Introduction to Solution and Software Architecture

Course Overview

Chapter 1 - Architecture Primer

• Architects
• Architects and Architecture
• Group Discussion
• Enterprise Architecture Definitions (Wikipedia)
• More Enterprise Architecture Definitions
• A Rose By Any Other Name
• Enterprise, Solution, and Technical Architectures
• City Planners
• City Planning and EA
• Examples of Enterprise Architecture
• Solution Architecture
• Examples of Solution Architecture
• Solution Architecture Example: SOA for Insurance
• Technical Architecture
• Examples of Technical Architecture
• Technical Architecture Example
• Architecture Is Not Only Design
• Summary

Chapter 2 - Solution Architecture Overview

• Understanding Solution Architecture
• The Solution Architect
• The Solution Architecture Context
• Introducing Architecture Domains
• Identifying the Architecture Domains
• Diving into the Domains
• Solution Architecture Realization Process
• Requirements and Deliverables
• Divide and Conquer
• Summary

Chapter 3 - Solution Architecture Styles

• Catalog of Architectural Styles
• Asynchronous Messaging
• Message Oriented Middleware (MOM)
• Example MOM implementation Platforms
• MOM Messaging
• MOM Qualities
• Publish/Subscribe Messaging
• Point-to-Point Messaging (P2P)
• MOM Related Standards
• MOM Example
• Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Service-Oriented Interaction Model
• SOA Characteristics
• Microservices
• Microservices Architecture
• Microservices vs Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
• Many Flavors of Web Services
• Understanding REST
• Principles of RESTful Services
• SOAP and RESTful Web Services
• Summary

Chapter 4 - Defining the Cloud

• A Bit of History

• Cloud Computing at a Glance
• Electrical Power Grid Service Analogy
• The NIST Perspective
• Five Characteristics
• On-demand Self-Service (NIST Characteristic)
• Broad Network Access (NIST Characteristic)
• Resource Pooling (NIST Characteristic)
• Rapid Elasticity (NIST Characteristic)
• Measured Service (NIST Characteristic)
• The Three Cloud Service Models: IaaS, PaaS and SaaS
• The Four Cloud Deployment Models (NIST)
• The NIST Cloud Definition Framework
• A Hybrid Cloud Diagram
• Cloud Services
• Managed vs Unmanaged Services
• Shared Responsibility Model
• The AWS (Simplified) Service Stack
• Summary

Chapter 5 - Patterns

• What are Patterns?
• Elements of a Pattern
• Pattern Levels
• Pattern Types
• How to Start Using Patterns?
• Common Architectural Patterns
• Layers Pattern
• Example: Retail Layered Architecture
• Object-Oriented Design Patterns
• OO Design Patterns
• Structural Design Pattern: Facade Pattern Example
• Enterprise Integration Patterns
• Messaging Systems: Overview
• Example Pattern: Pipes and Filters
• Example: Monitoring Credit Bureau
• EAA Patterns
• Model-View-Controller (MVC) Pattern
• SOA Patterns
• Example: Saga Pattern
• Business Process Patterns
• Example: Synchronizing Merge Pattern
• Configuration Management Patterns
• New Patterns Continue to Emerge
• Group Discussion: Patterns
• Summary

Chapter 6 - Solution Architecture Adoption

• Adopting Solution Architecture
• Architecture Adoption Best Practices
• Architecture Adoption – Phase 1
• Identify your business drivers
• Get Educated
• Articulate a Value Proposition
• 4. Define one or more scenarios
• Architecture Adoption – Phase 1
• Architecture Adoption – Phase 2
• Produce a Road Map
• Gain Stakeholder Buy-in
• Architectural Adoption – Phase 2
• Architectural Adoption – Phase 3
• Establish Governance
• Invest in Infrastructure
• Execute a Pilot Project
• Scoping the Pilot Project
• Scoping the Pilot Project (cont’d)
• Roll Out to the Enterprise
• Summary

Chapter 7 - The Software Development Process

• Section A Software Development Methodologies
• Waterfall Development Methodology
• Iterative Development Methodology
• Low Ceremony/High Ceremony
• Comparison of Some Software Methodologies
• The Spirit of the Rational Unified Process: Well-Defined Software Engineering
• Two Dimensions of the RUP Process
• Dynamic Dimension of RUP: Life-cycle Phases & Milestones
• Static Dimension of RUP: Modeling Elements
• Static Dimension of RUP: Disciplines
• Spirit of RUP: Iterative & Risk-Driven Approach
• The Life-cycle of Projects Using the Rational Unified Process: Inception Phase
• Inception Phase (Cont…)
• Elaboration Phase
• Elaboration Phase (Cont…)
• Develop Executable Architecture
• Construction Phase
• Construction Phase (Cont…) Typical tasks in the Construction Phase
• Transition Phase
• Transition Phase (Cont…)
• The Open Unified Process
• Four Core Principles of OpenUP
• OpenUP Teams
• OpenUP Basic Elements
• The Eclipse Process Framework (EPF) Ecosystem
• The EPF Composer

Chapter 8 - Quality of Service (QoS) Requirements

• Qualities of Service and Design
• Performance: Requirements
• Performance: Response Time Pattern
• Performance: Transaction Time Patterns
• Performance: Throughput Pattern
• Scalability
• Scalability: Capacity Patterns
• Reliability & Availability
• Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
• Availability: Pattern
• Extensibility
• Maintainability
• Manageability
• Security
• Cultural Adaptability
• Portability
• Testability
• Usability
• Upgradeability
• Recoverability
• Recovery Time Objective (RTO)
• Recovery Point Objective (RPO)
• Prioritizing Quality of Service Requirements
• Inspecting QoS Requirements for Trade-off Opportunities
• Quality of Service Testing

Chapter 9 - Supporting QoS Requirements

• Tactics
• Availability Tactics
• Supporting System's High Availability
• The CAP Theorem
• Mechanisms to Guarantee a Single CAP Property
• Modifiability Tactics
• Horizontal and Vertical Scalability
• Leveraging Cloud Scaling Services
• Performance Tactics
• Achieving the Performance You Need
• Security Tactics
• Single Sign-On (SSO) with Federated Identity Management
• OpenID
• OpenID Communication Diagram
• OAuth 2.0
• OAuth 2.0 Communication Diagram
• OpenID Connect
• OpenID Connect Communication Diagram
• Operational Security in the Cloud
• DevOps Security Concerns
• Testability Tactics
• Achieving Testability with Test-Driven Development and Continuous Integration
• Typical Setup for OSS-based Continuous Integration
• Responsive Web Design (RWD) Support for Usability
• Summary

Chapter 10 - Requirements Workflow

• Requirements Workflow
• What Is A Requirement?
• Requirements Gathering
• What Is Requirements Management?
• Requirements Management
• Timing of Requirements Workflow
• The Cost Of Requirement Errors
• The Game Plan Towards Building Quality Software
• Problem Analysis and Understanding User Needs
• Problem Analysis Steps
• Business Models
• Gather Requirements
• Interviewing
• Requirements Workshop
• Brainstorming
• Storyboarding
• Use Cases
• Prototyping
• Recall: Inception Phase
• Example of Use Cases
• Recall: Elaboration Phase
• Example of a Use Case Diagram
• Delivery

Chapter 11 - Analysis Workflow

• Analysis Workflow
• Motivation
• Analysis Deliverables
• Good Analysis Characteristics
• Analysis in the Rational Unified Process
• Analysis Workflow Steps
• Class Analysis
• What is an Analysis Class?
• Analysis Class Relationships
• Use Case Analysis
• Interaction Diagrams
• Example Analysis Sequence Diagram
• Example Analysis Collaboration Diagram
• Architectural Analysis
• Packages
• Package Practicality
• Example Package Diagram
• Post Analysis

Chapter 12 - Design Workflow

• Analysis and Design
• Design Time
• Design in RUP
• Design vs. Analysis Model
• One Model Or Two?
• Design Workflow
• Design Classes
• Design Class Refinement
• Design Class Refinement
• Class Removal
• Refining Relationships
• Example Design Class Diagram
• Use Case Design
• Example Design Sequence Diagram
• Construction

Chapter 13 - Software Architectural Styles

• Client-Server Computing
• Client-Server Pros/Cons
• Case Study
• Client-Server Example
• Tiered Architectures
• Single-tier Architecture
• Single-tier Pros/Cons
• Single-tier Example
• Two-tier Architecture
• Two-tier Pros/Cons
• Two-tier Example
• Three-tier Architecture
• Three-tier Pros/Cons
• Three-tier Example
• N-Tier Architecture
• N-Tier Pros/Cons
• N-Tier Example
• Summary

Chapter 14 - Designing Modern Applications

• Web 2.0
• Rich Internet Client Applications
• Single Page Applications (SPA) with AngularJS
• Two-way Data Binding (the AngularJS Way)
• Other Client Side MV(C) Frameworks
• "Rich Client" - "Thin Server" Architecture
• Mobile Platforms
• Types of Mobile Applications
• Native Mobile Applications
• Mobile Web Applications
• Hybrid Mobile Applications
• Hybrid App Tools and Frameworks
• RIA as a Driving Force to Turn the "Thin Server" into Microservice(s)
• So, How Can Microservices Help Me?
• The Data Exchange Interoperability Consideration
• Microservices in Their Purest Form: AWS Lambdas
• The Microservices Architecture Design Principles
• Decentralized Processing
• Crossing Process Boundary is Expensive!
• Managing Microservices
• Traditional Enterprise Application Architecture (Simplified)
• Microservices Architecture Example (Simplified)
• Design for Failure
• Fault Injection During System Testing
• Summary

Prerequisites

• Basic understanding of software development.