At the heart of it, an application server is simply an environment that enables your enterprise applications to run and be properly serviced at runtime. Of course, there are many vendors out there ...

choose wisely--applying the right type of application server to the right project--or suffer grave consequences: wasted costs, missed opportunities or failed projects. The first category is the "basic ...

COMMENTARY-- For all the various types of application server technology that vendors now offer--to the considerable confusion of many customers--the market offerings roughly divide into two major ...

There's been a shift in the enterprise Java community when it comes to what has commonly been referred to as an "application server." What was an application server? Historically, when an enterprise ...

As you will see in this chapter, companies use SQL Server for many types of applications and on most tiers now. Gone are the days when you would second guess yourself choosing to use SQL Server over a ...

I've always been a big proponent of using NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices for dedicated file and media storage and backup. They are a low-power, low-cost alternative to a dedicated PC server, ...