Server Architectures: Multiprocessors, Clusters, Parallel Systems, Web Servers, Storage Solutions

Description

The goal of this book is to present and compare various options one for systems architecture from two separate points of view. One, that of the information technology decision-maker who must choose a solution matching company business requirements, and secondly that of the systems architect who finds himself between the rock of changes in hardware and software technologies and the hard place of changing business needs.
Different aspects of server architecture are presented, from databases designed for parallel architectures to high-availability systems, and touching en route on often- neglected performance aspects.

1. The book provides IT managers, decision makers and project leaders who want to acquire knowledge sufficient to understand the choices made in and capabilities of systems offered by various vendors:
2. Provides system design information to balance the characteristic applications against the capabilities and nature of various architectural choices
3. In addition, it offers an integrated view of the concepts in server architecture, accompanied by discussion of effects on the evolution of the data processing industry.

CONTENTS:

Part 1: Architectural Options and Technology Evolution
Ch 1Processors and Memory
Ch 2I/O
Ch 3Evolution of Software Technology
Part 2:Systems Architecture Options
Ch 4Symmetrical (Tightly-Coupled) Multiprocessors
Ch 5Clusters and Massively Parallel Machines
Ch 6Data Storage
Ch 7Systems Performance and Estimation Techniques
Ch 8DBMS and Server Architectures
Ch 9The Terminology of High-Availability Systems
Ch 10Hardware and software Solutions for High Availability
Ch 11Selection Criteria and Total Cost of Ownership
Ch 12Conclusions and Prospects