Master the basics of data centers to build server farms that enhance your Web site performance * Learn design guidelines that show how to deploy server farms in highly available and scalable environments * Plan site performance capacity with discussions of server farm architectures and their real‎-life applications to determine your system needs Today‎'‎s market demands that businesses have an Internet presence through which they can perform e‎-commerce and customer support‎,‎ and establish a presence that can attract and increase their customer base‎.‎ Underestimated hit ratios‎,‎ compromised credit card records‎,‎ perceived slow Web site access‎,‎ or the infamous ‎"‎Object Not Found‎"‎ alerts make the difference between a successful online presence and one that is bound to fail‎.‎ These challenges can be solved in part with the use of data center technology‎.‎ Data centers switch traffic based on information at the Network‎,‎ Transport‎,‎ or Application layers‎.‎ Content switches perform the ‎"‎best server‎"‎ selection process to direct users‎'‎ requests for a specific service to a server in a server farm‎.‎The best server selection process takes into account both server load and availability‎,‎ and the existence and consistency of the requested content‎.‎ Data Center Fundamentals helps you understand the basic concepts behind the design and scaling of server farms using data center and content switching technologies‎.‎ It addresses the principles and concepts needed to take on the most common challenges encountered during planning‎,‎ implementing‎,‎ and managing Internet and intranet IP‎-based server farms‎.‎ An in‎-depth analysis of the data center technology with real‎-life scenarios make Data Center Fundamentals an ideal reference for understanding‎,‎ planning‎,‎ and designing Web hosting and e‎-commerce environments‎.‎

• Author‎:‎ Mauricio Arregoces‎,‎ Maurizio Portolani
• Puplisher‎:‎ Cisco Press
• ISBN‎:‎ 9781587050237