The Art of Scalability: Scalable Web Architecture, Processes, and Organizations for the Modern Enterprise by Abbott, Martin L.

The Art of Scalability: Scalable Web Architecture, Processes, and Organizations for the Modern Enterprise

The Comprehensive, Proven Approach to IT Scalability-Updated with New Strategies, Technologies, and Case Studies In The Art...
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The Art of Scalability: Scalable Web Architecture, Processes, and Organizations for the Modern Enterprise by Abbott, Martin L.

The Art of Scalability: Scalable Web Architecture, Processes, and Organizations for the Modern Enterprise

$784.75

The Art of Scalability: Scalable Web Architecture, Processes, and Organizations for the Modern Enterprise

$784.75
Author: Martin L. Abbott
Format: Paperback
Language: English
The Comprehensive, Proven Approach to IT Scalability-Updated with New Strategies, Technologies, and Case Studies In The Art of Scalability, Second Edition, leading scalability consultants Martin L. Abbott and Michael T. Fisher cover everything you need to know to smoothly scale products and services for any requirement. This extensively revised edition reflects new technologies, strategies, and lessons, as well as new case studies from the authors' pioneering consulting practice, AKF Partners. Writing for technical and nontechnical decision-makers, Abbott and Fisher cover everything that impacts scalability, including architecture, process, people, organization, and technology. Their insights and recommendations reflect more than thirty years of experience at companies ranging from eBay to Visa, and Salesforce.com to Apple. You'll find updated strategies for structuring organizations to maximize agility and scalability, as well as new insights into the cloud (IaaS/PaaS) transition, NoSQL, DevOps, business metrics, and more. Using this guide's tools and advice, you can systematically clear away obstacles to scalability-and achieve unprecedented IT and business performance. Coverage includes - Why scalability problems start with organizations and people, not technology, and what to do about it - Actionable lessons from real successes and failures - Staffing, structuring, and leading the agile, scalable organization - Scaling processes for hyper-growth environments - Architecting scalability: proprietary models for clarifying needs and making choices-including 15 key success principles - Emerging technologies and challenges: data cost, datacenter planning, cloud evolution, and customer-aligned monitoring - Measuring availability, capacity, load, and performance

Author: Martin L. Abbott, Michael T. Fisher
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Published: 06/03/2015
Pages: 624
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.90w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780134032801

About the Author
Martin L. Abbott is a founding partner at the growth and scalability advisory firm AKF Partners. He was formerly chief operations officer at Quigo, an advertising technology startup sold to AOL, where he was responsible for product strategy, product management, technology development, and client services. Marty spent nearly six years at eBay, most recently as senior vice president of technology, chief technology officer, and member of the executive staff. Prior to his time at eBay, Marty held domestic and international engineering, management, and executive positions at Gateway and Motorola. He has served on the boards of directors of several private and public companies. Marty has a B.S. in computer science from the United States Military Academy, has an M.S. in computer engineering from the University of Florida, is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Executive Education Program, and has a Doctor of Management from Case Western Reserve University. Michael T. Fisher is a founding partner at the growth and scalability advisory firm AKF Partners. Prior to cofounding AKF Partners, Michael was the chief technology officer at Quigo, a startup Internet advertising company that was acquired by AOL in 2007. Before his time at Quigo, Michael served as vice president, engineering and architecture, for PayPal, Inc., an eBay company. Prior to joining PayPal, he spent seven years at General Electric helping to develop the company's technology strategy and was a Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Michael served six years as a Captain and pilot in the U.S. Army. He received a Ph.D. and an MBA from Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management, an M.S. in information systems from Hawaii-Pacific University, and a B.S. in computer science from the United States Military Academy (West Point). Michael is an adjunct professor in the design and innovation department at Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management.

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