Scalable Internet Architectures 

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• 1. Scalable Internet Architectures

• 2. Table of Contents

• 3. Copyright

  Copyright Trademarks Warning and Disclaimer Bulk Sales Dedication

• 4. About the Author

  About the Author

• 5. Acknowledgments

  Acknowledgments

• 6. We Want to Hear from You

  We Want to Hear from You

• 7. Reader Services

  Reader Services

• 8. Introduction

  Introduction

• 9. What You ll Find Inside

  What You ll Find Inside

• 10. The Challenge

  The Challenge

• 11. Chapter 1. Scaling Up (and Down)

  1. Scaling Up (and Down)

• 12. Defining Scalability

  Defining Scalability

• 13. Why Do We Need to Scale?

  Opera/9.80 (X11, Linux i686, U, fr) Presto/2.2.15 Version/10.10

• 14. What Goes Up Should Go Down

  What Goes Up Should Go Down

• 15. Real-World Considerations

  Real-World Considerations

• 16. Being a Good Architect

  Being a Good Architect

• 17. Chapter 2. Principles for Avoiding Failure

  2. Principles for Avoiding Failure

• 18. Working in Production Environments

  Working in Production Environments

• 19. The Dot Bomb and Its Effect on Building Large Systems

  The Dot Bomb and Its Effect on Building Large Systems

• 20. Stability and Control

  Stability and Control

• 21. Good Design

  Good Design

• 22. Chapter 3. Mission-Critical Environments

  3. Mission-Critical Environments

• 23. High Availability

  High Availability

• 24. Monitoring

  Monitoring

• 25. Coping with Release Cycles

  Coping with Release Cycles

• 26. The Cost of Complexity Shackled to Large Architectures

  The Cost of Complexity Shackled to Large Architectures

• 27. Looking for Speed

  Looking for Speed

• 28. It s Not a One-Man Mission

  It s Not a One-Man Mission

• 29. Chapter 4. High Availability. HA No Downtime?

  4. High Availability. HA No Downtime?

• 30. Why High Availability and Load Balancing Are Different

  Why High Availability and Load Balancing Are Different

• 31. Traditional High AvailabilityThe Whitepaper Approach

  Traditional High AvailabilityThe Whitepaper Approach

• 32. High Availability Rethought (Peer-Based)

  High Availability Rethought (Peer-Based)

• 33. Diverging from the Web: High Availability for Email, DNS, and So On

  Diverging from the Web: High Availability for Email DNS and So On

• 34. Chapter 5. Load Balancing and the Utter Confusion Surrounding It

  5. Load Balancing and the Utter Confusion Surrounding It

• 35. Load Balancing Basics

  Load Balancing Basics

• 36. IP-Friendly Services

  Opera/9.80 (Windows NT 6.1, U, en) Presto/2.8.131 Version/11.10

• 37. Web Switches

  Web Switches

• 38. IP Virtual Servers

  IP Virtual Servers

• 39. Application Layer Load Balancers

  Application Layer Load Balancers

• 40. Abusing the Term

  Abusing the Term

• 41. The Web and Beyond

  The Web and Beyond

• 42. Session Stickiness: A Fatal Misconception

  Session Stickiness: A Fatal Misconception

• 43. So, Which One Is the Best?

  So Which One Is the Best?

• 44. Chapter 6. Static Content Serving for Speed and Glory

  6. Static Content Serving for Speed and Glory

• 45. What s So Tricky?

  Opera/9.80 (Windows NT 6.1, U, en) Presto/2.8.131 Version/11.10

• 46. The Goal

  The Goal

• 47. Building the Cluster

  Building the Cluster

• 48. Tackling Content Distribution

  Tackling Content Distribution

• 49. Choosing a Web Serving Platform

  Choosing a Web Serving Platform

• 50. Examining Our Availability Requirements

  Examining Our Availability Requirements

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