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There are no easy decisions in software architecture. Instead, there are many hard parts--difficult problems or issues with no best practices--that force you to choose among various compromises. With this book, you'll learn how to think critically about the trade-offs involved with distributed architectures. Architecture veterans and practicing consultants Neal Ford, Mark Richards, Pramod Sadalage, and Zhamak Dehghani discuss strategies for choosing an appropriate architecture. By interweaving a story about a fictional group of technology professionals--the Sysops Squad--they examine everything from how to determine service granularity, manage workflows and orchestration, manage and decouple contracts, and manage distributed transactions to how to optimize operational characteristics, such as scalability, elasticity, and performance. [...]

Microservices are no longer a trend, but a leading architecture. As one of the earliest adopters of architecture, we have been watching it progress from an emerging trend to a leading approach in software development. The list of companies who adopted microservices grows every year – Uber, Netflix, Payoneer are among the most prominent ones. However, does this mean [...]

Software architecture is defined as a basic process in creating the structure of an application which meets operational and technical requirements which consider the quality of manageability, performance and security. Each structure consists of elements of the software itself, connections or relationships of each structure and its properties. Software architecture can be used to blueprint the application to be developed and explain the definition of the tasks that need to be completed by the team. In daily use, there are many patterns in software architecture. Some of them are commonly used by the world of software developers, as follows: [...]

Software Design and Architecture is pretty much its own field of study within the realm of computing, like DevOps or UX Design. Here’s a map describing the breadth of software design and architecture, from clean code to microkernels. This topic is taken from Solid Book – The Software Architecture & Design Handbook w/ TypeScript + [...]

For decades, the term “business intelligence” has been used. So, what exactly does Business Intelligence mean? “Business Intelligence” refers to a combination of procedures, architectures, and technologies that transform raw data into actionable information. It’s a set of tools and services for turning data into useful intelligence and knowledge. The word “business intelligence” refers to ...

During the Global Financial Crisis in 2008, our financial infrastructure failed. Govern­ments bailed out the very institutions that let the economy down. This episode spurred a serious rethink of our financial system. Does it make any sense that it takes two days to settle a stock transaction? Why do retailers, operating on razor thin margins, ...

The Routledge Handbook of FinTech offers comprehensive coverage of the opportunities, challenges and future trends of financial technology. This handbook is a unique and in-depth reference work. It is organised in six thematic parts. The first part outlines the development, funding, and the future trends. The second focuses on blockchain technology applications and various aspects ...

Fintech has emerged as one of the fastest growing sectors in the financial services industry and has radically disrupted traditional banking. However, it has become clear that for both to thrive, the culture between fintech and incumbent firms must change from one of competition to collaboration. The Financial Services Guide to Fintech looks at this trend in ...