Explaining the ongoing evolution from client-server to cloud-native, source of much confusion and misdirection when comparing SaaS offerings There are many definitions of software as a service (SaaS).

I had a front row seat at Microsoft to watch the first two application model transitions. Early mainframe and minicomputer systems were monolithic, with data storage, application code, and terminal ...

The primary function of a client-server system is to create a division of labor between a centralized server and the individual computers that are running your software. This model has a number of ...

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 ...

Improving the client-side web experience means overcoming the challenges of ‘hydration,’ a fascinating engineering problem being tackled in many different ways. Let’s dive in. One of the most dynamic ...

This article presents one solution to overcome the scalability issues related to the enterprise applications that must support a mix of fast and long running business processes, or with great or small ...

David Galner from Microsoft's Excel team said in a blog post Thursday that the company is planning to offer a server-based version of the popular spreadsheet application. Customers have been talking ...

Imagine a world where your AI tools don’t just work for you but work with each other—seamlessly, intelligently, and without the frustration of endless custom integrations. This isn’t a distant dream; ...