DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS CONCEPTS AND DESIGN (H/C)

DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS CONCEPTS AND DESIGN FOURTH EDITION GEORGE COULOURIS JEAN DOLLIMORE TIM KINDBERG 'THIS BOOK IS SIMPLY THE STANDARD BY WHICH ALL OTHER DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS TEXTS ARE MEASURED.' AMAZON.CO.UK REVIEW OF THE THIRD EDITION FROM MOBILE PHONES TO THE INTERNET, OUR LIVES DEPEND INCREASINGLY ON DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS LINKING COMPUTERS AND OTHER DEVICES TOGETHER IN A SEAMLESS AND TRANSPARENT WAY. THE FOURTH EDITION OF THIS BEST-SELLING TEXT CONTINUES TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE SOURCE OF MATERIAL ON THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND THE EXCITING NEW DEVELOPMENTS BASED ON THEM, USING A WEALTH OF MODERN CASE STUDIES TO ILLUSTRATE THEIR DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FOURTH EDITION INCLUDE A THREE ENTIRELY NEW CHAPTERS ON PEER-TO-PEER SYSTEMS, WEB SERVICES, AND MOBILE AND UBIQUITOUS SYSTEMS. A MORE THAN 25 DETAILED CASE STUDIES OF WELL-KNOWN SYSTEMS, EIGHT OF THEM NEW, INCLUDING STUDIES OF THE GRID, COOLTOWN, BLUETOOTH ANDTHE (IN)SECURITY