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• Avoid the most common mobile development strategy mistakes

  Knowing the right questions to ask can help architects avoid making common mistakes in their mobile development strategy.  Continue Reading

• Seeding the Java cloud: How to achieve a state-of-the-art Java PaaS

  As the cloud matures and becomes more dependable, Java PaaS options are emerging that may hold benefit for deploying Java applications in the cloud.  Continue Reading

• How OSGi's modular approach affects traditional software architectures

  TheServerSide talks to Liferay's Ray Augé about how their portal is using OSGi to take a more modular approach to architecting for the future  Continue Reading

• Modern portlet development techniques span mobile and 'big data'

  Modern portlet development strategies make creating mobile applications and delivering desktop functionality easier than ever.  Continue Reading

• How 'big data' solutions solve real-time content management problems

  Aggregating and processing millions of records in a real-time content management system means putting big data and NoSQL solutions to the test.  Continue Reading

• How mobile deployments are challenging and changing the ALM process

  Mobile deployments challenge the ALM process in ways not seen in the Web development space. How are architects dealing with the challenge?  Continue Reading

• Solve 'big data' problems with a MySQL cluster, NoSQL

  Can relational and NoSQL databases work well together? Craigslist made it happen with a MySQL cluster and MongoDB.  Continue Reading

• Pervasive ALM knowledge is the key to being a well-grounded Java developer

  Martijn Verburg and Ben Evans recently released their first joint effort entitled "The Well Grounded Developer." In reviewing this book, one thing in particular jumped out at TheServerSide's editorship. It's clear that according to Ben and Martijn, ...  Continue Reading

• How NoSQL, MySQL and MongoDB worked together to solve a big-data problem

  Choosing between schemaless NoSQL databases and strong-schema relational designs isn't an either-or decision, as this case study points out. When dealing with their big data problem, Craigslist decided that their MySQL servers could use a little ...  Continue Reading

• Fixing private cloud computing performance issues

  Much has been made of how businesses can enhance their IT performance by migrating to a private cloud. But more and more enterprise level organizations are realizing that the promise of the cloud isn’t always realized after implementation.  Continue Reading

• Deployment in the Age of Consumerization

  The cloud is the natural environment for consumerized deployment. In fact, for many applications it is the only environment that permits realistic testing that takes browser settings and wild swings in load into account. Even organizations that want...  Continue Reading

• Where does performance dip in your ALM process?

  The end of the application’s lifecycle is an area that may go largely unnoticed, but it can greatly impact the performance of IT’s infrastructure. Having a server network littered with the ghosts of defunct or legacy applications takes up resources ...  Continue Reading

• Modularity, OSGI and the future of the Liferay Open Source Portal

  Despite having been built over the years using a more traditional development process, the engineers and architects who drive forward the development process at Liferay are looking at adopting a more modular approach. Will OSGi be the future of the ...  Continue Reading

• Content management problems need big-data solutions

  With the proliferation of mobile devices and embedded devices, all acquiring and delivering data to various sources and repositories, organizations that manage content are being overwhelmed. How can organizations not only aggregate this data, but ...  Continue Reading

• The Craigslist Dilemma: A case study for big data and NoSQL solutions

  It's hard to imagine just how many postings Craigslist has handled over the years, and if you were in charge of archiving those posts and storing them for compliance, you'd need a 'big data' solution. So how does Craigslist manage all of their data,...  Continue Reading