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Solutions Architect's Handbook 2nd Edition - Book Review

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Ashraf Fouad
Ashraf Fouad

Book review for "Solutions Architect's Handbook: Kick-start your career as a solutions architect by learning architecture design principles and strategies, 2nd Edition". ISBN: 978-1801816618

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Reviewed by: Ashraf Fouad 1 Book Review
Disclaimer • “Solutions Architect’s Handbook – Second Edition” Copyright © 2022 Packt Publishing. • The intention of this book review is to provide: 1. Objective feedback for potential readers. 2. Constructive feedback for the authors. 2
Solutions Architect’s Handbook (2nd Edition) • Packt Publishing • ISBN: 978-1-80181-661-8 • Second Edition: 17-Jan-2022 • 588 pages 3
Topics Covered 4 1- The meaning of Solution Architecture 2- Solution Architects in an Organization 3- Attributes of the Solution Architecture 4- Principles of Solution Architecture Design 5- Cloud Migration and Hybrid Cloud Architecture Design 6- Solution Architecture Design Patterns 7- Performance Considerations 8- Security Considerations 9- Architectural Reliability Considerations 10- Operational Excellence Considerations 11- Cost Considerations 12- DevOps and Solution Architecture Framework 13- Data Engineering for Solution Architecture 14- Machine Learning Architecture 15- The Internet of Things Architecture 16- Quantum Computing 17- Rearchitecting Legacy Systems 18- Solution Architecture Document 19- Learning Soft Skills to Become a Better Solution Architect Essential for Solution Architect Usually Delegated Specific Needs
Solution Architect / T-Shaped skill profile 5 Breadth of essential skills Depth of Expertise Principles Security Patterns NFR Operations • The book is doing a great job in covering the essential skills of a solution architect. • It should not be compared to other books specialized in one dimension/skill (Scalability, Data, … etc).
What I liked in 2nd Edition?(1/2) • Striking the right balance in a book to provide useful information in breadth in such complex topic is hard but it was achieved in this book (Example: NFR, Patterns, Security). • IMO, essential chapters (1 – 11 & 17 - 19) can be considered de facto-standard for any solution architect. • Simple English for non-native English speaker. • Colored diagrams that is simple to understand: • Majority: Block, AWS. • Some layered, value stream, Venn, Screen shots. • Numbering is used for long interaction diagrams (Example: Machine Learning). • Simplest diagram: Figure 7.3: Concurrency vs parallelism. 6
What I liked in 2nd Edition?(2/2) • Linking the solution architecture with Agile, DevOps, DevSecOps, operational excellency is great. • Ready takeaways: • Comparison (Data Types, Migration strategy, REST vs SOAP, Memcached vs Redis, …). • Process (Cloud migration steps). • Decision tree (Cloud migration path for legacy system modernization). 7
What I would like to see in next edition? • As a complimentary addons; if the book is associated with links to ready templates / examples in some areas it would be great (Example: Chapter 5: Cloud migration and Hybrid Cloud Architecture Design). Also, if shared on collaboration platform so everyone may contribute it will be beneficial for the solution architecture committee. • Chapter 7: Performance consideration: • Data Storage systems: Information may be converted to comparison table or decision tree between object, file, & block storage. • Choosing a DB: Adding a decision tree. • Chapter 18: IT procurement documentation for a solution architect needs enrichment. I have already previous video “Why IT professionals should be interested in APMP certification?” mentioning in slide 5 that an architect is one of the target audience of this certification for proposal management. 8
Recommendations • Rating: • Recommended to: • Anyone targeting solution architect role (On-premise, or cloud). • Existing solution architect that need to cover other unknown areas to their field for becoming a better solution architect. • It can’t be compared to a cloud certification like “AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate”, but if you are planning to take the certification to move to this role, I prefer to read this book before studying for the certification to understand more about the role. 9
References [1] Ops 4.0—The Human Factor: A class size of 1, McKinsey, Operation Blog, 19-July-2021. 10
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Solutions Architect's Handbook 2nd Edition - Book Review

  • 2. Disclaimer • “Solutions Architect’s Handbook – Second Edition” Copyright © 2022 Packt Publishing. • The intention of this book review is to provide: 1. Objective feedback for potential readers. 2. Constructive feedback for the authors. 2
  • 3. Solutions Architect’s Handbook (2nd Edition) • Packt Publishing • ISBN: 978-1-80181-661-8 • Second Edition: 17-Jan-2022 • 588 pages 3
  • 4. Topics Covered 4 1- The meaning of Solution Architecture 2- Solution Architects in an Organization 3- Attributes of the Solution Architecture 4- Principles of Solution Architecture Design 5- Cloud Migration and Hybrid Cloud Architecture Design 6- Solution Architecture Design Patterns 7- Performance Considerations 8- Security Considerations 9- Architectural Reliability Considerations 10- Operational Excellence Considerations 11- Cost Considerations 12- DevOps and Solution Architecture Framework 13- Data Engineering for Solution Architecture 14- Machine Learning Architecture 15- The Internet of Things Architecture 16- Quantum Computing 17- Rearchitecting Legacy Systems 18- Solution Architecture Document 19- Learning Soft Skills to Become a Better Solution Architect Essential for Solution Architect Usually Delegated Specific Needs
  • 5. Solution Architect / T-Shaped skill profile 5 Breadth of essential skills Depth of Expertise Principles Security Patterns NFR Operations • The book is doing a great job in covering the essential skills of a solution architect. • It should not be compared to other books specialized in one dimension/skill (Scalability, Data, … etc).
  • 6. What I liked in 2nd Edition?(1/2) • Striking the right balance in a book to provide useful information in breadth in such complex topic is hard but it was achieved in this book (Example: NFR, Patterns, Security). • IMO, essential chapters (1 – 11 & 17 - 19) can be considered de facto-standard for any solution architect. • Simple English for non-native English speaker. • Colored diagrams that is simple to understand: • Majority: Block, AWS. • Some layered, value stream, Venn, Screen shots. • Numbering is used for long interaction diagrams (Example: Machine Learning). • Simplest diagram: Figure 7.3: Concurrency vs parallelism. 6
  • 7. What I liked in 2nd Edition?(2/2) • Linking the solution architecture with Agile, DevOps, DevSecOps, operational excellency is great. • Ready takeaways: • Comparison (Data Types, Migration strategy, REST vs SOAP, Memcached vs Redis, …). • Process (Cloud migration steps). • Decision tree (Cloud migration path for legacy system modernization). 7
  • 8. What I would like to see in next edition? • As a complimentary addons; if the book is associated with links to ready templates / examples in some areas it would be great (Example: Chapter 5: Cloud migration and Hybrid Cloud Architecture Design). Also, if shared on collaboration platform so everyone may contribute it will be beneficial for the solution architecture committee. • Chapter 7: Performance consideration: • Data Storage systems: Information may be converted to comparison table or decision tree between object, file, & block storage. • Choosing a DB: Adding a decision tree. • Chapter 18: IT procurement documentation for a solution architect needs enrichment. I have already previous video “Why IT professionals should be interested in APMP certification?” mentioning in slide 5 that an architect is one of the target audience of this certification for proposal management. 8
  • 9. Recommendations • Rating: • Recommended to: • Anyone targeting solution architect role (On-premise, or cloud). • Existing solution architect that need to cover other unknown areas to their field for becoming a better solution architect. • It can’t be compared to a cloud certification like “AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate”, but if you are planning to take the certification to move to this role, I prefer to read this book before studying for the certification to understand more about the role. 9
  • 10. References [1] Ops 4.0—The Human Factor: A class size of 1, McKinsey, Operation Blog, 19-July-2021. 10

Editor's Notes

  1. Maximum book pages: 740 pages