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Building Resilient Distributed Systems: Patterns and Practices for Stable Software
Author(s): Sam Newman (Author)
- Publisher: O'Reilly Media
- Publication Date: 30 Sept. 2026
- Language: English
- Print length: 300 pages
- ISBN-10: 1098163540
- ISBN-13: 9781098163549
Book Description
Struggling with system failures despite multiple safeguards? In the world of software development, distributed systems have proven essential yet remain complex. If you’re tired of facing unexpected downtimes and persistent system vulnerabilities, you’re not alone.
In this insightful guide, author Sam Newman offers more than just technical solutions. By combining wisdom from human factors and system safety with proven stability patterns, you’ll uncover a clear pathway to truly enhance resilience. Whether you’re refining an existing system, embarking on creating new microservices, or simply striving to grasp the essence of resilience, this book is your ally. By the end, you’ll be able to:
- Grasp the true essence of resilience by integrating safety and human factors
- Discover architectural patterns that ensure system stability
- Translate resilience theories into practical, actionable strategies
- Embrace the necessary cultural and behavioral shifts to support a resilient system
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About the Author
Sam Newman is a technologist focusing on the areas of cloud, microservices, and continuous delivery-three topics which seem to overlap frequently. He provides consulting, training, and advisory services to startups and large multinational enterprises alike, drawing on his more than 25 years in IT as a developer, sysadmin, and architect. Sam is the author of the best-selling Building Microservices and Monolith to Microservices, both from O’Reilly, and is also an experienced conference speaker.
