Solutions Architect's Handbook: Kick-start your career as a solutions architect by learning architecture design principles and strategies, Edition 2

Name: Solutions Architect's Handbook: Kick-start your career as a solutions architect by learning architecture design principles and strategies, Edition 2
Rating: 4.333333492279053 (3 reviews)

Saurabh Shrivastava · Neelanjali Srivastav

Jan 2022 · Packt Publishing Ltd

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Third edition out now with coverage on Generative AI, clean architecture, edge computing, and moreKey Features

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

Book DescriptionBecoming 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.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

Who this book is 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.

Third edition out now with coverage on Generative AI, clean architecture, edge computing, and moreKey Features 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-proo...

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Saurabh Shrivastava is an accomplished technology leader and author with more than two decades of experience in the IT industry. He is currently a global solutions architect leader at AWS, where he helps AWS customers and partners on their cloud journeys. Saurabh has also led the global technical partnerships team at AWS, playing a key role in launching several strategic initiatives and AWS agentic AI services. In addition to his work at AWS, Saurabh is the co-author of Packt's best-selling book Solutions Architect's Handbook, and has authored several blogs and whitepapers on various topics, such as advanced analytics, generative AI, machine learning, and cloud computing. He is passionate about the latest innovations and how they can impact our daily lives. Saurabh holds a patent in cloud platform automation and has worked as an enterprise solutions architect, software architect, and software engineering manager in Fortune 50 enterprises, start-ups, and global product and consulting organizations. With his vast experience and expertise, Saurabh is a valuable resource for anyone looking to learn about cloud computing and its various applications.

Neelanjali Srivastav is a technology leader, agile coach, and cloud practitioner with 16+ years of experience. She currently works at AWS as a Senior Product Manager and guides global customers on their data journey to the cloud. Neelanjali evangelizes and enables AWS customers and partners in AWS Database, Analytics, and Machine Learning Services. Neelanjali is the co-author of Packt's bestseller Solutions Architect's Handbook. Before AWS, she led teams of software engineers, solution architects, and systems analysts to modernize IT systems and develop innovative software solutions for large enterprises. She has held various roles in the IT services industry and R&D space, focusing on enterprise application and cloud service management.

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