIn this monograph, the authors demonstrate how the integration of adaptability, operability, and re-configurability in the design of complex systems is indispensable for the further digitization of engineering systems in smart manufacturing. Globalization of the customer base has resulted in distributed and networked manufacturing systems. However, current design methods are not suitable to address variations in product design, changes in production scale, or variations in product quality necessitated by dynamic changes in the market. Adaptability, operability, and re-configurability are key characteristics that are necessary to address the limitations of the current methods used to design networked manufacturing systems. In recent years, the digital transformation driving Industry 4.0 has had an enormous impact on globally distributed manufacturing. Digitalisation, the integration of digital technology into networked engineered systems, is increasingly being adopted to respond to changes in the market. This is achieved by means of (a) the concurrent design of adaptable systems, (b) addressing flexibility in design parameters, (c) conducting an operability analysis, and (d) employing a reconfiguration strategy to address faults and variances in product quality and re-establish connectivity among the elements in the system. The design of manufacturing systems in the age of Industry 4.0 is addressed in this monograph. The authors introduce the concept of a ‘smart platform’ and a computational framework for the digitalization of networked manufacturing systems. They also suggest how the framework and techniques in this monograph are applicable beyond the manufacturing domain for architecting networked engineered systems in other industries such as chemical processes and health care, that are being transformed through the adoption of the Industry 4.0 construct.
Architecting Resilient Systems: Accident Avoidance And Survival And Recovery From Disruptions (Wiley Series In Systems Engineering And Management Ser. #66)
by Scott JacksonA comprehensive text that investigates a systematic approach to handling the design of resilient systems Resilient systems are an essential bulwark to enable the capability of a system against unprecedented adversities. Systems may include transportation, such as aircraft and rail, power systems, and urban infrastructure. Resilience may enable the preservation of physical assets and human lives. It can also require architectural restructuring of the system itself or simple measures, such an increase in design margin. Architecting Resilient Systems creates a comprehensive list of design principles for creating systems where resilience is essential. With a detailed approach to both these general principles and their practical applications, it permits the creation and management of resilient systems in virtually any key area or industry. Richly supported with case evidence and fully updated to reflect the latest research and best practice, it’s a critical tool in the fight against potential societal collapse. Readers of the second edition of Architecting Resilient Systems will also find: Numerous case studies including Apollo 11 and US Airways Flight 1549Detailed discussion of design principles including drift protection, repairability, loose coupling, and more Supporting chapters on resilience architecting and infrastructure Architecting Resilient Systems is ideal for professionals working in industry responsible for systems design and architecting as well as for undergraduate and graduate students studying systems engineering courses.
Architecting Robust Co-Design of Materials, Products, and Manufacturing Processes
by Amarendra K. Singh Janet K. Allen Farrokh Mistree Anand Balu Nellippallil B. P. GauthamThis book explores systems-based, co-design, introducing a “Decision-Based, Co-Design” (DBCD) approach for the co-design of materials, products, and processes.In recent years there have been significant advances in modeling and simulation of material behavior, from the smallest atomic scale to the macro scale. However, the uncertainties associated with these approaches and models across different scales need to be addressed to enable decision-making resulting in designs that are robust, that is, relatively insensitive to uncertainties. An approach that facilitates co-design is needed across material, product design and manufacturing processes. This book describes a cloud-based platform to support decisions in the design of engineered systems (CB-PDSIDES), which feature an architecture that promotes co-design through the servitization of decision-making, knowledge capture and use templates that allow previous solutions to be reused. Placing the platform in the cloud aids mass collaboration and open innovation.A valuable reference resource reference on all areas related to the design of materials, products and processes, the book appeals to material scientists, design engineers and all those involved in the emerging interdisciplinary field of integrated computational materials engineering (ICME).
Architecting Secure Software Systems
by Asoke K. Talukder Manish ChaitanyaTraditionally, software engineers have defined security as a non-functional requirement. As such, all too often it is only considered as an afterthought, making software applications and services vulnerable to attacks. With the phenomenal growth in cybercrime, it has become imperative that security be an integral part of software engineering so tha
Architecting Software Intensive Systems: A Practitioners Guide
by Anthony J. LattanzeArchitectural design is a crucial first step in developing complex software intensive systems. Early design decisions establish the structures necessary for achieving broad systemic properties. However, today's organizations lack synergy between software their development processes and technological methodologies. Providing a thorough treatment of
Architecting Solutions with SAP Business Technology Platform: An architectural guide to integrating, extending, and innovating enterprise solutions using SAP BTP
by Serdar Simsekler Eric DuA practical handbook packed with expert advice on architectural considerations for designing solutions using SAP BTP to drive digital innovationPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in the PDF formatKey FeaturesGuide your customers with proven architectural strategies and considerations on SAP BTPTackle challenges in building process and data integration across complex and hybrid landscapesDiscover SAP BTP services, including visualizations, practical business scenarios, and moreBook DescriptionSAP BTP is the foundation of SAP's intelligent and sustainable enterprise vision for its customers. It's efficient, agile, and an enabler of innovation. It's technically robust, yet its superpower is its business centricity. If you're involved in building IT and business strategies, it's essential to familiarize yourself with SAP BTP to see the big picture for digitalization with SAP solutions. Similarly, if you have design responsibilities for enterprise solutions, learning SAP BTP is crucial to produce effective and complete architecture designs. This book teaches you about SAP BTP in five parts. First, you'll see how SAP BTP is positioned in the intelligent enterprise. In the second part, you'll learn the foundational elements of SAP BTP and find out how it operates. The next part covers integration architecture guidelines, integration strategy considerations, and integration styles with SAP's integration technologies. Later, you'll learn how to use application development capabilities to extend enterprise solutions for innovation and agility. This part also includes digital experience and process automation capabilities. The last part covers how SAP BTP can facilitate data-to-value use cases to produce actionable business insights. By the end of this SAP book, you'll be able to architect solutions using SAP BTP to deliver high business value.What you will learnExplore value propositions and business processes enabled by SAP's Intelligent and Sustainable EnterpriseUnderstand SAP BTP's foundational elements, such as commercial and account modelsDiscover services that can be part of solution designs to fulfill non-functional requirementsGet to grips with integration and extensibility services for building robust solutionsUnderstand what SAP BTP offers for digital experience and process automationExplore data-to-value services that can help manage data and build analytics use casesWho this book is forThis SAP guide is for technical architects, solutions architects, and enterprise architects working with SAP solutions to drive digital transformation and innovation with SAP BTP. Some IT background and an understanding of basic cloud concepts is assumed. Working knowledge of the SAP ecosystem will also be beneficial.
Architecting User-Centric Privacy-as-a-Set-of-Services: Digital Identity-Related Privacy Framework (Springer Theses)
by Ghazi Ben AyedHow could privacy play a key role in protecting digital identities? How could we merge privacy law, policies, regulations and technologies to protect our digital identities in the context of connected devices and distributed systems? In this book, the author addresses major issues of identity protection and proposes a service-oriented layered framework to achieve interoperability of privacy and secure distributed systems. The framework is intended to distill privacy-related digital identity requirements (business interoperability) into a set of services, which in turn can be implemented on the basis of open standards (technical interoperability). The adoption of the proposed framework in security projects and initiatives would decrease complexities and foster understanding and collaborations between business and technical stakeholders. This work is a step toward implementing the author's vision of delivering cyber security as a set of autonomous multi-platform hosted services that should be available upon user request and on a pay-per-use basis.
Architecting Vue.js 3 Enterprise-Ready Web Applications: Build and deliver scalable and high-performance, enterprise-ready applications with Vue and JavaScript
by Solomon EsemeA comprehensive, best-practices guide to building Vue.js apps that can scale along with your businessPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey FeaturesImplement Vue.js 3 to create Vue.js application with improved performanceExplore the Vue.js 3 composition API in-depth while building your enterprise applicationEnsure the scalability and maintainability of your apps with different types of testingBook DescriptionBuilding enterprise-ready Vue.js apps entails following best practices for creating high-performance and scalable applications. Complete with step-by-step explanations and best practices outlined, this Vue.js book is a must-read for any developer who works with a large Vue.js codebase where performance and scalability are indispensable.Throughout this book, you'll learn how to configure and set up Vue.js 3 and the composition API and use it to build real-world applications. You'll develop the skills to create reusable components and scale performance in Vue.js 3 applications. As you progress, the book guides you in scaling performance with asynchronous lazy loading, image compression, code splitting, and tree shaking. Furthermore, you'll see how to use the Restful API, Docker, GraphQL, and different types of testing to ensure that your Vue.js 3 application is scalable and maintainable.By the end of this book, you'll be well-versed in best practices for implementing Restful API, Docker, GraphQL, and testing methods to build and deploy an enterprise-ready Vue.js 3 application of any scale.What you will learnScale your app's performance in Vue.js 3 using best practicesImplement testing strategies for large-scale Vue.js codebaseManage large file structures using the micro frontend architectureDiscover the industry standard to Dockerize and deploy an enterprise Vue.js 3 web applicationUse GraphQL to deliver scalable and high-performing applicationsExplore various testing libraries and how to integrate them with Vue.js 3Who this book is forThe Vue.js 3 book is for Vue.js developers and professional frontend developers who want to build high-performance, production-grade, and highly scalable enterprise Vue.js apps from design to deployment. The book assumes working knowledge of Vue.js and JavaScript programming.
Architecting a Modern Data Warehouse for Large Enterprises: Build Multi-cloud Modern Distributed Data Warehouses with Azure and AWS
by Abhishek Mishra Sanjeev Kumar Anjani KumarDesign and architect new generation cloud-based data warehouses using Azure and AWS. This book provides an in-depth understanding of how to build modern cloud-native data warehouses, as well as their history and evolution. The book starts by covering foundational data warehouse concepts, and introduces modern features such as distributed processing, big data storage, data streaming, and processing data on the cloud. You will gain an understanding of the synergy, relevance, and usage data warehousing standard practices in the modern world of distributed data processing. The authors walk you through the essential concepts of Data Mesh, Data Lake, Lakehouse, and Delta Lake. And they demonstrate the services and offerings available on Azure and AWS that deal with data orchestration, data democratization, data governance, data security, and business intelligence. After completing this book, you will be ready to design and architect enterprise-grade, cloud-based modern data warehouses using industry best practices and guidelines. What You Will Learn Understand the core concepts underlying modern data warehousesDesign and build cloud-native data warehousesGain a practical approach to architecting and building data warehouses on Azure and AWSImplement modern data warehousing components such as Data Mesh, Data Lake, Delta Lake, and LakehouseProcess data through pandas and evaluate your model’s performance using metrics such as F1-score, precision, and recallApply deep learning to supervised, semi-supervised, and unsupervised anomaly detection tasks for tabular datasets and time series applications Who This Book Is For Experienced developers, cloud architects, and technology enthusiasts looking to build cloud-based modern data warehouses using Azure and AWS
Architecting and Building High-Speed SoCs: Design, develop, and debug complex FPGA-based systems-on-chip
by Mounir MaarefDesign a high-speed SoC while gaining a holistic view of the FPGA design flow and overcoming its challenges.Purchase of the print or kindle book includes a free eBook in the PDF format.Key FeaturesUse development tools to implement and verify an SoC, including ARM CPUs and the FPGA logicOvercome the challenge of time to market by using FPGA SoCs and avoid the prohibitive ASIC NRE costUnderstand the integration of custom logic accelerators and the SoC software and build themBook DescriptionModern and complex SoCs can adapt to many demanding system requirements by combining the processing power of ARM processors and the feature-rich Xilinx FPGAs. You'll need to understand many protocols, use a variety of internal and external interfaces, pinpoint the bottlenecks, and define the architecture of an SoC in an FPGA to produce a superior solution in a timely and cost-efficient manner. This book adopts a practical approach to helping you master both the hardware and software design flows, understand key interconnects and interfaces, analyze the system performance and enhance it using the acceleration techniques, and finally build an RTOS-based software application for an advanced SoC design. You'll start with an introduction to the FPGA SoCs technology fundamentals and their associated development design tools. Gradually, the book will guide you through building the SoC hardware and software, starting from the architecture definition to testing on a demo board or a virtual platform. The level of complexity evolves as the book progresses and covers advanced applications such as communications, security, and coherent hardware acceleration. By the end of this book, you'll have learned the concepts underlying FPGA SoCs' advanced features and you'll have constructed a high-speed SoC targeting a high-end FPGA from the ground up.What you will learnUnderstand SoC FPGAs' main features, advanced buses and interface protocolsDevelop and verify an SoC hardware platform targeting an FPGA-based SoCExplore and use the main tools for building the SoC hardware and softwareBuild advanced SoCs using hardware acceleration with custom IPsImplement an OS-based software application targeting an FPGA-based SoCUnderstand the hardware and software integration techniques for SoC FPGAsUse tools to co-debug the SoC software and hardwareGain insights into communication and DSP principles in FPGA-based SoCsWho this book is forThis book is for FPGA and ASIC hardware and firmware developers, IoT engineers, SoC architects, and anyone interested in understanding the process of developing a complex SoC, including all aspects of the hardware design and the associated firmware design. Prior knowledge of digital electronics, and some experience of coding in VHDL or Verilog and C or a similar language suitable for embedded systems will be required for using this book. A general understanding of FPGA and CPU architecture will also be helpful but not mandatory.
Architecting and Operating OpenShift Clusters: OpenShift for Infrastructure and Operations Teams
by William CabanDesign and architect resilient OpenShift clusters and gain a keen understanding of how hundreds of projects are integrated into a powerful solution. While there are many OpenShift resources available for developers, this book focuses on the key elements of infrastructure and operations that teams need when looking to integrate and maintain this platform. You'll review important concepts, such as repeatable deployment techniques, advanced OpenShift RBAC capabilities, monitoring clusters, and integrating with external services. You'll also see how to run specialized workloads in OpenShift and how to deploy non-web based applications on the platform, all designed to help cultivate best practices as your organization continue evolve in microservices architectures. OpenShift has become the main enterprise Kubernetes distribution and its market penetration continues to growth at rapid rate. While OpenShift’s documentation provides a great list of configuration options to work with the platform, it can be a daunting task to wade through. Architecting and Operating OpenShift Clusters breaks this content down into clear and useful concepts to provide you with a solid understanding of the OpenShift internal architecture. What You'll Learn Operate high availability in muti-tenant OCP clusters Understand OpenShift SDN models, capabilities, and storage classes Integrate OCP with existing data center capabilities and CI/CD pipelines Support advanced capabilities like: Istio, Multus, Kubernetes Operators, hybrid deployments Who This Book Is For Cloud architects, OpenShift cluster administrators, and teams supporting developers in OpenShift environments who have a basic understanding of this platform and microservices architectures.
Architecting for Scale: High Availability for Your Growing Applications
by Lee AtchisonEvery day, companies struggle to scale critical applications. As traffic volume and data demands increase, these applications become more complicated and brittle, exposing risks and compromising availability. This practical guide shows IT, devops, and system reliability managers how to prevent an application from becoming slow, inconsistent, or downright unavailable as it grows.Scaling isn't just about handling more users; it's also about managing risk and ensuring availability. Author Lee Atchison provides basic techniques for building applications that can handle huge quantities of traffic, data, and demand without affecting the quality your customers expect.In five parts, this book explores:Availability: learn techniques for building highly available applications, and for tracking and improving availability going forwardRisk management: identify, mitigate, and manage risks in your application, test your recovery/disaster plans, and build out systems that contain fewer risksServices and microservices: understand the value of services for building complicated applications that need to operate at higher scaleScaling applications: assign services to specific teams, label the criticalness of each service, and devise failure scenarios and recovery plansCloud services: understand the structure of cloud-based services, resource allocation, and service distribution
Architecting for Scale: How to Maintain High Availability and Manage Risk in the Cloud
by Lee AtchisonEvery day, companies struggle to scale critical applications. As traffic volume and data demands increase, these applications become more complicated and brittle, exposing risks and compromising availability. With the popularity of software as a service, scaling has never been more important.Updated with an expanded focus on modern architecture paradigms such as microservices and cloud computing, this practical guide provides techniques for building systems that can handle huge quantities of traffic, data, and demand—without affecting the quality your customers expect. Architects, managers, and directors in engineering and operations organizations will learn how to build applications at scale that run more smoothly and reliably to meet the needs of customers.Learn how scaling affects the availability of your services, why that matters, and how to improve itDive into a modern service-based application architecture that ensures high availability and reduces the effects of service failuresExplore the Single Team Owned Service Architecture paradigm (STOSA)—a model for scaling your development organization in tandem with your applicationUnderstand, measure, and mitigate risk in your systemsUse the cloud to build highly scalable applications
Architecting the Cloud
by Michael J. KavisAn expert guide to selecting the right cloud service model for your businessCloud computing is all the rage, allowing for the delivery of computing and storage capacity to a diverse community of end-recipients. However, before you can decide on a cloud model, you need to determine what the ideal cloud service model is for your business. Helping you cut through all the haze, Architecting the Cloud is vendor neutral and guides you in making one of the most critical technology decisions that you will face: selecting the right cloud service model(s) based on a combination of both business and technology requirements.Guides corporations through key cloud design considerationsDiscusses the pros and cons of each cloud service modelHighlights major design considerations in areas such as security, data privacy, logging, data storage, SLA monitoring, and moreClearly defines the services cloud providers offer for each service model and the cloud services IT must provideArming you with the information you need to choose the right cloud service provider, Architecting the Cloud is a comprehensive guide covering everything you need to be aware of in selecting the right cloud service model for you.
Architecting the Digital Transformation: Digital Business, Technology, Decision Support, Management (Intelligent Systems Reference Library #188)
by Lakhmi C. Jain Rainer Schmidt Alfred ZimmermannThis research-oriented book presents key contributions on architecting the digital transformation. It includes the following main sections covering 20 chapters: · Digital Transformation · Digital Business · Digital Architecture · Decision Support · Digital Applications Focusing on digital architectures for smart digital products and services, it is a valuable resource for researchers, doctoral students, postgraduates, graduates, undergraduates, academics and practitioners interested in digital transformation.
Architecting the Future Enterprise
by Deborah J. Nightingale Donna H. RhodesEvery enterprise evolves continuously, driven by changing needs or new opportunities. Most often this happens gradually, with small adjustments to strategy, organization, processes, or infrastructure. But sometimes enterprises need to go beyond minor fixes and transform themselves, in response to a disruptive event or dramatically changing circumstances -- a merger, for example, or a new competitor. In this book, enterprise architecting experts Deborah Nightingale and Donna Rhodes offer a framework for enterprise transformation. Successful transformation, they believe, starts with a holistic approach, taking into consideration all facets of the enterprise and its environment rather than focusing solely on one factor -- information technology, for example, or organizational structure. This is architecting the future enterprise: creating a blueprint for what the enterprise will look like after the transformation.Nightingale and Rhodes introduce the ARIES (Architecting Innovative Enterprise Strategy) framework, including a ten enterprise element model and an architecting process model, and show how to apply it, from start to finish. They explain how to create a holistic vision for the future enterprise and how to generate concepts and alternative architectures; they describe techniques for evaluating possible architectures, tools for implementation planning, and strategies for communicating with stakeholders. Nightingale and Rhodes offer real-world examples throughout, drawing on their work at MIT, with an extensive case study of enterprise transformation at a medical device manufacturer. An appendix offers two additional architecting projects. Seven Architecting Imperatives Make architecting the initial activity in transformation. Develop a comprehensive understanding of the enterprise landscape. Understand what stakeholders value and how that may change in the future. Use multiple perspectives to see the whole enterprise. Create an architecting team suited to the transformation challenges. Engage all levels of leadership in transformation. Architect for the enterprise's changing world.
Architecting the Future Enterprise (The\mit Press Ser.)
by Deborah J. Nightingale Donna H. RhodesTwo experts in enterprise architecting lay out a holistic approach to creating a blueprint for future enterprise transformation.Every enterprise evolves continuously, driven by changing needs or new opportunities. Most often this happens gradually, with small adjustments to strategy, organization, processes, or infrastructure. But sometimes enterprises need to go beyond minor fixes and transform themselves, in response to a disruptive event or dramatically changing circumstances—a merger, for example, or a new competitor. In this book, enterprise architecting experts Deborah Nightingale and Donna Rhodes offer a framework for enterprise transformation. Successful transformation, they believe, starts with a holistic approach, taking into consideration all facets of the enterprise and its environment rather than focusing solely on one factor—information technology, for example, or organizational structure. This is architecting the future enterprise: creating a blueprint for what the enterprise will look like after the transformation.Nightingale and Rhodes introduce the ARIES (Architecting Innovative Enterprise Strategy) framework, including a ten enterprise element model and an architecting process model, and show how to apply it, from start to finish. They explain how to create a holistic vision for the future enterprise and how to generate concepts and alternative architectures; they describe techniques for evaluating possible architectures, tools for implementation planning, and strategies for communicating with stakeholders. Nightingale and Rhodes offer real-world examples throughout, drawing on their work at MIT, with an extensive case study of enterprise transformation at a medical device manufacturer. An appendix offers two additional architecting projects. Seven Architecting Imperatives• Make architecting the initial activity in transformation. • Develop a comprehensive understanding of the enterprise landscape. • Understand what stakeholders value and how that may change in the future.• Use multiple perspectives to see the whole enterprise.• Create an architecting team suited to the transformation challenges.• Engage all levels of leadership in transformation. • Architect for the enterprise's changing world.
Architecting the Industrial Internet
by Robert Stackowiak Shyam Nath Carla RomanoLearn the ins and outs of the Industrial Internet of Things through subjects ranging from its history and evolution, right up to what the future holds. About This Book • Define solutions that can connect existing systems and newer cloud-based solutions to thousands of thousands of edge devices and industrial machines • Identify, define, and justify Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) projects, and design an application that can connect to and control thousands of machines • Leverage the power and features of a platform to monitor, perform analytics, and maintain the Industrial Internet Who This Book Is For Architects who are interested in learning how to define solutions for the Industrial Internet will benefit immensely from this book. Relevant architect roles include enterprise architects, business architects, information architects, cloud solution architects, software architects, and others. The content is also relevant for technically inclined line of business leaders investing in these solutions. What You Will Learn • Learn the history of the Industrial Internet and why an architectural approach is needed • Define solutions that can connect to and control thousands of edge devices and machines • Understand the significance of working with line of business leadership and key metrics to be gathered • Connect business requirements to the functional architecture • Gain the right expectation as to the capabilities of Industrial Internet applications and how to assess them • Understand what data and analytics components should be included in your architecture solution • Understand deployment trade-offs, management and security considerations, and the impact of emerging technologies In Detail The Industrial Internet or the IIoT has gained a lot of traction. Many leading companies are driving this revolution by connecting smart edge devices to cloud-based analysis platforms and solving their business challenges in new ways. To ensure a smooth integration of such machines and devices, sound architecture strategies based on accepted principles, best practices, and lessons learned must be applied. This book begins by providing a bird's eye view of what the IIoT is and how the industrial revolution has evolved into embracing this technology. It then describes architectural approaches for success, gathering business requirements, and mapping requirements into functional solutions. In a later chapter, many other potential use cases are introduced including those in manufacturing and specific examples in predictive maintenance, asset tracking and handling, and environmental impact and abatement. The book concludes by exploring evolving technologies that will impact IIoT architecture in the future and discusses possible societal implications of the Industrial Internet and perceptions regarding these projects. By the end of this book, you will be better equipped to embrace the benefits of the burgeoning IIoT. Style and approach This book takes a comprehensive approach to the Industrial Internet, thoroughly acquainting the reader with the concepts and philosophy of the IIoT. It provides a basis for defining an IIoT solution in a thoughtful manner and creating what will be viewed as a successful project.
Architecting the Telecommunication Evolution: Toward Converged Network Services (Informa Telecoms & Media)
by Xian-He Sun Vijay K. GurbaniService-oriented architecture (SOA) uses services as the baseline for developing new architectures and applications, as networks are built specifically to satisfy service requirements. Most services are currently handled over different networks, but newer services will soon require cross-network support. Architecting the Telecommunication Evolution
Architectonics and Parametric Thinking: Computational Modeling for Beginning Design
by Frank Jacobus Rachel Smith Loerts Angie Carpenter Antonello Di Nunzio Francesco BedeschiThis book is an approachable guide for students and professionals to learn parametric modeling through the lens of architectonics, allowing readers to pair fundamental ideas about architecture with parametric thinking. Architectonics and Parametric Thinking begins by clearly positioning the potentials of parametric design through a series of chapters written by leaders in their respective industries. This helps to situate the vast potential of parametric softwares, allowing the reader to understand the full range of what is made possible by working computationally. Following this theoretical introduction, the book presents a manual that walks readers through the step-by-step construction of parametric modeling scripts built through an architectonic lens using clear, compelling diagrams. Each of these diagrams provide textual accompaniment that describes how each new portion of the script is transforming the algorithm as a whole, as well as diagrams that show the physical transformation that is taking place as a result of the script’s evolution. Parametric modeling is radically transforming the design disciplines and will become the primary way designer’s generate new products moving forward. Written and expertly designed for architecture students and professionals, this book provides an interactive approach to teaching the basics of parametric thinking in relation to architecture and design.
Architectonics of Poiēsis: Architectural Creation Reconsidered (Numanities - Arts and Humanities in Progress #29)
by Simina Anamaria LörinczThis volume explores the meaning of the architectural creative act, following the dynamics of the relationship between creator-creative act-creation and the way in which architecture is defined over time, as a creative act both material and symbolic. Two protagonists, Antonio Averlino (Filarete) and Christopher Alexander, are singled out under the guiding concepts of poíēsis and poeta faber. The book initiates a dialogue over time between their works and concepts, engaging two cultures, the Renaissance and the contemporary, symbolically chosen for their importance in redefining the profession through the prism of its relation to the architectural creative act. The core idea revolves around rediscovering the humanistic approach to architecture in and for the contemporary context, and using it in order to better understand architectural creation. This text appeals to students and researchers working in the history and theory of architecture, product, industrial design, and semiotics.
Architects Draw
by Sue Ferguson GussowArchitects Draw, the inaugural volume of the Architectural Brief series, translates much-loved Cooper Union professor and artist Sue Gussow's freehand drawing class into a portable tool for teachers and students in professional architecture programs. After a foreword by the noted critic Dore Ashton, Part I sets forth a complete syllabus for a foundational freehand drawing program. Part II includes a discussion of pedagogical philosophy and Part III illustrates how freehand drawing is carried into professional, postgraduate life.