Preface

About This Book

In composite applications and services, multiple components collaborate to provide the required functionality. These are distributed solutions for which there are many possible architectures. Some of these will serve the enterprise well, while others will lead to dead-end projects.

The Dual Roles of an Architecture

At the core lies an understanding of the dual role that architecture plays in a distributed design. One role is as an expression of an overall design: how the components collaborate to solve the problem. The other role is as a specification for the components and services that are part of that design. Understanding this dual role leads to an understanding of the information that must be present in an architecture ...

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