The difference between distributed computing and concurrent programming is a common area of confusion as there is a significant amount of overlap between the two when you set out to accomplish ...

In case you haven't noticed, distributed computing is hard. The problem is that it is becoming increasingly important in the world of enterprise application development. Today, developers continuously ...

Cloud computing promises new ways to build and deploy distributed applications. So why are we so hung up on the old ones? James Urquhart is a field technologist with almost 20 years of experience in ...

Loosely coupled application servers are a natural application for first-generation blade servers- essentially a repackaging of the widely deployed single board 1U server. However, to move beyond basic ...

We all think we know what “distributed computing” is, but the idea has matured and fragmented into different technologies. In the early 1980s distributed systems were simple client/server applications ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. In this episode, Thomas Betts chats with ...

Distributed computing has markedly advanced the efficiency and reliability of complex numerical tasks, particularly matrix multiplication, which is central to numerous computational applications from ...

Blockchain is sometimes perceived as cryptocurrency in general, but it’s a whole lot more. Cryptocurrency is the digital money itself whereby blockchain is the environment in which this digital money ...