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Solutions Architect's Handbook

By : Saurabh Shrivastava, Neelanjali Srivastav
Book Image

Solutions Architect's Handbook

By: Saurabh Shrivastava, Neelanjali Srivastav

Overview of this book

Becoming a solutions architect gives you the flexibility to work with cutting-edge technologies and define product strategies. This handbook takes you through the essential concepts, design principles and patterns, architectural considerations, and all the latest technology that you need to know to become a successful solutions architect. This book starts with a quick introduction to the fundamentals of solution architecture design principles and attributes that will assist you in understanding how solution architecture benefits software projects across enterprises. You'll learn what a cloud migration and application modernization framework looks like, and will use microservices, event-driven, cache-based, and serverless patterns to design robust architectures. You'll then explore the main pillars of architecture design, including performance, scalability, cost optimization, security, operational excellence, and DevOps. Additionally, you'll also learn advanced concepts relating to big data, machine learning, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Finally, you'll get to grips with the documentation of architecture design and the soft skills that are necessary to become a better solutions architect. By the end of this book, you'll have learned techniques to create an efficient architecture design that meets your business requirements.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)

Selecting the server instance

Nowadays, the term instance is getting more popular as virtual servers become the norm. These virtual servers provide you flexibility and better use of resources. Particularly for cloud offerings, all cloud providers offer you virtual servers, which can be provisioned with a mere click on a web console or API call. The server instance helps in automation and provides the concept of infrastructure as code, where everything can be automated everywhere.

As your workload varies, there is a different kind of processing unit choice available. Let's look at some of the most popular options of processing power:

  • Central processing unit (CPU): The CPU is one of the most popular computing processing choices. CPUs are easy to program, they enable multitasking, and, most importantly, are versatile enough to fit anywhere, which makes them the preferred choice for general-purpose applications. The CPU's function is measured in GHz (gigahertz), which indicates...