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Solution Architecture Patterns for Enterprise: A Guide to Building Enterprise Software Systems
by Chanaka FernandoGain a deeper understanding of how distributed systems work, as well as which applications and systems are used for specific business domains or industries. This book provides a set of solution architecture patterns that were developed based on the author’s experience building enterprise software systems for hundreds of different organizations across the globe. The architecture diagrams (patterns) and examples allow you to not only grasp the concepts, but to build working projects. Solution Architecture Patterns for Enterprise starts with an introduction to the concepts of enterprise software systems and solution architecture and later moves to individual solution architecture patterns used in real-world enterprises. Subsequent sections cover various industry-specific solution architecture patterns that can be used to build domain-specific software systems. The book concludes with a view of what the future holds for solution architecture, including likely new developments in the field. This book will help enterprise software architects and engineers to design and implement real-world enterprise software systems using best practices and techniques adopted by organizations across the globe. It provides software architecture blueprints to build domain-specific enterprise software systems. If you are working on any digital transformation project or initiative, you will find this book useful, as it provides quick reference on architecture and implementation to get started with your work. What You Will LearnUnderstand the key elements of enterprise software systems and how to design and implement themMaster different approaches to build real-world software applicationsBuild domain specific enterprise software systemsUse open-source tools to build enterprise software systems Who This Book Is For Software Developers, software architect, solution architects, and enterprise architects.
Solution Architecture with .NET: Learn solution architecture principles and design techniques to build modern .NET solutions
by Jamil HallalLearn about the responsibilities of a .NET solution architect and explore solution architecture principles, DevOps solutions, and design techniques and standards with hands-on examples of design patternsKey FeaturesFind out what are the essential personality traits and responsibilities of a solution architectBecome well-versed with architecture principles and modern design patterns with hands-on examplesDesign modern web solutions and make the most of Azure DevOps to automate your development life cycleBook DescriptionUnderstanding solution architecture is a must to build and integrate robust systems to meet your client's needs. This makes it crucial for a professional .NET software engineer to learn the key skills of a .NET solution architect to create a unique digital journey and build solutions for a wide range of industries, from strategy and design to implementation. With this handbook, developers working with the .NET technology will be able to put their knowledge to work.The book takes a hands-on approach to help you become an effective solution architect. You'll start by learning the principles of the software development life cycle (SDLC), the roles and responsibilities of a .NET solution architect, and what makes a great .NET solution architect. As you make progress through the chapters, you'll understand the principles of solution architecture and how to design a solution, and explore designing layers and microservices. You'll complete your learning journey by uncovering modern design patterns and techniques for designing and building digital solutions.By the end of this book, you'll have learned how to architect your modern web solutions with ASP.NET Core and Microsoft Azure and be ready to automate your development life cycle with Azure DevOps.What you will learnUnderstand the role and core responsibilities of a .NET solution architectStudy popular UML (Unified Modeling Language) diagrams for solution architectureWork with modern design patterns with the help of hands-on examplesBecome familiar with microservices and designing layersDiscover how to design modern web solutionsAutomate your development life cycle with Azure DevOpsWho this book is forThis book is for intermediate and advanced .NET developers and software engineers who want to advance their careers and expand their knowledge of solution architecture and design principles. Beginner or intermediate-level solution architects looking for tips and tricks to build large-scale .NET solutions will find this book useful.
Solutions and Technologies for Responsible Digitalization: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik, Paderborn, Germany, 2023, Vol. 2 (Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation #75)
by Daniel Beverungen Christiane Lehrer Matthias TrierThis book is the second volume of proceedings from the 18th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik held in Paderborn, Germany, in 2023. In the context of the global trend toward digitalization, it presents the results of innovative, high-quality research in the field of information systems and digital transformation. The book covers a broad range of topics, including digital innovation, business analytics, artificial intelligence, and IT strategy, each of which has and will continue to have significant impacts on companies, individuals and societies alike.
Solutions Architect's Handbook: Kick-start your solutions architect career by learning architecture design principles and strategies
by Kamal Arora Saurabh Shrivastava Neelanjali SrivastavFrom fundamentals and design patterns to the different strategies for creating secure and reliable architectures in AWS cloud, learn everything you need to become a successful solutions architect Key Features Create solutions and transform business requirements into technical architecture with this practical guide Understand various challenges that you might come across while refactoring or modernizing legacy applications Delve into security automation, DevOps, and validation of solution architecture Book Description 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. What you will learn Explore the various roles of a solutions architect and their involvement in the enterprise landscape Approach big data processing, machine learning, and IoT from an architect's perspective and understand how they fit into modern architecture Discover different solution architecture patterns such as event-driven and microservice patterns Find ways to keep yourself updated with new technologies and enhance your skills Modernize legacy applications with the help of cloud integration Get to grips with choosing an appropriate strategy to reduce cost Who this book is for This book is for software developers, system engineers, DevOps engineers, architects, and team leaders working in the information technology industry who aspire to become solutions architect professionals. A good understanding of the software development process and general programming experience with any language will be useful.
Solutions Architect's Handbook: Kick-start your career with architecture design principles, strategies, and generative AI techniques
by Saurabh Shrivastava Neelanjali SrivastavFrom fundamentals and design patterns to the latest techniques such as generative AI, machine learning and cloud native architecture, gain all you need to be a pro Solutions Architect crafting secure and reliable AWS architecture.Key FeaturesHits all the key areas -Rajesh Sheth, VP, Elastic Block Store, AWSOffers the knowledge you need to succeed in the evolving landscape of tech architecture - Luis Lopez Soria, Senior Specialist Solutions Architect, GoogleA valuable resource for enterprise strategists looking to build resilient applications - Cher Simon, Principal Solutions Architect, AWSBook DescriptionMaster the art of solution architecture and excel as a Solutions Architect with the Solutions Architect's Handbook. Authored by seasoned AWS technology leaders Saurabh Shrivastav and Neelanjali Srivastav, this book goes beyond traditional certification guides, offering in-depth insights and advanced techniques to meet the specific needs and challenges of solutions architects today. This edition introduces exciting new features that keep you at the forefront of this evolving field. Large language models, generative AI, and innovations in deep learning are cutting-edge advancements shaping the future of technology. Topics such as cloud-native architecture, data engineering architecture, cloud optimization, mainframe modernization, and building cost-efficient and secure architectures remain important in today's landscape. This book provides coverage of these emerging and key technologies and walks you through solution architecture design from key principles, providing you with the knowledge you need to succeed as a Solutions Architect. It will also level up your soft skills, providing career-accelerating techniques to help you get ahead. Unlock the potential of cutting-edge technologies, gain practical insights from real-world scenarios, and enhance your solution architecture skills with the Solutions Architect's Handbook.What you will learnExplore various roles of a solutions architect in the enterpriseApply design principles for high-performance, cost-effective solutionsChoose the best strategies to secure your architectures and boost availabilityDevelop a DevOps and CloudOps mindset for collaboration, operational efficiency, and streamlined productionApply machine learning, data engineering, LLMs, and generative AI for improved security and performanceModernize legacy systems into cloud-native architectures with proven real-world strategiesMaster key solutions architect soft skillsWho this book is forThis 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. 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 some awareness of cloud technology.
Solutions Architect's Handbook: Kick-start your career as a solutions architect by learning architecture design principles and strategies
by Saurabh Shrivastava Neelanjali SrivastavThird edition out now with coverage on Generative AI, clean architecture, edge computing, and moreKey FeaturesTurn business needs into end-to-end technical architectures with this practical guideAssess and overcome various challenges while updating or modernizing legacy applicationsFuture-proof your architecture with IoT, machine learning, and quantum computingBook 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 learnExplore the various roles of a solutions architect in the enterprise landscapeImplement key design principles and patterns to build high-performance cost-effective solutionsChoose the best strategies to secure your architectures and increase their availabilityModernize legacy applications with the help of cloud integrationUnderstand how big data processing, machine learning, and IoT fit into modern architectureIntegrate a DevOps mindset to promote collaboration, increase operational efficiency, and streamline productionWho this book is forThis 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.
Solutions Architect's Handbook: Kick-start your career as a solutions architect by learning architecture design principles and strategies, 2nd Edition
by Saurabh Shrivastava Neelanjali Srivastav Rajesh Sheth Rohan Karmarkar Kamal AroraFrom fundamentals and design patterns to the different strategies for creating secure and reliable architectures in AWS cloud, learn everything you need to become a successful solutions architect.Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in the PDF format.Endorsements"For new or existing solutions architects looking to keep their skills sharp in the cloud era, this book hits all the key areas."-Rajesh Sheth, GM, Messaging and Streaming, AWS"...the go-to guide for understanding various functions in the age of cloud computing."-Rohan Karmarkar, Director, Solutions Architecture, AWS"...you will find very important nuggets of knowledge that will help you be a successful solutions architect, and open up a new world of infinite possibilities!"-Kamal Arora, Senior Manager, Solutions Architecture, AWSBook 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 learnExplore the various roles of a solutions architect in the enterprise landscapeImplement key design principles and patterns to build high-performance cost-effective solutionsChoose the best strategies to secure your architectures and increase their availabilityModernize legacy applications with the help of cloud integrationUnderstand how big data processing, machine learning, and IoT fit into modern architectureIntegrate a DevOps mindset to promote collaboration, increase operational efficiency, and streamline productionWho this book is forThis 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.
Solutions Architecture: A Modern Approach to Cloud and Digital Systems Delivery
by Wasim RajputExplore the complex world of digital solutions architecture and its pivotal role in the modern, technology-driven organization. The book provides a detailed roadmap, charting the intricate processes that solutions architects undertake to transform high-level business propositions into practical, actionable digital solutions. Offering a number of real-world examples, you'll work through examples of various digital projects encompassing cutting-edge technologies such as AI/ML, IoT, Cloud, and the integration with legacy systems. The book also explains how various elements coalesce to form a resilient solutions architecture, shedding light on the need for collaborative synergy between different organizational stakeholders, teams and disciplines. Solutions Architecture underscores the significance of aligning business and technology, demonstrating how this strategic collaboration maximizes the success of digital projects, setting you on the path to a more robust and successful digital future for your organization.What You Will LearnUnderstand the solutions architecture process, including key concepts and best practicesIdentify business needs and requirements and translate them into actionable steps that result in effective digital solutionsSelect appropriate technologies, build prototypes, and conduct testing and validationDesign, implement, and maintain solutions Who This Book Is ForDigital Transformation Program Management, Program Managers, Solutions Architects, IT/Digital Project Managers
Solutions on Embedded Systems (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #81)
by Massimo Conti Simone Orcioni Natividad Martínez Madrid Ralf E.D. SeepoldEmbedded systems have an increasing importance in our everyday lives. The growing complexity of embedded systems and the emerging trend to interconnections between them lead to new challenges. Intelligent solutions are necessary to overcome these challenges and to provide reliable and secure systems to the customer under a strict time and financial budget.Solutions on Embedded Systems documents results of several innovative approaches that provide intelligent solutions in embedded systems. The objective is to present mature approaches, to provide detailed information on the implementation and to discuss the results obtained.
Solutions on Embedded Systems
by Simone Orcioni Natividad Martínez Madrid Massimo Conti Ralf E.D. SeepoldEmbedded systems have an increasing importance in our everyday lives. The growing complexity of embedded systems and the emerging trend to interconnections between them lead to new challenges. Intelligent solutions are necessary to overcome these challenges and to provide reliable and secure systems to the customer under a strict time and financial budget. Solutions on Embedded Systems documents results of several innovative approaches that provide intelligent solutions in embedded systems. The objective is to present mature approaches, to provide detailed information on the implementation and to discuss the results obtained.
Solvable Cellular Automata: Methods and Applications (Understanding Complex Systems)
by Henryk FukśThe main focus of the book is solvability of cellular automata, that is, expressing the state of a given cell after a given number of steps by an explicit formula. The author considers solutions of two types of initial value problems for cellular automata, the deterministic one and the probabilistic one. In the first chapter the basic concepts of cellular automata theory are introduced. Deterministic initial value problem is introduced next and solutions for selected simple rules are also presented. In the following chapters various techniques for solving the deterministic problem are introduced, using elementary CA rules of increasing complexity as examples. The second part of the book introduces the concept of probability measure in the context of cellular automata and the probabilistic initial value problem for both deterministic and probabilistic rules. The book is amply illustrated with examples and applications such as the density classification problem, phase transitions in traffic models or the diffusion of innovations model. In the appendix, solution formulae (both deterministic and probabilistic) for over 60 elementary cellular automata rules are listed. Ruelle-Frobenius-Perron equations for all 88 minimal elementary cellular automata are also provided.
Solving Business Problems Using a Calculator (Sixth Edition)
by Mildred K. PoliskySolving Business Problems Using a Calculator follows current trends in office technology, teaches the touch method, explains common calculator features, and emphasizes business problem solving. In the sixth edition, the text's popular features have been maintained along with its concise explanations and emphasis on the use of the calculator as a problem-solving tool.
Solving Differential Equations in R
by Francesca Mazzia Jeff Cash Karline SoetaertMathematics plays an important role in many scientific and engineering disciplines. This book deals with the numerical solution of differential equations, a very important branch of mathematics. Our aim is to give a practical and theoretical account of how to solve a large variety of differential equations, comprising ordinary differential equations, initial value problems and boundary value problems, differential algebraic equations, partial differential equations and delay differential equations. The solution of differential equations using R is the main focus of this book. It is therefore intended for the practitioner, the student and the scientist, who wants to know how to use R for solving differential equations. However, it has been our goal that non-mathematicians should at least understand the basics of the methods, while obtaining entrance into the relevant literature that provides more mathematical background. Therefore, each chapter that deals with R examples is preceded by a chapter where the theory behind the numerical methods being used is introduced. In the sections that deal with the use of R for solving differential equations, we have taken examples from a variety of disciplines, including biology, chemistry, physics, pharmacokinetics. Many examples are well-known test examples, used frequently in the field of numerical analysis.
Solving Enterprise Applications Performance Puzzles
by Leonid GrinshpanPoorly performing enterprise applications are the weakest links in a corporation's management chain, causing delays and disruptions of critical business functions. This groundbreaking book frames enterprise application performance engineering not as an art but as applied science built on model-based methodological foundation. The book introduces queuing models of enterprise application that visualize, demystify, explain, and solve system performance issues. Analysis of these models will help to discover and clarify unapparent connections and correlations among workloads, hardware architecture, and software parameters.
Solving Halal Industry Issues Through Research in Halal Sciences
by Azura Amid Amal A. M. Elgharbawy Walaa A. AbualsununThis book serves as a platform for the global community of halal researchers to share their insights on approaches to solve halal industry issues through science. The global halal industry is estimated to be worth around USD2.3 trillion (excluding Islamic finance). Growing at an estimated annual rate of 20%, the industry is valued at about USD560 billion a year, making it one of the fastest-growing consumer segments in the world. The global halal market of 1.8 billion Muslims is no longer confined to food and food-related products. This book brings together research carried out through halal sciences to solve issues in halal industries, covering topics such as general issues in halal industries, the level of verification and authentication, finding alternative materials or ingredients that are halal in pharmaceutical and food industries, as well as legal issues that could arise. This book is useful to graduate students in universities, researchers, academics, and industry practitioners working in halal industries.
Solving Identity Management in Modern Applications: Demystifying OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and SAML 2.0
by Yvonne Wilson Abhishek HingnikarKnow how to design and use identity management to protect your application and the data it manages.At a time when security breaches result in increasingly onerous penalties, it is paramount that application developers and owners understand identity management and the value it provides when building applications. This book takes you from account provisioning to authentication to authorization, and covers troubleshooting and common problems to avoid. The authors include predictions about why this will be even more important in the future. Application best practices with coding samples are provided.Solving Identity and Access Management in Modern Applications gives you what you need to design identity and access management for your applications and to describe it to stakeholders with confidence. You will be able to explain account creation, session and access management, account termination, and more. What You’ll Learn Understand key identity management conceptsIncorporate essential design principlesDesign authentication and access control for a modern applicationKnow the identity management frameworks and protocols used today (OIDC/ OAuth 2.0, SAML 2.0)Review historical failures and know how to avoid them Who This Book Is For Developers, enterprise or application architects, business application or product owners, and anyone involved in an application's identity management solution
Solving Identity Management in Modern Applications: Demystifying OAuth 2, OpenID Connect, and SAML 2
by Yvonne Wilson Abhishek HingnikarKnow how to design and use identity management to protect your application and the data it manages.At a time when security breaches result in increasingly onerous penalties, it is paramount that application developers and owners understand identity management and the value it provides when building applications. This book takes you from account provisioning to authentication to authorization, and covers troubleshooting and common problems to avoid. The authors include predictions about why this will be even more important in the future. Application best practices with coding samples are provided.Solving Identity and Access Management in Modern Applications gives you what you need to design identity and access management for your applications and to describe it to stakeholders with confidence. You will be able to explain account creation, session and access management, account termination, and more.This expanded edition has been revised to provide an overview of the new version of OAuth (2.1)―the primary changes in this version, including features that were removed from 2.1 that were in 2.0 and why they were removed. The discussion of the book's accompanying sample application has been revised to cover in more depth the approach for developing the application (also revised). A new section has been added on the OAuth 2.0 Device Authorization Grant (RFC 8628) specification, which is useful for devices with limited UI capability. Minor additions include the topics of identity proofing, the need to capture and organize consent information, the impact of tracking prevention technology on certain identity protocols, and the availability of additional options for authorization requests such as OAuth 2.0 Rich Authorization Requests and JWT-Secured Authorization Requests (RFC 9101).What You’ll Learn• Understand key identity management concepts• Incorporate essential design principles• Design authentication and access control for a modern application• Know the identity management frameworks and protocols used today (OIDC/OAuth 2.0/2.1, SAML 2.0)• Review historical failures and know how to avoid themWho This Book Is ForDevelopers, enterprise or application architects, business application or product owners, and anyone involved in an application's identity management solution
Solving Optimization Problems with the Heuristic Kalman Algorithm: New Stochastic Methods (Springer Optimization and Its Applications #212)
by Rosario ToscanoThis text focuses on simple and easy-to-use design strategies for solving complex engineering problems that arise in several fields of engineering design, namely non-convex optimization problems. The main optimization tool used in this book to tackle the problem of nonconvexity is the Heuristic Kalman Algorithm (HKA). The main characteristic of HKA is the use of a stochastic search mechanism to solve a given optimization problem. From a computational point of view, the use of a stochastic search procedure appears essential for dealing with non-convex problems.The topics discussed in this monograph include basic definitions and concepts from the classical optimization theory, the notion of the acceptable solution, machine learning, the concept of preventive maintenance, and more. The Heuristic Kalman Algorithm discussed in this book applies to many fields such as robust structured control, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, machine learning, reliability, and preference models. This large coverage of practical optimization problems makes this text very useful to those working on and researching systems design. The intended audience includes industrial engineers, postgraduates, and final-year undergraduates in various fields of systems design.
Solving Ordinary and Partial Boundary Value Problems in Science and Engineering (Applied and Computational Mechanics)
by Karel RektorysThis book provides an elementary, accessible introduction for engineers and scientists to the concepts of ordinary and partial boundary value problems, acquainting readers with fundamental properties and with efficient methods of constructing solutions or satisfactory approximations.Discussions include: ordinary differential equations classical theory of partial differential equations Laplace and Poisson equations heat equation variational methods of solution of corresponding boundary value problems methods of solution for evolution partial differential equations The author presents special remarks for the mathematical reader, demonstrating the possibility of generalizations of obtained results and showing connections between them. For the non-mathematician, the author provides profound functional-analytical results without proofs and refers the reader to the literature when necessary.Solving Ordinary and Partial Boundary Value Problems in Science and Engineering contains essential functional analytical concepts, explaining its subject without excessive abstraction.
Solving Software Challenges for Exascale
by Stefano Markidis Erwin LaureThis volume contains the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the Second International Conference on Exascale Applications and Software, EASC 2014, held in Stockholm, Sweden, in April 2014. The 6 full papers presented together with 6 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 17 submissions. They are organized in two topical sections named: toward exascale scientific applications and development environment for exascale applications.
Solving the Dynamic Complexity Dilemma
by Nabil Abu el Ata Maurice J. PerksDynamic complexity results from hidden, unknown factors--or more precisely, interactions between factors--that can unexpectedly impact the performance of systems. When the influences of dynamic complexity are not measured and understood, new never-seen-before behaviors can come as unwelcomed surprises, which disrupt the performance of systems. Left alone, processes that were once prized for their efficiency unexpectedly begin to degrade--costs increase, while volumes and quality decline. Evidence of problems may come too late for effective resolution as technology advancements induce rapid change and compress the time available to react to that change. The results of dynamic complexity are always negative and unmanaged dynamic complexity can bring business or global systems to the point of sudden chaos. The 2009 H1N1 pandemic, 2008 Credit Crunch and 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster are global examples of the dangers of undiagnosed dynamic complexity. With increasing frequency executive leaders today are discovering that their business and IT system performance levels are not meeting expectations. In most cases these performance deficiencies are caused by dynamic complexity, which lies hidden like a cancer until the symptoms reveal themselves--often when it is too late to avoid negative impacts on business outcomes. This book examines the growing business problem of dynamic complexity and presents a path to a practical solution. To achieve better predictability, organizations must be able to expose new, dangerous patterns of behavior in time to take corrective actions and know which actions will yield the optimal results. The book authors promote new methods of risk management that use data collection, analytics, machine learning and automation processes to help organizations more accurately predict the future and take strategic actions to improve performance outcomes. The presented means of achieving this goal are based upon the authors' practical experiences, backed by scientific principles, and results achieved through consulting engagements with over 350 global organizations.
Solving Transport Problems: Towards Green Logistics
by Walid Besbes Diala Dhouib Niaz Wassan Emna MarrekchiSolving Transport Problems establishes fundamental points and good practice in resolving matters regarding green transportation. This is to prompt further research in conveyance issues by providing readers with new knowledge and grounds for integrated models and solution methods. Focusing on green transportation, this book covers various sub-topics and thus consists of diverse content. Traditionally, academia and transport practitioners have mainly concentrated on efficient fleet management to achieve economic benefits and better-quality service. More recently, due to growing public environmental concerns and the industry understanding of the issue, the academic community has started to address environmental issues. The studies of green transportation compiled in this book have identified certain areas of interest, such as references, viewpoints, algorithms and ideas. Solving Transport Problems is for researchers, environmental decision-makers and other concerned parties, to start discussion on developing optimized technology and alternative fuel-based integrated models for environmentally cleaner transport systems.
Solving with Bees: Transformative Applications of Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm (Springer Tracts in Nature-Inspired Computing)
by Khalid RazaThis book is a comprehensive volume, which delves into the versatile world of Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) algorithms, their variants, and myriad applications in a wide range of fields. This book is designed to be an essential resource for researchers, practitioners, students, and anyone intrigued by the fascinating realm of swarm intelligence and optimization. This book serves as a bridge between the theoretical foundations of ABC algorithms and their practical implementations across diverse domains. The book offers a deep understanding of these algorithms and how they can be harnessed to tackle complex real-world challenges.
SOA Made Simple
by Lonneke Dikmans Ronald Van Luttikhuizen"SOA Made Simple" is a concise and indispensable handbook for finally understanding exactly what Service Oriented Architecture is. Split into three clear sections, in this book you'll learn from both theory as well as step-by-step implementation examples to aid in your understanding of this often poorly- articulated industry term.If you are an architect who wants to be completely clear in your understanding of what SOA is, then this book is essential. In fact, anyone (designer, developer, administrator or team lead) who is implementing or about to implement an architecture in an IT environment should not miss out on "SOA Made Simple". Some previous experience with general software architecture is required, but this guide will tell you everything you need to know about SOA in a clear and easy fashion.
SOA Maturity Model
by Pericles AntoniadesCompanies have long sought to integrate existing Information Systems (IS) in order to support existing and potentially new business processes spread throughout their "territories" and possibly to collaborating organizations. A variety of designs can be used to this end, ranging from rigid point-to-point electronic data interchange (EDI) interactions to "Web auctions". By updating older technologies, such as "Internet-enabling" EDI-based systems, companies can make their IT systems available to internal or external customers; but the resulting systems have not proven to be flexible enough to meet business demands. A more flexible, standardized architecture is required to better support the connection of various applications and the sharing of data. Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is one such architecture. It unifies ("orchestrates") business processes by structuring large applications as an ad-hoc collection of smaller modules called "Services". These applications can be used by different groups of people both inside and outside the company, and new applications built from a mix of services (located in a global repository) exhibit greater agility and uniformity. Thus, SOA is a design framework for realizing rapid and low-cost system development and improving total system quality. SOA uses the Web Services standards and technologies and is rapidly becoming a standard approach for enterprise information systems integration. SOA adoption by enterprises has been identified as one of the highest business priorities by a recent Gartner study (Gartner 2007) and enterprises increasingly recognize the requirement for an increased "Service-orientation" and relevant comprehensive frameworks, which will not only help them position themselves and evaluate their SOA initiatives, but also guide them in achieving higher levels of SOA maturity. This in turn, will help enterprises acquire (and retain) competitive advantage over other players in the market who are not (using SOA and thus they are not) so flexibly adjusting themselves to address new business requirements. This book proposes a new SOA Maturity Model (MM) using a Delphi-variant technique and this constitutes one of its distinguishing features because none of the relevant existing works utilized Delphi. Moreover, the fact that the proposed SOA MM supports inter-enterprise setups makes it even more distinct. The newly proposed SOA MM is then used to help the participating organizations position themselves in respect to SOA (current status), guide them to achieve higher levels of SOA maturity, and anticipate their SOA maturity in five years' time. Furthermore, the "local" or "global" nature of the proposed SOA MM is investigated. This is checked firstly against selected expert panel participants and secondly against local business practitioners.