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Much the way we do not understand a math problem by looking at an answer circled on a test sheet, we cannot understand an application by looking at a flattened row in a database. We understand a math problem only when we look at the scratch work. Life is easy when things are expressed in their organic format, and database rows are not an organic format for application-tier objects in the three-tier world. The object form is the best.
A number of products are emerging to address this need to help developers and operators better manage work-in-progress data, such as Memcached, WADI and Terracotta. These products can simplify development enormously while still providing the resilience and scalability that enterprise applications need.
They can also dramatically reduce the amount of network traffic and database licenses needed to provide high availability, and relieve the scalability bottlenecks many applications encounter when they use mechanisms such as database and message queues to share work-progress data between nodes of the same application cluster. So, when you think your application needs a scratch pad, you now have more options to consider.
Zilka is founder and CTO of Terracotta. You can reach him at azilka@Terracotta.com.
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Computerworld Live Podcast #97: The Future of Enterprise Networking 25/07/2008 09:45:36
This week CW Live chats with Mark Thompson, global sales and marketing manager for HP ProCurve, on the future of the enterprise networking. Mark discusses the trends we can expect to see in the near future and how the right infrastructure can ensure your enterprise network is secure. - +
Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
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Organisations must embrace new ways of storing data that don't involve adding more of the same hardware to accommodate data growth and dealing with duplication as well as uncompressed information. Simple steps such as tiering storage, moving data across these tiers and reducing the amount of data to be managed, can dramatically reduce capital and operating expenses. Read on to learn how to implement these steps in your business.
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