Acknowledgements

As with any major publication, the result is an aggregation of effort and collaboration from many contributors, both directly and indirectly. In particular, this book is the result of a major effort from the Advanced Internet Practice (Sun Professional Services) and the Sun BluePrints™ (Enterprise Engineering) groups within Sun Microsystems. The outcome is a collective knowledge of design principles and preferred practices based upon professional experiences, gained from designing very large-scale solutions for service providers.

Special thanks to my manager Dan Berg (Director, Advanced Internet Practice) and Bill Sprouse (Manager, Enterprise Engineering) for the opportunity with this initiative. Additionally, special thanks to ...

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