DynamoDB Applied Design Patterns


Book Description

If you are an intermediate to advanced DynamoDB developer looking to learn the best practices associated with efficient data modeling, this book is for you.




Applied OpenStack Design Patterns


Book Description

Learn practical and applied OpenStack cloud design solutions to gain maximum control over your infrastructure. You will achieve a complete controlled and customizable platform. Applied OpenStack Design Patterns teaches you how to map your application flow once you set up components and architectural design patterns. Also covered is storage management and computing to map user requests and allocations. Best practices of High Availability and Native Cluster Management are included. Solutions are presented to network components of OpenStack and to reduce latency and enable faster communication gateways between components of OpenStack and native applications. What You Will Learn: Design a modern cloud infrastructure Solve complex infrastructure application problems Understand OpenStack cloud infrastructure components Adopt a business impact analysis to support existing/new cloud infrastructure Use specific components to integrate an existing tool-chain set to gain agility and a quick, continuous delivery model Who This Book Is For: Seasoned solution architects, DevOps, and system engineers and analysts




Mastering Amazon DynamoDB database


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Unlock the Potential of Scalable and Serverless Data with "Mastering Amazon DynamoDB Database" In today's data-centric world, the ability to efficiently manage and scale databases is a cornerstone of success. "Mastering Amazon DynamoDB Database" is your comprehensive guide to mastering one of the most robust and versatile NoSQL databases available – Amazon DynamoDB. Whether you're a seasoned data professional or a newcomer to NoSQL technology, this book equips you with the knowledge and skills needed to harness the full capabilities of Amazon DynamoDB. About the Book: "Mastering Amazon DynamoDB Database" takes you on a transformative journey through the intricacies of this dynamic NoSQL database. From fundamental concepts to advanced techniques, you'll explore DynamoDB's architecture, data model, and powerful features. Each chapter is meticulously crafted to provide both a deep understanding of the concepts and practical applications in real-world scenarios. Key Features: · DynamoDB Fundamentals: Lay a solid foundation by delving into DynamoDB's architecture, data model, and the principles that make it a leader in distributed databases. · Data Modeling: Learn how to design efficient schema structures that optimize storage, access patterns, and query performance in DynamoDB. · Serverless Scalability: Explore DynamoDB's seamless scalability, taking advantage of its serverless nature to accommodate growing workloads without manual intervention. · Advanced Querying: Master DynamoDB's powerful query capabilities, including filtering, indexing, and advanced querying techniques that enable complex data retrieval. · Best Practices: Dive into best practices for data modeling, indexing strategies, partition key selection, and managing read and write capacity to ensure optimal performance. · Real-World Applications: Gain insights from real-world use cases across industries, from e-commerce and gaming to IoT and beyond, showcasing DynamoDB's adaptability. · Integration and Ecosystem: Explore DynamoDB's integration with other AWS services, APIs, and developer tools, empowering you to build end-to-end solutions. · Advanced Topics: Uncover advanced concepts such as transactions, backups, global tables, security mechanisms, and best practices for disaster recovery. Who This Book Is For: "Mastering Amazon DynamoDB Database" caters to developers, data engineers, solution architects, and anyone interested in leveraging the power of NoSQL databases. Whether you're seeking to enhance your skills or dive into the world of serverless databases, this book provides the insights and tools to navigate DynamoDB's intricacies. Why You Should Read This Book: In an era where scalability and performance are paramount, Amazon DynamoDB shines as a cornerstone of data management. "Mastering Amazon DynamoDB Database" empowers you to fully harness its capabilities, enabling you to build highly available applications, deliver seamless user experiences, and scale effortlessly. © 2023 Cybellium Ltd. All rights reserved. www.cybellium.com




Design Patterns for Cloud Native Applications


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With the immense cost savings and scalability the cloud provides, the rationale for building cloud native applications is no longer in question. The real issue is how. With this practical guide, developers will learn about the most commonly used design patterns for building cloud native applications using APIs, data, events, and streams in both greenfield and brownfield development. You'll learn how to incrementally design, develop, and deploy large and effective cloud native applications that you can manage and maintain at scale with minimal cost, time, and effort. Authors Kasun Indrasiri and Sriskandarajah Suhothayan highlight use cases that effectively demonstrate the challenges you might encounter at each step. Learn the fundamentals of cloud native applications Explore key cloud native communication, connectivity, and composition patterns Learn decentralized data management techniques Use event-driven architecture to build distributed and scalable cloud native applications Explore the most commonly used patterns for API management and consumption Examine some of the tools and technologies you'll need for building cloud native systems




Effective Java


Book Description

Are you looking for a deeper understanding of the JavaTM programming language so that you can write code that is clearer, more correct, more robust, and more reusable? Look no further! Effective JavaTM, Second Edition, brings together seventy-eight indispensable programmer’s rules of thumb: working, best-practice solutions for the programming challenges you encounter every day. This highly anticipated new edition of the classic, Jolt Award-winning work has been thoroughly updated to cover Java SE 5 and Java SE 6 features introduced since the first edition. Bloch explores new design patterns and language idioms, showing you how to make the most of features ranging from generics to enums, annotations to autoboxing. Each chapter in the book consists of several “items” presented in the form of a short, standalone essay that provides specific advice, insight into Java platform subtleties, and outstanding code examples. The comprehensive descriptions and explanations for each item illuminate what to do, what not to do, and why. Highlights include: New coverage of generics, enums, annotations, autoboxing, the for-each loop, varargs, concurrency utilities, and much more Updated techniques and best practices on classic topics, including objects, classes, libraries, methods, and serialization How to avoid the traps and pitfalls of commonly misunderstood subtleties of the language Focus on the language and its most fundamental libraries: java.lang, java.util, and, to a lesser extent, java.util.concurrent and java.io Simply put, Effective JavaTM, Second Edition, presents the most practical, authoritative guidelines available for writing efficient, well-designed programs.




DynamoDB Cookbook


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Over 90 hands-on recipes to design Internet scalable web and mobile applications with Amazon DynamoDB About This Book Construct top-notch mobile and web applications with the Internet scalable NoSQL database and host it on cloud Integrate your applications with other AWS services like AWS EMR, AWS S3, AWS Redshift, and AWS CloudSearch etc. in order to achieve a one-stop application stack Step-by-step implementation guide that provides real-world use with hands-on recipes Who This Book Is For This book is intended for those who have a basic understanding of AWS services and want to take their knowledge to the next level by getting their hands dirty with coding recipes in DynamoDB. What You Will Learn Design DynamoDB tables to achieve high read and write throughput Discover best practices like caching, exponential back-offs and auto-retries, storing large items in AWS S3, storing compressed data etc. Effectively use DynamoDB Local in order to make your development smooth and cost effective Implement cost effective best practices to reduce the burden of DynamoDB charges Create and maintain secondary indexes to support improved data access Integrate various other AWS services like AWS EMR, AWS CloudSearch, AWS Pipeline etc. with DynamoDB In Detail AWS DynamoDB is an excellent example of a production-ready NoSQL database. In recent years, DynamoDB has been able to attract many customers because of its features like high-availability, reliability and infinite scalability. DynamoDB can be easily integrated with massive data crunching tools like Hadoop /EMR, which is an essential part of this data-driven world and hence it is widely accepted. The cost and time-efficient design makes DynamoDB stand out amongst its peers. The design of DynamoDB is so neat and clean that it has inspired many NoSQL databases to simply follow it. This book will get your hands on some engineering best practices DynamoDB engineers use, which can be used in your day-to-day life to build robust and scalable applications. You will start by operating with DynamoDB tables and learn to manipulate items and manage indexes. You will also discover how to easily integrate applications with other AWS services like EMR, S3, CloudSearch, RedShift etc. A couple of chapters talk in detail about how to use DynamoDB as a backend database and hosting it on AWS ElasticBean. This book will also focus on security measures of DynamoDB as well by providing techniques on data encryption, masking etc. By the end of the book you'll be adroit in designing web and mobile applications using DynamoDB and host it on cloud. Style and approach An easy-to-follow guide, full of real-world examples, which takes you through the world of DynamoDB following a step-by-step, problem-solution based approach.




Mastering DynamoDB


Book Description

If you have interest in DynamoDB and want to know what DynamoDB is all about and become proficient in using it, this is the book for you. If you are an intermediate user who wishes to enhance your knowledge of DynamoDB, this book is aimed at you. Basic familiarity with programming, NoSQL, and cloud computing concepts would be helpful.




Explain the Cloud Like I’m 10


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What is the cloud? Discover the secrets of the cloud through simple explanations that use lots of pictures and lots of examples. Why learn about the cloud? It’s the future. The cloud is the future of software, the future of computing, and the future of business. If you’re not up on the cloud the future will move on without you. Don’t miss out. Not a geek? Don’t worry. I wrote this book for you! After reading Explain Cloud Like I'm 10, you will understand the cloud. That’s a promise. How do I deliver on that promise? I’ll let you in on a little secret: the cloud is not that hard to understand. It’s just that nobody has taken the time to explain it properly. take the time. I go slow. You’ll learn step-by-step; one idea at a time. You’ll learn something new no matter if you’re a beginner, someone who knows a little and wants to know more, or someone thinking about a career change. In Explain Cloud Like I'm 10, you’ll discover: •  How the cloud got its name. A more interesting story than you might think.An intuitive picture based definition of the cloud. •  What it means when someone says a service is in the cloud.If stormy weather affects cloud computing. •  How the internet really works. Most people don’t know. You will.The real genius of cloud computing. Hint: it’s not the technology. •  The good, the bad, and the ugly of cloud computing. •  How cloud computing changed how software is made—forever. •  Why Amazon AWS became so popular. Hint: it’s not the technology. •  What happens when you press play on Netflix. •  Why Kindle is the perfect example of a cloud service. •  The radically different approaches Apple and Google take to the cloud. •  How Google Maps and Facebook Messenger excel as cloud applications. •  Cloud providers are engaging in a winner-take-all war to addict you to their ecosystems. •  Key ideas like: VM, serverless, container, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, virtualization, caching, ISP, OpEx, CapEx, network, AMI, EC2, S3, CDN, elastic computing, datacenter, and cloud-native.And so much more. Sound like gobbledygook? Don’t worry! It will all make sense. I’ve been a programmer and a writer for over 30 years. I’ve been in cloud computing since the beginning, and I’m here to help you on your journey to understand the cloud. Consider me your guide. I’ll be with you every step of the way. Sound fun? Buy Explain Cloud Like I'm 10 and let’s get started learning about the cloud today!




Amazon DynamoDB - The Definitive Guide


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Harness the potential and scalability of DynamoDB to effortlessly construct resilient, low-latency databases Key Features Discover how DynamoDB works behind the scenes to make the most of its features Learn how to keep latency and costs minimal even when scaling up Integrate DynamoDB with other AWS services to create a full data analytics system Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionThis book will help you master Amazon DynamoDB, the fully managed, serverless, NoSQL database service designed for high performance at any scale. Authored by Aman Dhingra, senior DynamoDB specialist solutions architect at AWS, and Mike Mackay, former senior NoSQL specialist solutions architect at AWS, this guide draws on their expertise to equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to harness DynamoDB's full potential. This book not only introduces you to DynamoDB's core features and real-world applications, but also provides in-depth guidance on transitioning from traditional relational databases to the NoSQL world. You'll learn essential data modeling techniques, such as vertical partitioning, and explore the nuances of DynamoDB's indexing capabilities, capacity modes, and consistency models. The chapters also help you gain a solid understanding of advanced topics such as enhanced analytical patterns, implementing caching with DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX), and integrating DynamoDB with other AWS services to optimize your data strategies. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to design, build, and deliver low-latency, high-throughput DynamoDB solutions, driving new levels of efficiency and performance for your applications.What you will learn Master key-value data modeling in DynamoDB for efficiency Transition from RDBMSs to NoSQL with optimized strategies Implement read consistency and ACID transactions effectively Explore vertical partitioning for specific data access patterns Optimize data retrieval using secondary indexes in DynamoDB Manage capacity modes, backup strategies, and core components Enhance DynamoDB with caching, analytics, and global tables Evaluate and design your DynamoDB migration strategy Who this book is for This book is for software architects designing scalable systems, developers optimizing performance with DynamoDB, and engineering managers guiding decision-making. Data engineers will learn to integrate DynamoDB into workflows, while product owners will explore its innovative capabilities. DBAs transitioning to NoSQL will find valuable insights on DynamoDB and RDBMS integration. Basic knowledge of software engineering, Python, and cloud computing is helpful. Hands-on AWS or DynamoDB experience is beneficial but not required.




Implementing Domain-driven Design


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Vaughn Vernon presents concrete and realistic domain-driven design (DDD) techniques through examples from familiar domains, such as a Scrum-based project management application that integrates with a collaboration suite and security provider. Each principle is backed up by realistic Java examples, and all content is tied together by a single case study of a company charged with delivering a set of advanced software systems with DDD.