Solutions Architect's Handbook: Kick-start your career as a solutions architect by learning architecture design principles and strategies , Second Edition

What do you get with Audiobook?

Download a zip folder containing audio files (MP3) and a supplementary PDF

Access this title in our online player

DRM FREE - Listen whenever, wherever and however you want

Key benefits

Turn business needs into end-to-end technical architectures with this practical guide

Assess and overcome various challenges while updating or modernizing legacy applications

Future-proof your architecture with IoT, machine learning, and quantum computing

Description

Becoming a solutions architect requires a hands-on approach, and this edition of the Solutions Architect's Handbook brings exactly that. This handbook will teach you how to create robust, scalable, and fault-tolerant solutions and next-generation architecture designs in a cloud environment. It will also help you build effective product strategies for your business and implement them from start to finish. This new edition features additional chapters on disruptive technologies, such as Internet of Things (IoT), quantum computing, data engineering, and machine learning. It also includes updated discussions on cloud-native architecture, blockchain data storage, and mainframe modernization with public cloud. The Solutions Architect's Handbook provides an understanding of solution architecture and how it fits into an agile enterprise environment. It will take you through the journey of solution architecture design by providing detailed knowledge of design pillars, advanced design patterns, anti-patterns, and the cloud-native aspects of modern software design. By the end of this handbook, you'll have learned the techniques needed to create efficient architecture designs that meet your business requirements.

Who is this book for?

This book is for software developers, system engineers, DevOps engineers, architects, and team leaders who already work in the IT industry and aspire to become solutions architect professionals. Existing solutions architects who want to expand their skillset or get a better understanding of new technologies will also learn valuable new skills. To get started, you'll need a good understanding of the real-world software development process and general programming experience in any language.

What you will learn

Explore the various roles of a solutions architect in the enterprise landscape

Implement key design principles and patterns to build high-performance cost-effective solutions

Choose the best strategies to secure your architectures and increase their availability

Modernize legacy applications with the help of cloud integration

Understand how big data processing, machine learning, and IoT fit into modern architecture

Integrate a DevOps mindset to promote collaboration, increase operational efficiency, and streamline production

What do you get with Audiobook?

Download a zip folder containing audio files (MP3) and a supplementary PDF

Access this title in our online player

DRM FREE - Listen whenever, wherever and however you want

Frequently bought together

$89.99

$49.99

C# 11 and .NET 7 – Modern Cross-Platform Development Fundamentals

$49.99

Total $ 189.97

Piotr Mokry Jun 18, 2024

Feefo Verified review

Krishna Neeraja Jan 24, 2022

This book has been structured and sequenced more like a text book to assist anybody who is zero with their knowledge on subject to making them get a clear knowledge and well equipped to play the role.I felt like I was going through a academic book making sure students understand each of the topic easily.With the advent of all cloud technologies every organization is pushing all their deep skilled resources to pursue or upgrade themselves to cloud technologies and also the cloud projects to handle.My personal favourites are Hybrid cloud architecture which is the most realistic situation we face day in day out ,solution architect design patterns and performance considerations.All and all a guide every new SA should have handy

Amazon Verified review

Lynn Feb 02, 2022

The book walks you through the patterns and strategies that will help you prepare for a role as a Solutions Architect. The 2nd edition of Solutions architect’s handbook added new chapters on emerging technology such as AI, Machine Learning, IoT, Quantum computing while expanding on new topics like blockchain and various big data design patterns including data mesh, lake house, data lake, streaming data with the reference architecture. Each chapter refreshed, keeping the latest industry trend such as the cloud in mind with new topics like defining multi-cloud strategy approach, cloud-native architecture, Cloud DevOps and mainframe modernization, etc. The key takeaway for me, to grow as a solution architect, you need to have the breadth and depth of technology and soft skills to work at all levels of the organization, from engineer to C-level. You also need to have the strong business acumen to drive ROI while defining overall enterprise IT strategy. Solution architect has a critical role in accelerating enterprise digital journey by helping them upgrade to a more efficient tech stack and introducing emerging technology to help them stay ahead of the competition. I will recommend this book to anyone looking to embark on a solution architect role.

Amazon Verified review

John rider Jan 29, 2022

The media could not be loaded. A book worth of every penny. Very comprehensive guide on building cloud architecture. A must-have guide for solutions architects. This book focuses on an effective transition from a current IT role to a Solutions Architect. It explains the steps to embark on that journey in a very logical manner. It starts with a simple, relatable explanation of what this role entails and how it differs from a few other similar types of profiles. Next, it goes into the technical skills and knowledge needed to be a successful Solution Architect. It begins with fundamental design pillars and architectural principles (like high availability, reliability, performance, security, and cost optimizations), followed by a dive deep into each one of those. The book also covers some key concepts around cloud-native architectures, DevOps, data engineering, and machine learning domains, which are the cornerstone of any modern-day architecture. The latest revision of the book included very insightful details on Machine Learning/MLOps, Internet of Things (IoT) Architectures, Data architecture best practices, and Quantum computing. All these areas are slowly becoming pivotal to the enterprise IT landscape, and hence Solutions Architects need to be aware to stay ahead in the learning curve.

Amazon Verified review

Amogh Joshi Apr 25, 2022

For anyone interested in becoming a Solution Architect, this book is an excellent resource. I personally liked the chapters on Attributes of Solution Architecture(Chapter 3), Principles of Solution Architecture Design(Chapter 4), and Solution Architecture Design Patterns(Chapter 6). From definitions, roles, and duties to solution design, performance, cost, and operational factors, the writers cover it all. The writers highlight several architectural ideas and provide instances of when to employ them in Chapter 6, which I found to be really helpful. Specialized solution architect responsibilities, such as Data Engineering, Machine Learning, and DevOps, are covered in detail in the book. Despite a few grammatical errors and typos (example: Page 89 image), the technical jargon is easily understood. Overall, I believe the book is a worthwhile read for aspiring Solution Architects and a useful resource for passing the AWS Solution Architect Exam.

Amazon Verified review

Solutions Architect's Handbook: Kick-start your career as a solutions architect by learning architecture design principles and strategies , Second Edition

What do you get with Audiobook?

Key benefits

Description

Who is this book for?

What you will learn

Product Details

What do you get with Audiobook?

Product Details

Frequently bought together

Table of Contents

Recommendations for you

Customer reviews

Filter reviews by

People who bought this also bought

About the authors

FAQs

Solutions Architect's Handbook: Kick-start your career as a solutions architect by learning architecture design principles and strategies , Second Edition

What do you get with Audiobook?

Key benefits

Description

Who is this book for?

What you will learn

Product Details

What do you get with Audiobook?

Product Details

Packt Subscriptions

Frequently bought together

Table of Contents

Recommendations for you

Customer reviews

Filter reviews by

People who bought this also bought

About the authors

FAQs