Getting edgy with applications on demand
Content delivery networks (CDNs), the trusty services so many of us use to speed the delivery of broadband content, are giving way to application delivery networks (ADNs) as Web services and on-demand computing take center stage. The need today is to move applications and computing resources, not just Web content, to the network's edge.
DIGGING IN:
Computing at the edge
Source: Sun Microsystems
Type: White paper
CDN and application distribution
Source: IBM
Type: Resource
Acceleration of Web service workflow execution through edge computing
Source: NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
Type: White paper
Akamai EdgeComputing
Source: Akamai
Type: White paper
ANALYSIS:
Web services on the edge
Source: IT-Director
Type: Feature
Delivering under pressure
Source: EContent
Type: Feature
EDGE ACTION:
TextToSpeech: a Heavy-weight Edge Service
Source: International World Wide Web Conference Committee
Type: White paper
Market connectivity long-term FIX
Source: OpenFinance
Type: Feature
Seneca project: An on-demand application
Source: seneca-on-demand.com
Type: Resource
NEWSMAKERS:
MCI rolls out enterprise content delivery service
Source: IDG News Service
Type: News
IBM, Akamai say 'on demand' is 'in demand'
Source: boston.internet.com
Type: News
IBM, Akamai boost "virtual capacity"
Source: ASPnews.com
Type: News
Netli unveils application delivery network
Source: theWHIR
Type: News
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