Table of Contents

•	Table of Contents
•	Index

Buliding N1™ Grid Solutions Preparing, Architecting, and Implementing Service-Centric Data Centers
By Jason Carolan, Scott Radeztsky, Paul Strong, Ed Turner
Publisher	: Prentice Hall PTR
Pub Date	: September 16, 2004
ISBN	: 0-13-148201-7
Pages	: 336

		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
		Glossary
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			B
			C
			D
			E
			F
			G
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			Q
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			T
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		Index