Enterprise Applications Administration : The Definitive Guide to Implementation and Operations
[Book Description]
Enterprise Applications Administration prepares you for the full breadth of work associated with administering large enterprise applications. This book provides essential information on tasks such as operating systems administration, network design, system architecture, project planning, working within a team, protecting the network, and how to keep applications up and running. The book effectively bridges the gap between what is taught in the technology-specific literature and the real world of enterprise application administrators. It provides a general understanding of all key knowledge areas needed by enterprise application administrators. It bridges the gap between technology-specific literature and the actual work being performed by enterprise application administrators. It shows how to define and standardize processes and documentation to make enterprise application administration easier and more consistent.
[Table of Contents]
Acknowledgments ix
Preface xi
Chapter 1 Introduction to Enterprise 1 (26)
Applications Administration
Purpose of This Book 1 (6)
Defining Enterprise Applications 7 (7)
Administration
Enterprise Applications Administrators 14 (12)
Summary 26 (1)
Chapter 2 Networks 27 (54)
Network Fundamentals 27 (37)
Network Troubleshooting 64 (15)
Summary 79 (2)
Chapter 3 Servers 81 (50)
Hardware 81 (14)
Windows 95 (23)
*NIX 118(10)
Summary 128(3)
Chapter 4 Databases 131(44)
Basic Concepts 131(20)
Database Design 151(8)
Access Control 159(4)
Troubleshooting 163(9)
Summary 172(3)
Chapter 5 Information Security 175(46)
Basic Concepts 175(7)
Authentication, Authorization, and Audit 182(13)
Administration of Access Control 195(4)
Assessment 199(9)
Defense in Depth 208(11)
Summary 219(2)
Chapter 6 Architecture 221(52)
Architecture Concepts 221(1)
Enterprise Architecture 222(7)
Solution Architecture 229(4)
Application Architecture 233(2)
Technical Architecture 235(33)
Cloud-Based Architecture 268(3)
Summary 271(2)
Chapter 7 Enterprise Applications 273(44)
Administration Teams
Building a Team 273(19)
Team Standards 292(3)
Implementation Versus Support 295(8)
Team Budgeting and Cost Estimation 303(12)
Summary 315(2)
Chapter 8 Automation and Monitoring 317(38)
Process Automation 317(24)
Monitoring 341(13)
Summary 354(1)
Chapter 9 Documentation 355(26)
Documentation Concepts 355(9)
Common Document Types 364(14)
Summary 378(3)
Index 381