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 ...

Actors make it easier to build and manage scalable, distributed cloud applications. Each actor can send and receive messages and taking certain actions based on message contents Building for the cloud ...

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The evolution of software architecture is contributing to increasing energy consumption.

Moving applications from the datacenter to the edge has its challenges -- but a layer of business logic is already making its way to the network perimeter WILL MISSION-CRITICAL enterprise business ...

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It's rare to see an enterprise that relies solely on centralized computing. But there are nevertheless still many organizations that do keep a tight grip on their internal data center and eschew any ...

While hybrid work models bring many benefits for employers and employees, they also present significant cybersecurity challenges. Distributed application architecture, which is central to hybrid ...

What is a distributed system? A distributed system is a collection of independent computers that appear to the user as a single coherent system. To accomplish a common objective, the computers in a ...