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For example, if you have a distributed, clustered Web application, a distributed cache will provide session replication among your cluster’s members. Though highly reliable, J2EE clustering is a ...

Client/Server distribution and the nature of the client (end user device) itself are important factors in understanding distributed architecture. If the client just features a UI, the server is doing ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

Caching is a quick and easy way to save roundtrips between your application and where you store your data. However, it’s not as easy as just snapping a map into your application – to really leverage a ...

Understand the caching mechanisms for the popular distributed SQL engine and how to use them to improve query speed and efficiency. Presto is a popular, open source, distributed SQL engine that ...

One of the key challenges in chip multi-processing is to provide a programming model that manages cache coherency in a transparent and efficient way. A large number of applications designed for ...