Software Systems Architecture

As systems grow increasingly large, complex, and costly, software architecture becomes ever more crucial. Software Systems Architecture, 2/e, is the leading practitioner's guide to designing and implementing effective information system architectures. Authors Nick Rozanski and Eoin Woods have systematically updated their highly-praised first edition, while retaining the clarity, accessibility, objectivity, and practical focus that have made it indispensable to working architects. Rozanski and Woods focus on real-world issues, superbly blend business and technical concerns, and offer insights that are relevant in all environments, regardless of methodology. Their extensive updates to this edition include:

A new System Context Viewpoint, added to the authors' well-received architectural metamodel
Expanded discussions of using architectural principles to provide traceability and expose decision-making rationales
A discussion of how agile development and architecture can work together
Updated, expanded description of enterprise architecture
Expanded discussion of relationships between requirements and architecture
New "Questions for Discussion"
Updated bibliography and reading lists