The Complete Book of Middleware

The challenges of designing, building, and maintaining large-scale, distributed enterprise systems are truly daunting. Written for all IT professionals, The Complete Book of Middleware will aid in resolving new business objectives, new technologies, and vendor disputes. This book focuses on the essential principles of system design and emphasizes the new requirements brought forward by the rise of e-commerce and distributed integrated systems. It highlights the changes to middleware technology, includes numerous examples, and concludes with guidelines on the practice of IT architecture.