Summary IT Architectures and Middleware
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make sure you understand the main concepts and practice the example exam questions!
Contents
Contents .......................................................................................................................................................... 0
Chapter 1: The problem .................................................................................................................................. 0
Chapter 2: The emergence of standard middleware ...................................................................................... 1
Chapter 3: Objects, components, and the web .............................................................................................. 2
Chapter 4: Web services ................................................................................................................................. 3
Chapter 5: A technical summary of middleware ............................................................................................ 5
Chapter 6: Using middleware to build distributed applications ..................................................................... 6
Chapter 7: Resiliency ....................................................................................................................................... 9
Chapter 8: Performance and scalability ........................................................................................................ 10
Chapter 9: Systems management ................................................................................................................. 13
Chapter 10: Security...................................................................................................................................... 15
Chapter 11: Application design and IT Architecture ..................................................................................... 16
Chapter 12: Implementing business processes ............................................................................................ 18
Chapter 13: Integration design ..................................................................................................................... 20
Chapter 14: Information access and information accuracy .......................................................................... 22
Chapter 15: Changing and integrating applications...................................................................................... 24
Chapter 16: Building an IT Architecture ........................................................................................................ 26
Chapter 1: The problem
IT architecture = is a solution to the problem “How do I structure my IT applications to best suit my
business?”. An architecture identifies the components of a problem space, shows the relationships
among them and defines technology, rules and constraints on the relationships and components.
Typical architecture figure 1-4. Environment three parts: presentation, application and data.
Middleware = Software that is necessary in practice to build distributed applications. An important
characteristic is it can work over a network (but not necessarily does at all times!) Eight elements to
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