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Distributed Computing
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ALSO CALLED: Distributed Networking and Distributed Processing
DEFINITION: Computing is said to be "distributed" when the computer programming and data that computers work on are spread out over more than one computer, usually over a network. Computing prior to low-cost computer power on the desktop, was organized in centralized "glass houses" (so-called because the computers
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Storage Bin 2.0: Winds of Change Push Storage into a New Era
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JOURNAL ARTICLE:
Goodbye transactional computing; today, the file is the next big thing.
Posted: 23 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
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Java Application Performance Profiling
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How to Benchmark Application Performance
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Packeteer: Fast WAN. Fast Apps. Fast Business.
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BROCHURE:For distributed enterprises, the wide-area network and the applications that run over it are strategic assets. Your network and your business are inseparable. Posted: 30 Nov 2004 | Published: 01 Nov 2004
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Foundstone Enterprise's Distributed Scanning Capabilities
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DATA SHEET:FoundScan Engines are deployed in strategic locations thoughout the network and centrally controlled via Foundstone Enterprise Manager. The administrator gets both flexibility (access from anywhere) and security (authenticated, encrypted sessions). Posted: 29 Jun 2004 | Published: 01 Jan 2003
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One-to-Many Content Distribution in an Enterprise Environment
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Optima Series: WAN Compression and Acceleration
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Stratacache Optima appliances enable faster deployment of new applications by supercharging Wide Area Network performance.
Posted: 16 May 2004 | Published: 13 May 2004
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Configuration Management for Distributed Applications
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PRODUCT LITERATURE:Collation Confignia is a Configuration Management Solution for distributed applications. Confignia's agent-free auto-discovery creates and maintains an accurate configuration management database(CMDB) complete with cross-tier run-time dependencies. Posted: 13 May 2004 | Published: 13 May 2004
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Collation Confignia: Features & Benefits
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PRODUCT OVERVIEW:Collation Confignia is the most complete, extensible and powerful cross-tier configuration management product in the market. Posted: 13 May 2004 | Published: 13 May 2004
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DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING DEFINITION (continued):
were often shown to visitors through picture windows). Although these centers still exist, large and small enterprises over time are moving (distributing) applications and data to where they can operate most efficiently in the enterprise, to some mix of desktop workstations, local area network servers, regional servers, Web servers, and other servers. A popular trend has been client/server computing which is simply the view that a client computer can provide certain capabilities
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