April 2004
Intermediate to advanced
256 pages
7h 21m
English
Overview
Networked distributed systems: Foundations, breakthroughs, and implications
Building tomorrow's ubiquitous, pervasive networked computing systems
Technologies, protocols, messaging, software, integration, collaboration, security, and more
Avoiding the eight classic fallacies of distributed computing
The role of XML, Web services, Spaces, Jini, and other key technologies
Ten powerful megatrends driven by networked distributed computing
Networked distributed computing (NDC) systems are driving an ongoing technological revolution that has already spawned the Internet and will soon transform the world into one ubiquitous, pervasive "information field." In Network Distributed Computing: Fitscapes and Fallacies, Max K. Goff reviews the field's crucial challenges, state-of-the-art solutions, and breathtaking future. Goff covers both the "trees" and the "forest"-showing how NDC has evolved, where it's headed, and above all, what it all means.
Building NDC "fitscapes": new frameworks that turbocharge innovation
Leveraging Moore's Law, Gilder's Law, Metcalfe's Law, and the latest R and D advances
Overcoming the eight classic fallacies of distributed computing
Enhancing collaboration, security, and dependability in networked computing environments
Integrating wired and wireless networks: key software challenges
Messaging and communications protocols for distributed, interoperable systems
The roles of XML, Web services, Spaces, Jini, and other key technologies
NDC-driven megatrends: Semantic Web, global transparency, nanotech, robotics, and beyond
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