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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 … Definition continues below.

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Storage Bin 2.0: Winds of Change Push Storage into a New Era sponsored by Storage Magazine JOURNAL ARTICLE: Posted: 23 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: Goodbye transactional computing; today, the file is the next big thing. TOPICS: Distributed Computing \| Storage Industry

Java Application Performance Profiling sponsored by Azul Systems, Inc DATA SHEET: Posted: 13 Feb 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: Learn how to alleviate application performance issues by achieving real-time visibility into the performance of both the application and the Java Virtual Machine. TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Performance Management \| Application Performance Management Software \| Distributed Computing \| High Availability \| High Performance Computing \| Java \| Software Quality Assurance \| Transaction Processing Services

How to Benchmark Application Performance sponsored by Citrix PODCAST: Posted: 10 Oct 2007 \| Premiered: 10 Oct 2007, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT) SUMMARY: Listen to this podcast that details how to successfully benchmark application performance. TOPICS: Applications Management \| Distributed Computing \| Fault Management \| High Availability \| Load Balancing \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Management \| WAN \| Web Switches

The Economics of SOA: Quantifying the Savings of a Service-Oriented Architecture sponsored by IONA Technologies WHITE PAPER: Posted: 10 Jul 2007 \| Published: 01 Jul 2007 SUMMARY: This case study describes how a telecom company calculated and compared costs of a traditional EAI approach to an Enterprise Service Bus solution and which solution yielded the most efficient cost savings. TOPICS: Application Integration \| Distributed Computing \| ESB \| IT Infrastructure \| Plug-ins \| ROI \| SOA \| Software Migration \| TCO

Packeteer: Fast WAN. Fast Apps. Fast Business. sponsored by Packeteer BROCHURE: Posted: 30 Nov 2004 \| Published: 01 Nov 2004 SUMMARY:For distributed enterprises, the wide-area network and the applications that run over it are strategic assets. Your network and your business are inseparable. TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Distributed Computing \| Network Analyzer Hardware \| Network Appliances \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Management \| WAN

Foundstone Enterprise's Distributed Scanning Capabilities sponsored by Foundstone, Inc. DATA SHEET: Posted: 29 Jun 2004 \| Published: 01 Jan 2003 SUMMARY: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). TOPICS: Distributed Computing \| Network Management \| Network Security Software \| Vulnerability Assessments

One-to-Many Content Distribution in an Enterprise Environment sponsored by Stratacache PRODUCT LITERATURE: Posted: 16 May 2004 \| Published: 01 Apr 2002 SUMMARY: Stratacache OmniCast offers the unique ability to reach tens, hundreds, or even thousands of enterprise servers and desktops simultaneously. TOPICS: Content Delivery \| Content Integration Software \| Content Networking \| Distributed Computing \| Internet Multicasting \| Network Performance \| WAN

Optima Series: WAN Compression and Acceleration sponsored by Stratacache DATA SHEET: Posted: 16 May 2004 \| Published: 13 May 2004 SUMMARY: Stratacache Optima appliances enable faster deployment of new applications by supercharging Wide Area Network performance. TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Distributed Computing \| Network Performance \| WAN \| Web Caching Appliances

Configuration Management for Distributed Applications sponsored by Collation, Inc. PRODUCT LITERATURE: Posted: 13 May 2004 \| Published: 13 May 2004 SUMMARY: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. TOPICS: Distributed Computing \| Network Configuration Management Software \| Network Provisioning

Collation Confignia: Features & Benefits sponsored by Collation, Inc. PRODUCT OVERVIEW: Posted: 13 May 2004 \| Published: 13 May 2004 SUMMARY:Collation Confignia is the most complete, extensible and powerful cross-tier configuration management product in the market. TOPICS: Distributed Computing \| Network Applications Software \| Network Configuration Management Software

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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