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Foundations for Architecting Data Solutions: Managing Successful Data Projects

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While many companies ponder implementation details such as distributed processing engines and algorithms for data analysis, this practical book takes a much wider view of big data development, starting with initial planning and moving diligently toward execution. Authors Ted Malaska and Jonathan Seidman guide you through the major components necessary to start, architect, and develop successful big data projects. Everyone from CIOs and COOs to lead architects and developers will explore a variety of big data architectures and applications, from massive data pipelines to web-scale applications. Each chapter addresses a piece of the software development life cycle and identifies patterns to maximize long-term success throughout the life of your project.

187 pages, Paperback

Published September 25, 2018

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24 reviews
December 28, 2018
Too high level and not much substance. Although the book is meant to be an overview on the topic, the authors assume you know or are familiar with some data storage or processing systems.

I'd recommend the book by Martin Kleppmann instead.
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4 reviews18 followers
December 10, 2021
A good overview on all major decisions required to plan a data processing projects. As a data engineer I feel I'm not the main target reader for this book, but it's nonetheless useful for the architecture and management part.
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119 reviews3 followers
March 10, 2024
Skimmed through this book looking for some golden nuggets. It’s very high level and in some ways aimed more at management than tech staff. The ToC has a good list of topics but not as much depth as I hoped for.
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93 reviews10 followers
October 18, 2019
This "book" is more like a set of notes someone took while learning about various technologies.
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105 reviews10 followers
May 10, 2023
Good handbook on data arch fundamentals.

The almost exclusive focus on open-source technologies was definitely a strength (as explained by the author) but also a weakness in the world of the public cloud, where very few of us will be designing solutions with Apache Flink.
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25 reviews2 followers
June 20, 2019
A couple of good recipes for the current trends in the area, nothing particular impressive.
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207 reviews9 followers
October 7, 2019
Reads something like a checklist of pointers with few specific recommendations. Useful for helping to think about non-functional requirements.
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363 reviews2 followers
June 4, 2021
Easy to read, simple book that highlights some key aspects.
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