| | | Copyright |
| | | Acknowledgments |
| | | Foreword: Scaling the Tidal Wave |
| | | Figures |
| | | Tables |
| | | Preface |
| | | | Audience for This Book |
| | | | How This Book Is Organized |
| | | | Typographic Conventions |
| | | | AccessingSun Documentation |
| | | | Sun Welcomes Your Comments |
| | | Part 1. Introducing N1 Grid Solutions |
| | | | Chapter 1. Context for the Vision |
| | | | Business Imperatives |
| | | | Technology Problems |
| | | | The Evolution of Enterprise Computing |
| | | | Moving Toward the N1 Grid Architecture |
| | | | Chapter 2. Vision and Strategy |
| | | | Strategic Rationale |
| | | | Service-Centric Architectures |
| | | | A Systemic Solution |
| | | | The Systemic Approach |
| | | | Summary |
| | | | Chapter 3. Realizing the Vision |
| | | | Properties of an N1 Grid System |
| | | | Workload-to-Resources Mapping |
| | | | N1 Grid Systems Realized |
| | | | Summary |
| | | Part 2. Preparing for N1 Grid Solutions |
| | | | Chapter 4. Definition and Preparation |
| | | | Implications of Implementing N1 Grid Solutions |
| | | | SunTone Architecture Methodology |
| | | | N1 Grid Architecture Considerations |
| | | | Infrastructure Virtualization Impact |
| | | | Application Provisioning |
| | | | Mobility |
| | | | Operational Management Capabilities Model |
| | | | Summary |
| | | | Chapter 5. Measurable Requirements |
| | | | Traceable Requirements |
| | | | SMART Requirements |
| | | | Use Cases |
| | | | CTQ Measurements |
| | | | Desire to Implement N1 Grid Solutions |
| | | | Service Life Cycle Measurements |
| | | | Summary |
| | | | Chapter 6. Analysis |
| | | | Target Analysis |
| | | | Efficiency Approach |
| | | | Architectural Engagement Improvement Approach |
| | | | Strategic Approach |
| | | | Summary |
| | | Part 3. Architecting N1 Grid Solutions |
| | | | Chapter 7. Strategic Flexibility |
| | | | Strategic Business Value |
| | | | Architecture and Strategic Flexibility |
| | | | SunTone Architecture Methodology |
| | | | Future of Strategic Flexibility |
| | | | Summary |
| | | | Chapter 8. Infrastructure Optimization |
| | | | Building Infrastructure Optimization |
| | | | Virtualizing the Infrastructure |
| | | | Provisioning the Infrastructure |
| | | | Summary |
| | | | Chapter 9. Application Optimization |
| | | | Understanding Applications, Middleware, and Services |
| | | | Building Application Optimization |
| | | | Virtualizing the Application |
| | | | Provisioning the Application |
| | | | Summary |
| | | | Chapter 10. Data Center Optimization |
| | | | The Dynamic Data Center |
| | | | Strategic Flexibility |
| | | | Road Map to Data Center Optimization |
| | | | Summary |
| | | | Chapter 11. Virtualized Service-Centric IT Environment |
| | | | Utility Computing |
| | | | Grid Computing |
| | | | Policy-Based Computing |
| | | | Summary |
| | | Part 4. Implementing N1 Grid Solutions |
| | | | Chapter 12. Telecom Case Study |
| | | | Case Study Methodology |
| | | | N1 Grid System Implementation |
| | | | Summary |
| | | | Chapter 13. Implementation Products |
| | | | N1 Grid Data Services Platform |
| | | | N1 Grid Provisioning Server |
| | | | N1 Grid Containers |
| | | | N1 Grid Service Provisioning System |
| | | | Summary |
| | | Appendix A. Enterprise Installation Standard |
| | | Appendix B. References |
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| | | Index |