Dawn of a new database
Wireless users put a strain on traditional databases, and transactional databases are fitting the bill ORACLE MAKES AN OK database. Microsoft’s SQL Server and IBM’s DB2 aren’t bad either. But as data gets collected over wireless and the demand for…
SAN centerpiece
Brocade sharpens performance, manageability on its 16-port switch VARIOUS DEVICES PLAY vital roles in building a SAN (storage area network). Hubs and loop switches are the SAN entry point for legacy devices; fabric switches are the backbone of the network;…
Security best practices
Ever wonder who makes the rules when it comes to figuring out optimal security parameters? MANY ORGANIZATIONS would be fairly immune to (and better prepared to deal with) some of the newest security issues if they followed security best practices.…
Flexible messaging
KnowNow Event Router relieves cross-platform application integration woes CHIEF AMONG THE challenges facing enterprise developers is a task most people assume was mastered long ago: messaging. Not messaging in the sense of e-mail or other person-to-person collaboration but messaging between…
In-house reliability
See correction below SALESFORCE.COM CTO Dave Moellenhoff built his company’s system from scratch, and he maintains it in-house on the theory that minimizing dependency on outside vendors makes his company’s service more reliable. “When you’re running a system that’s doing…
Funding the future
CTO DALE SKEEN had knocked on the doors of many a risk-averse investor before he happened upon a federal funding program friendly to the complex ideas for integrating commercial systems at his company, Vitria. Although under heavy political fire lately,…
Building on the corporate portal
CEO Paul Shorthose and VP Ken Volpe explain ATG’s applications approach to portals ATG FIRST MADE a name for itself as a provider of e-commerce platforms. But more recently, the company has been making inroads in the corporate portal space…
Network convergence spurs rivalry
IBM’s Tom Bradicich talks about how convergence is reshaping the data center AS AN IBM Distinguished Engineer of IBM’s xSeries servers, Tom Bradicich lives off of hand-me-downs and he’s proud of it. Unlike other server companies leveraging Intel processors, IBM…
Mr. Happy Object teaches custom events
Learn custom events with a concrete example March 15, 2002 In “Events and Listeners,” I outlined a generic recipe for creating and firing custom events. Since the original answer published, I’ve received several emails requesting a complete, concrete example. In…
Listen to heartbeats using JMS
Extend heartbeats using JMS publish and subscribe Heartbeats, a common software construct, verify the continual operation of a specific component or service. With heartbeats, a targeted service continually broadcasts a signal across its environment. You can assume your system works…
