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9780134431604 English 013443160X 50 Powerful, Easy-to-Use Rules for Supporting Hypergrowth in Any Environment Scalability Rules, 2nd Edition is the easy-to-use updated and revised scalability primer and reference for every architect, developer, web professional, and manager. Authors Martin L. Abbott and Michael T. Fisher have helped scale more than 350 hypergrowth Internet sites through their consulting practice. Drawing on their unsurpassed experience, they present 50 clear, proven scalability rules-and practical guidance for applying them. Included in this updated edition are stories told by CTOs from companies such as Intuit, ServiceNow, and NASDAQ about how they learned these rules. Abbott and Fisher transform scalability from a "black art" to a set of realistic, technology-agnostic best practices for supporting hypergrowth in nearly any environment, including both frontend and backend systems. For architects, these 50 rules offer powerful new insights for creating and evaluating designs. For developers, the 50 rules share specific techniques for handling everything from databases to state. For managers, the 50 rules provide invaluable help in goal-setting, decision-making, and interacting with technical teams. Whatever your role, you'll find practical risk/benefit guidance and in this updated version, real world stories from CTOs and top technology executives. * Simplifying architectures and avoiding "over-engineering" * Scaling via cloning, replication, separating functionality, and splitting data sets * Scaling out, not up * Getting more out of databases without compromising scalability * Avoiding unnecessary redirects and redundant double-checking * Using caches and content delivery networks more aggressively, without introducing unacceptable complexity * Designing for fault tolerance, graceful failure, and easy rollback * Striving for statelessness when you can; efficiently handling state when you must * Effectively utilizing asynchronous communication * Learning quickly from mistakes, and much more, Fully updated Fifty Powerful, Easy-to-Use Rules for Supporting Hyper Growth " Whether you re taking on a role as a technology leader in a new company or you simply want to make great technology decisions, "Scalability Rules "will be the go-to resource on your bookshelf. " Chad Dickerson, CTO, Etsy " Scalability Rules, Second Edition, " is the easy-to-use scalability primer and reference for every architect, developer, network/software engineer, web professional, and manager. Authors Martin L. Abbott and Michael T. Fisher have helped scale hundreds of high-growth companies and thousands of systems. Drawing on their immense experience, they present 50 up-to-the-minute technical best practices for supporting hyper growth practically anywhere. Fully updated to reflect new technical trends and experiences, this edition is even easier to read, understand, and apply. Abbott and Fisher have also added powerful stories behind the rules: actual experiences and case studies from CTOs and technology executives at Etsy, NASDAQ, Salesforce, Shutterfly, Chegg, Warby Parker, Twitter, and other scalability pioneers. Architects will find powerful technology-agnostic insights for creating and evaluating designs. Developers will discover specific techniques for handling everything from databases to state. Managers will get invaluable help in setting goals, making decisions, and interacting with technical teams. Whatever your role, you ll find practical risk/benefit guidance for setting priorities, translating plans into action, and gaining maximum scalability at minimum cost. You ll learn how to Simplify architectures and avoid over-engineering Design scale into your solution, so you can scale on a just-in-time basis Make the most of cloning and replication Separate functionality and split data sets Scale "out," not "up" Get more out of databases without compromising scalability Eliminate unnecessary redirects and redundant double-checking Use caches and CDNs more aggressively, without unacceptable complexity Design for fault tolerance, graceful failure, and easy rollback Emphasize statelessness, and efficiently handle state when you must Effectively utilize asynchronous communication Learn from your own mistakes and others high-profile failures Prioritize your actions to get the biggest bang for the buck ", Fully updated! Fifty Powerful, Easy-to-Use Rules for Supporting Hyper Growth "Whether you're taking on a role as a technology leader in a new company or you simply want to make great technology decisions, Scalability Rules will be the go-to resource on your bookshelf." --Chad Dickerson, CTO, Etsy Scalability Rules, Second Edition, is the easy-to-use scalability primer and reference for every architect, developer, network/software engineer, web professional, and manager. Authors Martin L. Abbott and Michael T. Fisher have helped scale hundreds of high-growth companies and thousands of systems. Drawing on their immense experience, they present 50 up-to-the-minute technical best practices for supporting hyper growth practically anywhere. Fully updated to reflect new technical trends and experiences, this edition is even easier to read, understand, and apply. Abbott and Fisher have also added powerful "stories behind the rules": actual experiences and case studies from CTOs at Etsy, NASDAQ, Salesforce, Shutterfly, Chegg, Warby Parker, Twitter, and other scalability pioneers. Architects will find powerful technology-agnostic insights for creating and evaluating designs. Developers will discover specific techniques for handling everything from databases to state. Managers will get invaluable help in setting goals, making decisions, and interacting with technical teams. Whatever your role, you'll find practical risk/benefit guidance for setting priorities, translating plans into action, and gaining maximum scalability at minimum cost. You'll learn how to Simplify architectures and avoid "over-engineering" Design scale into your solution, so you can scale on a Just-in-Time basis Make the most of cloning and replication Separate functionality and split data sets Scale out , not up Get more out of databases without compromising scalability Eliminate unnecessary redirects and redundant double-checking Use caches and CDNs more aggressively, without unacceptable complexity Design for fault tolerance, graceful failure, and easy rollback Emphasize statelessness, and efficiently handle state when you must Effectively utilize asynchronous communication Learn from your own mistakes and others' high-profile failures Prioritize your actions to get the biggest "bang for the buck", Now extensively updated for new technologies and best practices, Scalability Rules, Second Edition is the definitive, easy-to-use scalability primer and reference for every architect, developer, web professional, and manager. Authors Martin L. Abbott and Michael T. Fisher have helped scale hundreds of hypergrowth Internet sites through their consulting practice. Drawing on their unsurpassed experience, they present 50 clear, proven, and up-to-date scalability rules--and practical guidance for applying them. Abbott and Fisher transform scalability from a "black art" to a set of realistic, technology-agnostic best practices for supporting hypergrowth in nearly any environment. In this new edition, they add many new examples, plus CTO case studies from many exceptionally demanding sites -- including Etsy, NASDAQ, Salesforce, Shutterfly, Chegg, Warby Parker, and Twitter. All 50 rules are organized thematically, for easy usage and greater insight. Most are technical, but some address mindsets or process concerns that are critical to scalability. Brand-new coverage in this edition includes: Refactoring to simplify code for better scalability Distributing work with the AKF Scale Cube Scaling horizontally by replacing expensive hardware with commodity equipment Improving scalability by leveraging both data centers and clouds Avoiding PaaS lock-in Analyzing log files with the ELK stack Relaxing temporal constraints Using caching more aggressively Promoting continuous deployment Enabling rollbacks more easily Understanding the scaling characteristics of diverse SQL and NoSQL solutions Using PODs and swim lanes Removing or distributing state, and much more For architects, this guide offers powerful new insights for creating and evaluating designs. For developers, it shares specific techniques for handling everything from databases to state. For managers, it offers invaluable help in goal-setting, decision-making, and interacting with technical teams. Whatever your role, you ll find practical guidance for assessing risks and benefits, setting priorities, and getting maximum "bang for your buck.""
9780134431604 English 013443160X 50 Powerful, Easy-to-Use Rules for Supporting Hypergrowth in Any Environment Scalability Rules, 2nd Edition is the easy-to-use updated and revised scalability primer and reference for every architect, developer, web professional, and manager. Authors Martin L. Abbott and Michael T. Fisher have helped scale more than 350 hypergrowth Internet sites through their consulting practice. Drawing on their unsurpassed experience, they present 50 clear, proven scalability rules-and practical guidance for applying them. Included in this updated edition are stories told by CTOs from companies such as Intuit, ServiceNow, and NASDAQ about how they learned these rules. Abbott and Fisher transform scalability from a "black art" to a set of realistic, technology-agnostic best practices for supporting hypergrowth in nearly any environment, including both frontend and backend systems. For architects, these 50 rules offer powerful new insights for creating and evaluating designs. For developers, the 50 rules share specific techniques for handling everything from databases to state. For managers, the 50 rules provide invaluable help in goal-setting, decision-making, and interacting with technical teams. Whatever your role, you'll find practical risk/benefit guidance and in this updated version, real world stories from CTOs and top technology executives. * Simplifying architectures and avoiding "over-engineering" * Scaling via cloning, replication, separating functionality, and splitting data sets * Scaling out, not up * Getting more out of databases without compromising scalability * Avoiding unnecessary redirects and redundant double-checking * Using caches and content delivery networks more aggressively, without introducing unacceptable complexity * Designing for fault tolerance, graceful failure, and easy rollback * Striving for statelessness when you can; efficiently handling state when you must * Effectively utilizing asynchronous communication * Learning quickly from mistakes, and much more, Fully updated Fifty Powerful, Easy-to-Use Rules for Supporting Hyper Growth " Whether you re taking on a role as a technology leader in a new company or you simply want to make great technology decisions, "Scalability Rules "will be the go-to resource on your bookshelf. " Chad Dickerson, CTO, Etsy " Scalability Rules, Second Edition, " is the easy-to-use scalability primer and reference for every architect, developer, network/software engineer, web professional, and manager. Authors Martin L. Abbott and Michael T. Fisher have helped scale hundreds of high-growth companies and thousands of systems. Drawing on their immense experience, they present 50 up-to-the-minute technical best practices for supporting hyper growth practically anywhere. Fully updated to reflect new technical trends and experiences, this edition is even easier to read, understand, and apply. Abbott and Fisher have also added powerful stories behind the rules: actual experiences and case studies from CTOs and technology executives at Etsy, NASDAQ, Salesforce, Shutterfly, Chegg, Warby Parker, Twitter, and other scalability pioneers. Architects will find powerful technology-agnostic insights for creating and evaluating designs. Developers will discover specific techniques for handling everything from databases to state. Managers will get invaluable help in setting goals, making decisions, and interacting with technical teams. Whatever your role, you ll find practical risk/benefit guidance for setting priorities, translating plans into action, and gaining maximum scalability at minimum cost. You ll learn how to Simplify architectures and avoid over-engineering Design scale into your solution, so you can scale on a just-in-time basis Make the most of cloning and replication Separate functionality and split data sets Scale "out," not "up" Get more out of databases without compromising scalability Eliminate unnecessary redirects and redundant double-checking Use caches and CDNs more aggressively, without unacceptable complexity Design for fault tolerance, graceful failure, and easy rollback Emphasize statelessness, and efficiently handle state when you must Effectively utilize asynchronous communication Learn from your own mistakes and others high-profile failures Prioritize your actions to get the biggest bang for the buck ", Fully updated! Fifty Powerful, Easy-to-Use Rules for Supporting Hyper Growth "Whether you're taking on a role as a technology leader in a new company or you simply want to make great technology decisions, Scalability Rules will be the go-to resource on your bookshelf." --Chad Dickerson, CTO, Etsy Scalability Rules, Second Edition, is the easy-to-use scalability primer and reference for every architect, developer, network/software engineer, web professional, and manager. Authors Martin L. Abbott and Michael T. Fisher have helped scale hundreds of high-growth companies and thousands of systems. Drawing on their immense experience, they present 50 up-to-the-minute technical best practices for supporting hyper growth practically anywhere. Fully updated to reflect new technical trends and experiences, this edition is even easier to read, understand, and apply. Abbott and Fisher have also added powerful "stories behind the rules": actual experiences and case studies from CTOs at Etsy, NASDAQ, Salesforce, Shutterfly, Chegg, Warby Parker, Twitter, and other scalability pioneers. Architects will find powerful technology-agnostic insights for creating and evaluating designs. Developers will discover specific techniques for handling everything from databases to state. Managers will get invaluable help in setting goals, making decisions, and interacting with technical teams. Whatever your role, you'll find practical risk/benefit guidance for setting priorities, translating plans into action, and gaining maximum scalability at minimum cost. You'll learn how to Simplify architectures and avoid "over-engineering" Design scale into your solution, so you can scale on a Just-in-Time basis Make the most of cloning and replication Separate functionality and split data sets Scale out , not up Get more out of databases without compromising scalability Eliminate unnecessary redirects and redundant double-checking Use caches and CDNs more aggressively, without unacceptable complexity Design for fault tolerance, graceful failure, and easy rollback Emphasize statelessness, and efficiently handle state when you must Effectively utilize asynchronous communication Learn from your own mistakes and others' high-profile failures Prioritize your actions to get the biggest "bang for the buck", Now extensively updated for new technologies and best practices, Scalability Rules, Second Edition is the definitive, easy-to-use scalability primer and reference for every architect, developer, web professional, and manager. Authors Martin L. Abbott and Michael T. Fisher have helped scale hundreds of hypergrowth Internet sites through their consulting practice. Drawing on their unsurpassed experience, they present 50 clear, proven, and up-to-date scalability rules--and practical guidance for applying them. Abbott and Fisher transform scalability from a "black art" to a set of realistic, technology-agnostic best practices for supporting hypergrowth in nearly any environment. In this new edition, they add many new examples, plus CTO case studies from many exceptionally demanding sites -- including Etsy, NASDAQ, Salesforce, Shutterfly, Chegg, Warby Parker, and Twitter. All 50 rules are organized thematically, for easy usage and greater insight. Most are technical, but some address mindsets or process concerns that are critical to scalability. Brand-new coverage in this edition includes: Refactoring to simplify code for better scalability Distributing work with the AKF Scale Cube Scaling horizontally by replacing expensive hardware with commodity equipment Improving scalability by leveraging both data centers and clouds Avoiding PaaS lock-in Analyzing log files with the ELK stack Relaxing temporal constraints Using caching more aggressively Promoting continuous deployment Enabling rollbacks more easily Understanding the scaling characteristics of diverse SQL and NoSQL solutions Using PODs and swim lanes Removing or distributing state, and much more For architects, this guide offers powerful new insights for creating and evaluating designs. For developers, it shares specific techniques for handling everything from databases to state. For managers, it offers invaluable help in goal-setting, decision-making, and interacting with technical teams. Whatever your role, you ll find practical guidance for assessing risks and benefits, setting priorities, and getting maximum "bang for your buck.""