These simple truths: provide performance hints for web applications. One such hint is that we should store components on the local hard disk rather than retrieving them from a server. Today we’re going to have some fun! We’re going to take that hint and combine it with memorization, a concept that’s been around since the […]

There are many factors which affect Website availability and performance from end user perspective, namely ISP Internet connection, server location, server parameters, programming language, application architecture and implementation. One of the critical parameters is a selected Operational System (OS). Most users often need to select between Linux and Windows, two popular choices for web servers. […]

The trends continue to prove that the future is definitely mobile. PC sales continue to decline while sales of mobile devices are increasing globally, and the number of mobile devices accessing the internet continues to skyrocket. In fact, August 2014 was the first time in history that more people used mobile devices to visit online […]

While Internet of Things is very much in its infancy, 2015 is looking to be a breakout year for this emerging and disruptive technology. The development and inflection of SMAC (social, mobile, analytic, cloud) technologies over the past 5 years; the release of Apple Watch later this month; and the pace and development of the […]

This is the first of four articles about Database Management Systems’ (DBMS) performance. It presents an overview and some installation tips. The second article talks about building the database’s tables and indexes. Parts three and four get into the meat of accessing the database, with non-SQL tips in the third article and SQL tips in […]

Everyone can agree that mobile has dramatically changed the world – the way we work, communicate, and do our business. It also goes without saying that your small business must be “mobile first” to compete in the digital marketplace. The impacts of all this are significant as end users expect the same level of 24/7 […]

1. Native 64-bit and IPv6 support Forefront TMG is installed on Windows Server 2008 64-bit edition and is able to function even on Layer 2 of the OSI model, which means it can support the upper-level IPv6. Forefront uses the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) driver in order to reach Level 2. With ISA Server […]

In a previous article, we looked at monitoring HBase – a NoSQL distributed database running on top of Hadoop. But how does one deploy an HBase cluster in the first place? Installing Hadoop and HBase on numerous cluster nodes, making sure they communicate properly, starting up the cluster – and making sure everything works flawlessly […]