The enterprise and security architect view
Enterprise and security architects have broad roles, but for our purposes here, we will focus on their concerns about how software architecture integrates into and impacts the existing enterprise software ecosystem and how it addresses security requirements.
A summary of this view is shown in the following diagram. Enterprises will likely have their own specific needs and concerns, but our discussion here will be a common starting point:
Figure 12.1 – Architecture and security views of H2O at Scale
Let's look at an overview before we dive into detailed views, as follows:
- H2O enterprise architecture: Needs and concerns here relate to how software components are deployed, integrated into, and potentially impact the rest of the technology ecosystem. Architecture in our case is primarily at the component level—that is, at the level of the big separate pieces—and not lower down, such...
