Background and Motivation: Modern software applications increasingly rely on distributed architectures to achieve the scale, reliability, and performance required by today's users. However, building effective distributed systems presents unique challenges that traditional software engineering approaches cannot adequately address. The complexity of managing multiple independent components, ensuring data consistency across network boundaries, and maintaining system resilience in the face of partial failures requires specialised knowledge and proven patterns.
Scope and Approach:
This book provides a comprehensive examination of distributed systems
engineering, focusing on practical implementation within modern cloud
platforms. Rather than treating distributed systems as purely theoretical
constructs, we explore concrete architectural patterns, implementation
strategies, and operational practices that have proven effective in production
environments. The content draws extensively from real-world experience with AWS
and Azure platforms, offering specific guidance for implementing distributed
systems concepts using cloud-native services.
Key Contributions
The book makes several key contributions to the distributed
systems literature:
Bridging Theory and
Practice: We connect fundamental distributed systems principles with
practical implementation guidance, showing how concepts like the CAP theorem
translate into real architectural decisions.
Cloud-Native Focus:
Rather than generic distributed systems advice, we provide specific patterns and
practices optimised for AWS and Azure environments, including service selection
guidance and configuration recommendations.
Holistic System View:
We examine distributed systems from multiple perspectives—architecture,
reliability, security, observability, data management, and performance—showing
how these concerns interact and influence each other.
Proven Patterns:
The architectural patterns and practices presented have been validated through
implementation in production systems serving millions of users.
Target Audience and
Impact: This work addresses the needs of software architects, senior
engineers, and engineering leaders responsible for designing and implementing
scalable infrastructure. By providing both conceptual foundations and practical
guidance, the book enables organisations to successfully navigate the
transition from monolithic to distributed architectures while avoiding common
pitfalls that can lead to system complexity, operational overhead, and
reliability issues.
Author (s) Details
Akaash Vishal
Hazarika
Salesforce Inc., USA.
Aniket Abhishek Soni
Cognizant Technology Solutions, USA.
Please see the book here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mono/978-93-49970-00-7
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