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Application Infrastructure Architecture Blueprint

Published: March 31, 2005

This blueprint is written for enterprise architects working in the area of application infrastructure design and deployment. Other audiences may find the blueprint useful in understanding the scope, capabilities, and impact of an enterprise-class application infrastructure architecture. This blueprint has provided detailed insights into the types of design options and choices faced by an Enterprise Architect when designing an infrastructure that is capable of supporting application requirements in an enterprise-class organization. The advantage of this guidance is that it has been implemented and tested in the test labs.

In This Blueprint

Figure 15. First Design Variation (Internal Only, 2-Tier) for Sample Applications

Enterprise Design

CDC Design Considerations

SBO Design Considerations

Summary

This section provides links to additional background information on the following related subjects:

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Application ArchitectureApplication Architecture
COMCOM
COM+COM+
Message QueuingMessage Queuing
.NET.NET

Application Architecture

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A discussion of design principles for multi-tier applications with particular relevance to Windows Server 2003:
msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnbda/html/bdadotnetarch001.asp

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Patterns and practices: Microsoft's recommendations for architects, software developers, and IT professionals responsible for delivering and managing enterprise systems on the Microsoft platform.
msdn.microsoft.com/practices/

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"Application Architecture for .NET: Designing Applications and Services"
msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnbda/html/distapp.asp

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“Microsoft's Application Server: Windows Server 2003,” Directions on Microsoft, December 2002 edition:
www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/

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COM

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"Microsoft Component Services"
http://www.microsoft.com/com/wpaper/compsvcs.asp

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COM+

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COM+ 1.5 features:
msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/01/08/ComXP/ComXP.asp

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Preliminary Platform SDK documentation for new features in COM+ 1.5:
msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/cossdk/htm/whatsnewcomplus_350z.asp

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COM+ partitions:
msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/cossdk/htm/pgservices_partitions_1gdb.asp

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"Configuring Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) to Work Through a Firewall"
support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q250367and

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Message Queuing

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"About Message Queuing"
msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msmq/msmq_about_intro_25bb.asp

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.NET

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Information on .NET application domains:
msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/cpguide/html/cpconapplicationdomains.asp

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Web Services Transaction:
msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnglobspec/html/ws-transaction.asp

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