IMHO auch software architecture books are great, but nowadays most software is embedded in a larger system, be it an appliance or an enterprise. And thus it is

IMHO auch software architecture books are great, but nowadays most software is embedded in a larger system, be it an appliance or an enterprise. And thus it is hard to meaningfully talk about software architecture without the containing system architecture. Therefore: System Architecture: Strategy and Product Development for Complex Systems by Crawley