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Silverlight 4 vs. HTML5: The Impending Battle for the RIA Throne
Silverlight 4 promises powerful enterprise application capabilities with rich media, .NET integration, and desktop features, while HTML5 is rapidly gaining industry attention as an open web standard. Which technology should enterprises choose for future Rich Internet Applications in 2010?
The Rise of DevOps: Bridging the Divide Between Software Engineering and Operations
DevOps is rapidly emerging as a new approach to enterprise software delivery, encouraging closer collaboration between development and operations teams. This article examines the principles, practices, challenges, and expected future of DevOps from the perspective of March 2010.
Designing High-Performance SQL Indexes: A Masterclass in Query Optimization
Proper index design is one of the most effective ways to improve SQL database performance. Learn how clustered and nonclustered indexes work, how query optimizers use them, common indexing mistakes, and enterprise best practices for SQL Server, Oracle Database, and other relational database platforms as of early 2010.
The Rise of NoSQL: Evaluating MongoDB and Cassandra for Scale-Out Architectures
As web-scale applications continue to generate unprecedented volumes of data, NoSQL databases such as MongoDB and Cassandra are attracting enterprise attention by offering horizontal scalability, flexible data models, and distributed architectures beyond the capabilities of traditional relational databases.
ASP.NET MVC 2: Moving Beyond the Web Forms Paradigm
ASP.NET MVC 2 introduced a cleaner, testable, and standards-based approach to enterprise web development, giving organizations an alternative to the traditional Web Forms model while preserving the strengths of the .NET platform.
The Oracle-Sun Merger: What the Future Holds for Java and Enterprise Databases
Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems is one of the most significant events in enterprise computing. This analysis explores what the merger could mean for Java, MySQL, Solaris, enterprise databases, middleware, hardware integration, and enterprise IT strategy from the perspective of January 2010.