Patterns for Performance and Operability: Building and Testing Enterprise Software

by Chris Ford, Ido Gileadi, Sanjiv Purba, Mike Moerman

Overview

Applications that work perfectly in controlled settings often fail in production environments, impacting business operations. This book explores a frequently overlooked aspect of software development: non-functional design and testing. In the real world, hostile production conditions and changing business usage can lead to unforeseen downtime or unacceptable system performance. Written by technologists and based on real field experience, the book examines common failure scenarios, defensive design patterns, and effective performance strategies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040068267
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	12/22/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	344
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Chris Ford, Ido Gileadi, Sanjiv Purba, Mike Moerman

Table of Contents

Introduction. Planning and Project Initiation. Requirements. Design Pattern of Operability. Designing for Performance and Scalability. Test Planning. Test Execution. Deployment. Operations and Monitoring. Troubleshooting and Crisis Management.

Editorial Reviews

". . . written in an easy to read and logical format . . . The concepts and principles in this book will never be outdated . . . I recommend this book to anyone who has a responsibility and interest in improving the quality of enterprise software. Whether you are deploying your software internally at your own organization or externally for customers reading this book and implementing the principles (assuming this is not already being done) will undoubtedly improve the quality of your system and will lead to an improved computing experience for your end users."

– Alan Madick, in StickyMinds.com, January 2009

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