Many customers requested app arch guide 2.0 team of Microsoft for smaller, more focused guides.   As a result, Microsoft created a series of application architecture pocket guides based on Application Architecture Guide 2.0.  Each guide is focused on a particular topic.  

Microsoft prioritized topics based on customer demand.  Some customers wanted a focused guide on just the Agile Architecture Method, while others wanted a focused guide on the particular type of applications they build (Web, Rich Client, … etc.) 

Application Architecture Pocket Guides

Here’s the initial set of pocket guides from Microsoft:

• Agile Architecture Method Pocket Guide
• Web Application Architecture Pocket Guide
• Mobile Application Architecture Pocket Guide
• RIA Architecture Pocket Guide
• Rich Client Application Architecture Pocket Guide
• Service Architecture Pocket Guide