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Solutions Architect's Handbook

You're reading from   Solutions Architect's Handbook Kick-start your solutions architect career by learning architecture design principles and strategies

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838645649
Length 490 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Neelanjali Srivastav Neelanjali Srivastav
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Saurabh Shrivastava Saurabh Shrivastava
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Preface 1. The Meaning of Solution Architecture 2. Solution Architects in an Organization FREE CHAPTER 3. Attributes of the Solution Architecture 4. Principles of Solution Architecture Design 5. Cloud Migration and Hybrid Cloud Architecture Design 6. Solution Architecture Design Patterns 7. Performance Considerations 8. Security Considerations 9. Architectural Reliability Considerations 10. Operational Excellence Considerations 11. Cost Considerations 12. DevOps and Solution Architecture Framework 13. Data Engineering and Machine Learning 14. Architecting Legacy Systems 15. Solution Architecture Document 16. Learning Soft Skills to Become a Better Solution Architect 17. Other Books You May Enjoy

Cloud architect

The cloud architect role may not have been in existence within the last decade, but as cloud adoption is increasing among enterprises this is one role that is in high demand in the current scenario. The cloud architect plans and designs the cloud environment and is responsible for deploying and managing the company's cloud computing strategies. Cloud architects provide breadth and depth for cloud services and can define the cloud-native design.

As you learned in the Solution architecture in the public cloud section in Chapter 1, The Meaning of Solution Architecture, using the cloud is now the current trend and it has become the norm for organizations to move onto a public cloud. Major cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform are helping customers to adopt cloud platforms at exponential speed with Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offerings. You will learn more about cloud architectures in Chapter 5, Cloud Migration and Hybrid Cloud Architecture Design.

There are a large number of enterprises that have an existing workload that they want to migrate into the cloud to utilize scalability, ease of business, and price benefits. A cloud architect can prepare a cloud migration strategy and develop a hybrid cloud architecture. A cloud architect can advise how on-premise applications will connect to the cloud and how different traditional offerings fit into a cloud environment.

For startup businesses and enterprises starting in the cloud, a cloud architect can help to design a cloud-native architecture, which is more optimized for the cloud and uses the full capabilities it provides. The cloud-native architecture tends to be built on pay-as-you-go models to optimize cost and leverage automation available in the cloud.

Cloud is now an essential part of enterprise strategy, and a cloud architect is a must-have role if companies want to succeed in the modern era by increasing the pace of innovation and automation.

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Solutions Architect's Handbook
Published in: Mar 2020
Publisher: Packt
ISBN-13: 9781838645649
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