Mensys Online Shop
| Category: | General - Books | By: | Cisco Press |
| More info: | www.ciscopress.com ... | Author(s): | Mauricio Arregoces, Maurizio Portolani |
| Pages: | 1064 | Year of publication: | 2004 |
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Master the basics of data centers to build
server farms that enhance your Web site performance.
Learn design guidelines that show how to deploy
server farms in highly available and scalable environments.
Plan site performance capacity with discussions of server
farm architectures and their real-life applications to determine
your system needs. Today's market demands that businesses
have an Internet presence through which they can
perform e-commerce and customer support, and establish a
presence that can attract and increase their customer
base. Underestimated hit ratios, compromised credit card records,
perceived slow Web site access, or the infamous
"Object Not Found" alerts make the difference between
a successful online presence and one that is
bound to fail.
These challenges can be solved in
part with the use of data center technology.
Data centers switch traffic based on information at
the Network, Transport, or Application layers. Content switches
perform the "best server" selection process to direct
users' requests for a specific service to a
server in a server farm. The best server
selection process takes into account both server load
and availability, and the existence and consistency of
the requested content.
Data Center Fundamentals helps you understand
the basic concepts behind the design and scaling
of server farms using data center and content
switching technologies. It addresses the principles and concepts
needed to take on the most common challenges
encountered during planning, implementing, and managing Internet and
intranet IP-based server farms. An in-depth analysis of
the data center technology with real-life scenarios make
Data Center Fundamentals an ideal reference for understanding,
planning, and designing Web hosting and e-commerce environments.