In this practical book, Juniper Networks consulting senior network engineer, Peter Southwick, offers unique first-person field studies on designing, configuring, and troubleshooting new systems that are changing the networking world. Each chapter-long "travelogue" follows a team of Juniper Networks warriors as they solve specific needs with emerging network platform architectures.

In these case studies, Southwick and his fellow warriors analyze a client's particular situation, arrive at an architectural solution, and work through the deployment details. For anyone who operates, installs, designs, or works in IT, this book provides an intimate and entertaining look at what's changing and why.

Among the case studies, you'll discover how: A service provider protected customers from malicious traffic with Juniper Networks IDP systemsSRX5800s improved connectivity and security in a data centerEthernet WAN technology was chosen as a storage solution, rather than a proprietary design on dark fiberAn enterprise severed communications between different departments to comply with government personal credit card standardsCore network and edge devices helped a power company serve local customers and ISPs in the data services marketA hosting company migrated its core, datacenter, edge, and access domains to a state-of-the-art network

"In this uniquely written book, you will get a detailed view of life in the data center, the edge, the core, and the office of the customer's CIO."Steve Fazio, CEO, TorreyPoint

Whether you're a manager, system integrator, or system administrator on the front lines of Internet messaging, you'll find this a valuable tool for IMAP system provision, maintenance and support. Managing IMAP covers the IMAP protocol, setting up a client, IMAP security, performance monitoring, and tools. There are chapters devoted to two of the most popular servers, the University of Washington server and Cyrus; and detailed appendixes on topics such as TCL, procmail, Sieve, and sendmail.

JUnit, created by Kent Beck and Erich Gamma, is an open source framework for test-driven development in any Java-based code. JUnit automates unit testing and reduces the effort required to frequently test code while developing it.

While there are lots of bits of documentation all over the place, there isn't a go-to-manual that serves as a quick reference for JUnit. This Pocket Guide meets the need, bringing together all the bits of hard to remember information, syntax, and rules for working with JUnit, as well as delivering the insight and sage advice that can only come from a technology's creator.

Any programmer who has written, or is writing, Java Code will find this book valuable. Specifically it will appeal to programmers and developers of any level that use JUnit to do their unit testing in test-driven development under agile methodologies such as Extreme Programming (XP) [another Beck creation].

Crawford and Kaplan's J2EE Design Patterns approaches the subject in a unique, highly practical and pragmatic way. Rather than simply present another catalog of design patterns, the authors broaden the scope by discussing ways to choose design patterns when building an enterprise application from scratch, looking closely at the real world tradeoffs that Java developers must weigh when architecting their applications. Then they go on to show how to apply the patterns when writing realworld software. They also extend design patterns into areas not covered in other books, presenting original patterns for data modeling, transaction / process modeling, and interoperability.

Updated to cover the changes in Apache's latest release, 2.0, as well as Apache 1.3, this useful guide discusses how to obtain, set up, secure, modify, and troubleshoot the Apache software on both Unix and Windows systems. In addition to covering the installation and configuration of mod_perl and Tomcat, the book examines PHP, Cocoon, and other new technologies that are associated with the Apache web server.

Protect Your Organization from Devastating Ransomware and Cyber Extortion Attacks Ransomware and other cyber extortion crimes have reached epidemic proportions. The secrecy surrounding them has left many organizations unprepared to respond. Your actions in the minutes, hours, days, and months after an attack may determine whether you'll ever recover. You must be ready. With this book, you will be. Ransomware and Cyber Extortion is the ultimate practical guide to surviving ransomware, exposure extortion, denial-of-service, and other forms of cyber extortion. Drawing heavily on their own unpublished case library, cyber security experts Sherri Davidoff, Matt Durrin, and Karen Sprenger guide you through responding faster, minimizing damage, investigating more effectively, expediting recovery, and preventing it from happening in the first place. Proven checklists help your security teams act swiftly and effectively together, throughout the entire lifecycle--whatever the attack and whatever the source. Understand different forms of cyber extortion and how they evolved Quickly recognize indicators of compromise Minimize losses with faster triage and containment Identify threats, scope attacks, and locate "patient zero" Initiate and manage a ransom negotiation--and avoid costly mistakes Decide whether to pay, how to perform due diligence, and understand risks Know how to pay a ransom demand while avoiding common pitfalls Reduce risks of data loss and reinfection Build a stronger, holistic cybersecurity program that reduces your risk of getting hacked This guide offers immediate value to everyone involved in prevention, response, planning, or policy: CIOs, CISOs, incident responders, investigators, negotiators, executives, legislators, regulators, law enforcement professionals, and others. Register your book for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available. See inside book for details.

Today, cybersecurity professionals recognize that they can't possibly prevent every breach, but they can substantially reduce risk by quickly identifying and blocking breaches as they happen. Investigating The Cyber Breach: The Digital Forensics Guide for the Network Engineer is the first comprehensive guide to doing just that. Writing for working networking and security professionals, senior cybersecurity experts Joseph Muniz and Aamir Lakhani show exactly how to hunt attackers, track their movements within networks, and halt their data exfiltration and thefts of intellectual property. Muniz and Lakhani show how to use tools ranging from open source software to enterprise solutions: tools for cloning, data analytics, network and endpoint breach detection, case management, monitoring, analysis, and more. Unlike previous digital forensics books focused primarily on collecting evidence for later prosecution, this one focuses on using digital forensics tools to hunt threats, improve threat intelligence, root out dormant malware, and respond quickly and effectively to network compromises happening right now.

This comprehensive tutorial teaches programmers the skills they need to develop XML web services hosted on the Microsoft .NET platform. Programming .NET Web Services also shows you how to consume these services on both Microsoft and non-Windows clients, and how to weave them into well-designed and scalable applications. For those interested in building industrial-strength web services, this book is full of practical information and good old-fashioned advice.

Explore all the fundamental concepts and major applications of Jira Work Management to build and manage your business projects efficiently Key Features Get to grips with Jira Core updates Discover how to use all the new JWM features such as lists, templates, calendars, and forms Learn about administration schemes, automation, and simple administration capabilities Book DescriptionJira Work Management (JWM) is the newest project management tool from Atlassian, replacing Atlassian's previous product, Jira Core Cloud. While Jira Software focuses on development groups, JWM is specifically targeted toward business teams in your organization, such as human resources, accounting, legal, and marketing, enabling these functional groups to manage and enhance their work, as well as stay connected with their company's developers and other technical groups. This book helps you to explore Jira project templates and work creation and guides you in modifying a board, workflow, and associated schemes. Jira Work Management for Business Teams takes a hands-on approach to JWM implementation and associated processes that will help you get up and running with Jira and make you productive in no time. As you explore the toolset, you'll find out how to create reports, forms, and dashboards. The book also shows you how to manage screens, field layouts, and administer your JWM projects effectively. Finally, you'll get to grips with the basics of creating automation rules and the most popular use cases. By the end of this Jira book, you'll be able to build and manage your own Jira Work Management projects and make basic project-related adjustments to achieve optimal productivity. What you will learn Understand how JWM can help your company to increase productivity Discover how to use templates to create projects quickly and with ease Leverage JWM's newest features, including an in-line editable list, a built-in calendar, a roadmap-style timeline, and an updated board Explore custom fields and see the impact of your project screen arrangement Get to grips with simple administration and how schemes can be used to ease maintenance Find out how Atlassian Marketplace apps can extend your Jira product Discover how to use automation to complete routine and repetitive tasks Who this book is forThis book is for product managers and project managers who want to learn how to quickly get started with non-software projects in Jira. End users working as part of functional teams, including human resources, finance, legal, and marketing teams will also benefit greatly from this book. Familiarity with Jira is helpful but not required.

Build Slack bots to automate your work and enhance your team's productivity with Salesforce-powered Slack in a faster, better organized, and more secure way Key Features Get to grips with setting up and creating Slack bots for your organization Integrate Slack with tools such as nTask and Tettra to manage all your applications in one place Understand when to buy and when to build bots Book DescriptionSlack is an online communication tool that allows workplace teams to collaborate efficiently, effectively, and securely. It's the leading channel-based messaging platform used by millions to align their teams, unify their systems, and drive their businesses forward. As a developer, you can use Slack to create tools such as bots that handle and maintain routine and time-consuming tasks. If you're looking to set up a Slack workplace or build a Slack bot or app, this is the book for you. In this book, you'll explore scenarios that show you how to set up a Slack workplace, build a Slack bot, or integrate your favorite tools. You'll also learn how Slack can help you create a more collaborative, efficient, and coordinated work environment from any location. As you advance through the chapters, you'll find out how to manage your tasks and boost your business productivity by automating the trivial tasks. You'll also cover more advanced features such as using a Slack bot to complete tasks, including automating message responses and accessing personal reminders. By the end of this Slack book, you'll have learned how to use Slack effectively to communicate with your team and build bots and have gained a solid understanding of how the platform can help you to progress in your industry. What you will learn Understand how to set up a Slack workspace Migrate existing workspaces to your organization Explore expert tips and techniques for using Slack effectively Improve collaboration within your team by integrating multiple apps with Slack Find the right bots and apps to use for your workspace Discover how to build your own Slack bot Explore the right channels on Slack to improve your presence in professional communities Find the best solutions for automating your work directly through Slack Who this book is forSupercharge your Slack Productivity is for professionals in organizations, businesses, or communities who are already using Slack or looking to use it for improving communication. With this book, you'll understand how Slack can make your work life simpler by automating routine tasks and managing all the tools you need in one place for working with or managing remote teams efficiently.

Discover practical recipes to help you efficiently monitor enterprise IT infrastructure for Windows, Linux, and networking Key Features Find out how you can leverage some of the most exciting features of Zabbix 5 Perform professional IT infrastructure and application monitoring on multiple platforms Discover easy-to-follow, practical solutions to problems in network monitoring with Zabbix Book DescriptionZabbix offers useful insights into your infrastructure performance and issues and enables you to enhance your monitoring setup with its variety of powerful features. This book covers hands-on, easy-to-follow recipes for using Zabbix 5 for effectively monitoring the performance of devices and applications over networks. The book starts by guiding you through the installation of Zabbix and using the Zabbix frontend. You'll then work your way through the most prominent features of Zabbix and make the right design choices for building a scalable and easily manageable environment. The book contains recipes for building items and triggers for different types of monitoring, building templates, and using Zabbix proxies. As you advance, you'll learn how to use the Zabbix API for customization and manage your Zabbix server and database efficiently. Finally, you'll find quick solutions to the common and not-so-common problems that you may encounter in your everyday Zabbix monitoring work. By the end of this Zabbix book, you'll have learned how to use Zabbix for all your monitoring needs and be able to build a solid Zabbix setup by leveraging its key functionalities. What you will learn Explore the different types of monitoring available in Zabbix 5 Find out how to build your own Zabbix templates Use Zabbix proxies for effective load balancing/scaling Work with custom integrations and the Zabbix API Set up triggers and alerting with Zabbix 5 Maintain your Zabbix setup for scaling, backups, and upgrades Discover how to perform advanced Zabbix database management Monitor cloud-based products such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, and Docker Who this book is forThis book is for IT engineers who want to get started with Zabbix and anyone with an intermediate understanding of Zabbix looking to extend their knowledge. Although not necessary, prior experience with Zabbix will help you to make the most of this book.

Discover best practices for designing and scaling robust OpenShift clusters' architecture for different workloads Manage multiple clusters on-premise or in the cloud using multi-cluster management tools to keep them secure and compliant Implement multi-cluster CI/CD on OpenShift using GitOps Key Features Discover best practices to design robust OpenShift architecture and scale them to different workloads Understand the minimal collection of topics you should consider in your container security strategy Implement multi-cluster CI/CD on OpenShift using GitOps Book DescriptionFor IT professionals working with Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, the key to maximizing efficiency is understanding the powerful and resilient options to maintain the software development platform with minimal effort. OpenShift Multi-Cluster Management Handbook is a deep dive into the technology, containing knowledge essential for anyone who wants to work with OpenShift. This book starts by covering the architectural concepts and definitions necessary for deploying OpenShift clusters. It then takes you through designing Red Hat OpenShift for hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure, showing you different approaches for multiple environments (from on-premises to cloud providers). As you advance, you'll learn container security strategies to protect pipelines, data, and infrastructure on each layer. You'll also discover tips for critical decision making once you understand the importance of designing a comprehensive project considering all aspects of an architecture that will allow the solution to scale as your application requires. By the end of this OpenShift book, you'll know how to design a comprehensive Red Hat OpenShift cluster architecture, deploy it, and effectively manage your enterprise-grade clusters and other critical components using tools in OpenShift Plus. What you will learn Understand the important aspects of OpenShift cluster architecture Design your infrastructure to run across hybrid clouds Define the best strategy for multitenancy on OpenShift Discover efficient troubleshooting strategies with OpenShift Build and deploy your applications using OpenShift Pipelines (Tekton) Work with ArgoCD to deploy your applications using GitOps practices Monitor your clusters' security using Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security Who this book is forThis book is for a wide range of IT professionals using or looking to use OpenShift with a hybrid/multi-cloud approach. In this book, IT architects will find practical guidance on OpenShift clusters' architecture, while Sysadmins, SREs, and IT operators will learn more about OpenShift deployment, troubleshooting, networking, security, and tools to manage multiple clusters from a single pane. For DevOps engineers, this book covers CI/CD strategies for multiple clusters using GitOps. Equipped with just basic knowledge of containerization and Kubernetes, you're ready to get started.

Build, test, and deploy code right from your GitHub repository by automating, customizing, and executing software development workflows with GitHub Actions Key Features Enhance your CI/CD and DevOps workflows using GitHub Actions Discover how to create custom GitHub Actions using Docker and JavaScript Get up and running with building a CI/CD pipeline effectively Book DescriptionGitHub Actions is one of the most popular products that enables you to automate development tasks and improve your software development workflow. Automating Workflows with GitHub Actions uses real-world examples to help you automate everyday tasks and use your resources efficiently. This book takes a practical approach to helping you develop the skills needed to create complex YAML files to automate your daily tasks. You'll learn how to find and use existing workflows, allowing you to get started with GitHub Actions right away. Moving on, you'll discover complex concepts and practices such as self-hosted runners and writing workflow files that leverage other platforms such as Docker as well as programming languages such as Java and JavaScript. As you advance, you'll be able to write your own JavaScript, Docker, and composite run steps actions, and publish them in GitHub Marketplace! You'll also find instructions to migrate your existing CI/CD workflows into GitHub Actions from platforms like Travis CI and GitLab. Finally, you'll explore tools that'll help you stay informed of additions to GitHub Actions along with finding technical support and staying engaged with the community. By the end of this GitHub book, you'll have developed the skills and experience needed to build and maintain your own CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions. What you will learn Get to grips with the basics of GitHub and the YAML syntax Understand key concepts of GitHub Actions Find out how to write actions for JavaScript and Docker environments Discover how to create a self-hosted runner Migrate from other continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) platforms to GitHub Actions Collaborate with the GitHub Actions community and find technical help to navigate technical difficulties Publish your workflows in GitHub Marketplace Who this book is forThis book is for anyone involved in the software development life cycle, for those looking to learn about GitHub Actions and what can be accomplished, and for those who want to develop a new skill to help them advance their software development career. If you are new to GitHub and GitHub Actions in general, then this book is for you. Basic knowledge of GitHub as a platform will help you to get the most out of this book.

Written by an experienced Notion Ambassador, this book helps you become proficient with the features, functions, and flexibility of the Notion app to make work and personal life easier Key Features Create accounts, workspaces, and dashboards using all of Notion's flexible features Develop the skills you need to work in various contexts, while working collaboratively with others Use basic and advanced blocks, databases, and functions to optimize a workflow that works for you Book DescriptionNotion is note-taking, wiki management, and task and project management software that gives you control of your working environment. By creating pages using a variety of block types and database styles, the possibilities are endless. This book will help you overcome challenges in managing large projects using Notion and creating documents using real-time updates with a great deal of flexibility, allowing everyone to have a customized view as per their needs. With this book, you'll become well-versed with Notion, where you'll learn how to access, create, and change a workspace utilizing all the blocks, database views and properties, and advanced features and functions. From a table or list view to a Kanban board or gallery view, you'll get to explore several database options available in Notion. You'll learn the skills to build pages, customize the aesthetics, create templates, and store, organize, and surface information through databases, all while building a system and workflow that works for you in your context. The book will also demonstrate how to import and export information and combine Notion with other tools using the API. By the end of this book, you'll be able to create a task management system, project management system, or any other system while combining it with other tools that speed up your work for better efficiency. What you will learn Understand how to set up and build on any device Navigate, share and alter the appearance of your workspace Import and export data to and from Notion Understand how to use all the database views, filters, sorts, and properties Create task, wiki, and project management systems Connect Notion to third-party applications with the API Who this book is forBusiness users, power users, IT professionals, or anyone from a non-technical background looking to use Notion to increase their productivity will find this note-taking book useful.

Learn how to best use GitOps to automate manual tasks in the continuous delivery and deployment process Key Features Explore the different GitOps schools of thought and understand which GitOps practices will work for you and your team Get up and running with the fundamentals of GitOps implementation Understand how to effectively automate the deployment and delivery process Book DescriptionThe world of software delivery and deployment has come a long way in the last few decades. From waterfall methods to Agile practices, every company that develops its own software has to overcome various challenges in delivery and deployment to meet customer and market demands. This book will guide you through common industry practices for software delivery and deployment. Throughout the book, you'll follow the journey of a DevOps team that matures their software release process from quarterly deployments to continuous delivery using GitOps. With the help of hands-on tutorials, projects, and self-assessment questions, you'll build your knowledge of GitOps basics, different types of GitOps practices, and how to decide which GitOps practice is the best for your company. As you progress, you'll cover everything from building declarative language files to the pitfalls in performing continuous deployment with GitOps. By the end of this book, you'll be well-versed with the fundamentals of delivery and deployment, the different schools of GitOps, and how to best leverage GitOps in your teams. What you will learn Explore a variety of common industry tools for GitOps Understand continuous deployment, continuous delivery, and why they are important Gain a practical understanding of using GitOps as an engineering organization Become well-versed with using GitOps and Kubernetes together Leverage Git events for automated deployments Implement GitOps best practices and find out how to avoid GitOps pitfalls Who this book is forThis book is for engineering leaders and anyone working in software engineering, DevOps, SRE, build/release, or cloud automation teams. A basic understanding of the DevOps software development life cycle (SDLC) will help you to get the most out of this book.

Enhance DevOps workflows by integrating the functionalities of Docker, Kubernetes, Spinnaker, Ansible, Terraform, Flux CD, CaaS, and more with the help of practical examples and expert tips Key Features Get up and running with containerization-as-a-service and infrastructure automation in the public cloud Learn container security techniques and secret management with Cloud KMS, Anchore Grype, and Grafeas Kritis Leverage the combination of DevOps, GitOps, and automation to continuously ship a package of software Book DescriptionContainers have entirely changed how developers and end-users see applications as a whole. With this book, you'll learn all about containers, their architecture and benefits, and how to implement them within your development lifecycle. You'll discover how you can transition from the traditional world of virtual machines and adopt modern ways of using DevOps to ship a package of software continuously. Starting with a quick refresher on the core concepts of containers, you'll move on to study the architectural concepts to implement modern ways of application development. You'll cover topics around Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, Packer, and other similar tools that will help you to build a base. As you advance, the book covers the core elements of cloud integration (AWS ECS, GKE, and other CaaS services), continuous integration, and continuous delivery (GitHub actions, Jenkins, and Spinnaker) to help you understand the essence of container management and delivery. The later sections of the book will take you through container pipeline security and GitOps (Flux CD and Terraform). By the end of this DevOps book, you'll have learned best practices for automating your development lifecycle and making the most of containers, infrastructure automation, and CaaS, and be ready to develop applications using modern tools and techniques. What you will learn Become well-versed with AWS ECS, Google Cloud Run, and Knative Discover how to build and manage secure Docker images efficiently Understand continuous integration with Jenkins on Kubernetes and GitHub actions Get to grips with using Spinnaker for continuous deployment/delivery Manage immutable infrastructure on the cloud with Packer, Terraform, and Ansible Explore the world of GitOps with GitHub actions, Terraform, and Flux CD Who this book is forIf you are a software engineer, system administrator, or operations engineer looking to step into the world of DevOps within public cloud platforms, this book is for you. Existing DevOps engineers will also find this book useful as it covers best practices, tips, and tricks to implement DevOps with a cloud-native mindset. Although no containerization experience is necessary, a basic understanding of the software development life cycle and delivery will help you get the most out of the book.

Modernize your apps with Microsoft Azure by moving web, desktop, and mobile apps to the cloud Key Features Decide which migration strategy is most suitable for your organization and create a migration roadmap Move existing infrastructure to Azure and learn strategies to reduce cost, increase storage, and improve ROI Design secure, scalable, and cost-effective solutions with the help of practical examples Book DescriptionWhether you are trying to re-architect a legacy app or build a cloud-ready app from scratch, using the Azure ecosystem with .NET and Java technologies helps you to strategize and plan your app modernization process effectively. With this book, you'll learn how to modernize your applications by using Azure for containerization, DevOps, microservices, and serverless solutions to reduce development time and costs, while also making your applications robust, secure, and scalable. You will delve into improving application efficiency by using container services such as Azure Container Service, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and more. Next, you will learn to modernize your application by implementing DevOps throughout your application development life cycle. You will then focus on increasing the scalability and performance of your overall application with microservices, before learning how to add extra functionality to your application with Azure serverless solutions. Finally, you'll get up to speed with monitoring and troubleshooting techniques. By the end of this book, you will have learned how to use the Azure ecosystem to refactor, re-architect, and rebuild your web, mobile, and desktop applications. What you will learn Use DevOps and containerization technologies to modernize your applications and infrastructure Build microservices using Azure Service Fabric Develop scalable applications using Azure Functions Manage and deploy your application code and database connectivity Secure and monitor your applications in Azure effectively Design for high availability and disaster recovery Who this book is forThis book is for.NET and Java developers who want to modernize their applications using Azure. Solution architects and experienced developers interested in modernizing legacy applications using Azure will also find this book useful. Some prior understanding of cloud computing concepts will be beneficial.

E-collaboration is a tool that breaks the boundaries of activities within and between organizations. E-collaboration technologies are making it easier than ever for people to work together no matter where they happen to be. Succeeding with collaboration at a level where it represents a competitive advantage requires a broad approach. Internal social networks can circumvent bureaucratic boundaries and facilitate information sharing activities among individuals across hierarchies and divisions or departments. This allows organizations to acquire resources or competencies from external sources that otherwise would be difficult or expensive to access. Accordingly, organizations focus more on their own areas of competence and gain a competitive advantage by acquiring richer content and better solutions in a creative and cost-effective way. Challenging times can provide new opportunities that need to be detected at the right time. There must be many other sources of competitive advantages which should support the main source of competitive value. Competitive advantage may be gained if the organization is able to find sources of competitive advantage in time of economic crises. Organizations have rapidly deployed technology solutions, such as collaboration tools and cloud computing, which enable their employees to work remotely and continue these organizational operations, especially during times of crisis. E-Collaboration Technologies and Strategies for Competitive Advantage Amid Challenging Times focuses on e-collaboration technologies, strategies, and solutions from a perspective of organizational competitive advantage, including e-collaboration technologies' situation and solutions, innovation systems, competition and strategies, marketing, and growth capabilities. The book presents a full understanding on e-collaboration technologies, strategies, and solutions in organizations, and provides insight for how to develop e-collaboration technologies, strategies, and solutions more generally so as to simultaneously leverage potential benefit and guard against potential risk, promoting organizational competitive advantage amid challenging times. This book is ideally intended for policymakers, government officials, corporate heads of firms, managers, managing directors, practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students seeking information on the e-collaboration technologies being employed in businesses in times of crisis.

A guide to successfully operating in a lean-agile organization for solutions architects and enterprise architects Key Features Develop the right combination of processes and technical excellence to address architectural challenges Explore a range of architectural techniques to modernize legacy systems Discover how to design and continuously improve well-architected sustainable software Book DescriptionMany organizations have embraced Agile methodologies to transform their ability to rapidly respond to constantly changing customer demands. However, in this melee, many enterprises often neglect to invest in architects by presuming architecture is not an intrinsic element of Agile software development. Since the role of an architect is not pre-defined in Agile, many organizations struggle to position architects, often resulting in friction with other roles or a failure to provide a clear learning path for architects to be productive. This book guides architects and organizations through new Agile ways of incrementally developing the architecture for delivering an uninterrupted, continuous flow of values that meets customer needs. You'll explore various aspects of Agile architecture and how it differs from traditional architecture. The book later covers Agile architects' responsibilities and how architects can add significant value by positioning themselves appropriately in the Agile flow of work. Through examples, you'll also learn concepts such as architectural decision backlog,the last responsible moment, value delivery, architecting for change, DevOps, and evolutionary collaboration. By the end of this Agile book, you'll be able to operate as an architect in Agile development initiatives and successfully architect reliable software systems. What you will learn Acquire clarity on the duties of architects in Agile development Understand architectural styles such as domain-driven design and microservices Identify the pitfalls of traditional architecture and learn how to develop solutions Understand the principles of value and data-driven architecture Discover DevOps and continuous delivery from an architect's perspective Adopt Lean-Agile documentation and governance Develop a set of personal and interpersonal qualities Find out how to lead the transformation to achieve organization-wide agility Who this book is forThis agile study guide is for architects currently working on agile development projects or aspiring to work on agile software delivery, irrespective of the methodology they are using. You will also find this book useful if you're a senior developer or a budding architect looking to understand an agile architect's role by embracing agile architecture strategies and a lean-agile mindset. To understand the concepts covered in this book easily, you need to have prior knowledge of basic agile development practices.

Use self-driven data centers to reduce management complexity by deploying Infrastructure as Code to gain value from investments. Key Features Add smart capabilities in VMware Workspace ONE to deliver customer insights and improve overall security Optimize your HPC and big data infrastructure with the help of machine learning Automate your VMware data center operations with machine learning Book DescriptionThis book presents an introductory perspective on how machine learning plays an important role in a VMware environment. It offers a basic understanding of how to leverage machine learning primitives, along with a deeper look into integration with the VMware tools used for automation today. This book begins by highlighting how VMware addresses business issues related to its workforce, customers, and partners with emerging technologies such as machine learning to create new, intelligence-driven, end user experiences. You will learn how to apply machine learning techniques incorporated in VMware solutions for data center operations. You will go through management toolsets with a focus on machine learning techniques. At the end of the book, you will learn how the new vSphere Scale-Out edition can be used to ensure that HPC, big data performance, and other requirements can be met (either through development or by fine-tuning guidelines) with mainstream products. What you will learn Orchestrate on-demand deployments based on defined policies Automate away common problems and make life easier by reducing errors Deliver services to end users rather than to virtual machines Reduce rework in a multi-layered scalable manner in any cloud Explore the centralized life cycle management of hybrid clouds Use common code so you can run it across any cloud Who this book is forThis book is intended for those planning, designing, and implementing the virtualization/cloud components of the Software-Defined Data Center foundational infrastructure. It helps users to put intelligence in their automation tasks to get self driving data center. It is assumed that the reader has knowledge of, and some familiarity with, virtualization concepts and related topics, including storage, security, and networking.