High Availability and Disaster Recovery for Temenos T24 with IBM DB2 and AIX
BarrieMikeModithaSanjayDeCostaGowrimaniGopalakrishnanMuraliNerallaIBMRedbooks
あらすじ
The Temenos T24 core banking application is a critical application for the banks that use it and has a primary focus on providing an appropriate level of high availability and disaster recovery. The level of availability is determined largely by the configuration of the infrastructure that supports T24. This infrastructure is built on hardware, middleware, and networking, in addition to the operational procedures and practices that are used to operate T24. Many options are available for meeting a client's high availability and disaster recovery requirements. The solution chosen by a Temenos T24 user depends on many factors. These factors include a user's detailed availability and recovery requirements; their existing datacenter standards, practices, and processes; and the available network infrastructure. Therefore, the optimum solution must be determined on a case-by-case basis for each deployment. This IBM® RedpaperTM publication serves as a guide to help IT architects and other technical staff who are designing, configuring, and building the infrastructure to support Temenos T24. It shows how IBM software can deliver high availability and disaster recovery for Temenos T24 to meet a client's requirements. This software might run on IBM AIX®, IBM WebSphere® Application Server, WebSphere MQ Server, and IBM DB2®. These IBM software components are typically used for a Temenos T24 deployment on an IBM middleware stack to ensure a highly available infrastructure for T24.
作品考察・見どころ
この書籍は単なる技術解説書を超え、現代金融という「眠らない戦場」における絶対的な平穏を追求した、至高のシステム建築論です。銀行の心臓部であるT24を、IBMの堅牢なインフラがいかにして守り抜くか。そこには、混沌とした障害のリスクに対して、論理と構造で挑むエンジニアたちの冷徹かつ情熱的な意志が、緻密な設計指針として結晶化されています。 特筆すべきは、最適解を「ケースバイケース」と定義する誠実な哲学です。一律の正解を拒み、各組織の文脈に寄り添うその姿勢は、まるで読者と共に未知の災害へ立ち向かう壮大な叙事詩のようです。ハードとソフト、そして人の営みが織りなす究極の安定性への渇望は、技術者の魂を揺さぶるドラマチックな深みに満ちており、知的興奮を禁じ得ません。