Posts tagged ‘Caching’

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July 12, 2012

Oracle Exalogic – the emperor has no clothes! (part 2)

by Roman Kharkovski

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In this post, I compare IBM PureApplication System to Oracle Exalogic. Trying to compare IBM PureApplication System to Oracle Exalogic is like comparing latest generation digital SLR camera to the film camera. They both serve similar purpose, and in the end – you “might” be able to get similar results, but with huge differences in cost per picture, convenience, level of skills, and amount of time involved.

Read full article: Oracle Exalogic – the emperor has no clothes! part 2.

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July 3, 2012

Data grids and caching – IBM or Oracle?

by Roman Kharkovski

Not every performance problem can be fixed with caching, but assuming you have done your due diligence and your application is already tuned and well designed, adding caching can dramatically improve response times and reduce the load on backend systems.

Next time you have performance and scalability issues with your application, consider the possibility of using caching (using IBM WXS or Oracle Coherence). Also consider the flexibility of the software caching vs. the ease of use and simplicity of the cache appliance. There is no one answer to every problem, but with IBM you have a choice. With Oracle you do not.

Read my full article comparing IBM and Oracle caching products: Data grids and caching – IBM or Oracle?

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November 15, 2011

Are all Application Infrastructure platforms created equal?

by Roman Kharkovski

Cross-posting from my blog on the SmarterQuestions.org: Are all Application Infrastructure platforms created equal?.

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