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Application Administrators Handbook
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Application Administrators Handbook

by Kelly C Bourne
September 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
626 pages
22h 15m
English
Morgan Kaufmann
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Chapter 3

Architecture

Abstract

Many software development projects are built upon an underlying framework. A software framework is a reusable platform used by vendors to develop their product. Examples of frameworks are listed. The definition of an application server is provided. A breakdown of each layer in a three-tier architectures is listed. Examples of middleware are provided. The concept of virtual servers is explained. The advantages and disadvantages of load balancing and clustering are outlined.

Keywords

software framework; application server; three-tier architecture; middleware; virtual server; clustering; load balancing; scaling up; connection pooling; code base

3.1 Application Architecture

Many software development projects are built upon ...

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9780123985453