Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Windows Communication Foundation 35 Unleashed or Beginning Ubuntu Server Administration

Windows Communication Foundation 3.5 Unleashed (Unleashed Series)

Author: Craig McMurtry

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is Microsoft's dynamic technology for allowing autonomous software to communicate. Superseding earlier technologies such as COM/DCOM, .NET Remoting, ASP.NET Web Services, and the Web Services Enhancements for .NET, WCF provides a single solution that is designed to always be the best way to exchange data among software entities. It also provides the infrastructure for developing the next generation of Web Services, with support for the WS-* family of specifications, and a new serialization system for enhanced performance. In the 3.5 release, WCF has been expanded to include support for REST, JSON, and Syndication (RSS and Atom) services, further broadening the possibilities for what can be done. For information technology professionals, WCF supplies an impressive array of administration tools that enterprises and software vendors can use to reduce the cost of ownership of their solutions without writing a single line of code. Most important, WCF delivers on the promise of model-driven software development with the new software factory approach, by which one can iteratively design solutions in a modeling language and generate executables from lower-level class libraries.

Windows Communication Foundation 3.5 Unleashed is designed to be the essential resource for software developers and architects working with WCF. The book guides readers through a conceptual understanding of all the facilities of WCF and provides step-by-step guides to applying the technology to practical problems.

As evangelists at Microsoft for WCF, WF, and CardSpace, Craig McMurtry, Marc Mercuri, Nigel Watling, and Matt Winkler are uniquely positioned to write this book. They had access to the development team and to the product as it was being built. Their work with enterprises and outside software vendors has given them unique insight into how others see the software, how they want to apply it, and the challenges they face in doing so.

  • Gives you nearly 100 best practices for programming with WCF
  • Provides detailed coverage of how to version services that you will not find anywhere else
  • Delves into using WCF together with Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) and Windows CardSpace
  • Provides detailed coverage of the new high-performance data contract serializer for .NET
  • Walks you through creating secure, reliable, transacted messaging, and how to understand the available options
  • Introduces you to federated, claims-based security and shows you how to incorporate SAML and WS-Trust security token services into your architecture
  • Provides step-by-step instructions for how to customize every aspect of WCF
  • Shows you how to add behaviors, communication channels, message encoders, and transports
  • Presents options for implementing publish/subscribe solutions
  • Gives clear guidance on peer-to-peer communications with WCF



New interesting textbook: Cooked or Eating up the Santa Fe Trail

Beginning Ubuntu Server Administration: From Novice to Professional

Author: Sander Van Vugt

You love it as the world’s most popular desktop Linux distribution, and now Ubuntu is available at a server near you. Embracing the very same features desktop users have grown to love, system administrators are rapidly adopting Ubuntu due to their ability to configure, deploy, and manage network services more effectively than ever.

Practical Ubuntu Server Administration guides you through all of the key configuration and administration tasks you’ll need to know. Whether you’re interested in adopting Ubuntu within a Fortune 500 environment or just want to use Ubuntu to manage your home network, this book is your go-to guide to using the distribution securely for a wide variety of network services. Topics include file, print, web, and FTP management, command-line tips and tricks, automated installation, configuration and deployment processes, and kernel management.
What you’ll learn

  • Effectively and securely install, update, and deploy your Ubuntu server.
  • Configure your server to operate most effectively for a wide variety of purposes, including as a web server, FTP server, and a file and printer manager.
  • Rev up your command-line knowledge by taking advantage of little-known shell-related features, tips, and tricks.
  • Remotely manage your server through a wide-variety of services.

Who is this book for?

System administrators and application developers seeking to use Ubuntu as a Linux server
About the Apress Beginning Series

The Beginning series from Apress is the right choice to get the information you need to land that crucial entry-level job. These books will teach you a standard andimportant technology from the ground up because they are explicitly designed to take you from “novice to professional.” You'll start your journey by seeing what you need to know--but without needless theory and filler. You'll build your skill set by learning how to put together real-world projects step by step. So whether your goal is your next career challenge or a new learning opportunity, the Beginning series from Apress will take you there--it is your trusted guide through unfamiliar territory!
Related Titles

  • Beginning Ubuntu Linux, Second Edition
  • From Bash to Z-Shell: Conquering the Command Line
  • Hardening Linux



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