As you will see in this chapter, companies use SQL Server for many types of applications and on most tiers now. Gone are the days when you would second guess yourself choosing to use SQL Server over a ...

As noted in Part 1 in this series, embedded Web Applications use the same HTTP communications mechanism as your bank account or the latest game on your smartphone. And why not? The HTTP protocol is ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Most enterprise architectures use a single, reverse proxy server to handle all incoming requests ...

The server-side architecture of an application can have a significant impact on how well the application performs. I’ve seen examples where an application server had to make queries against a database ...

Developers will be able to use the Serverless MCP Server by prompting their AI-driven coding agents to design, deploy, and troubleshoot serverless applications. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has released ...

Notice that it's a Rich Internet Application. It includes a favorite feeds list, Friend of a Friend functionality, and a way to select favorite authors. Once you set up your favorites, you can get an ...

A Web server exclusively handles HTTP requests, whereas an application server serves business logic to application programs through any number of protocols. Let’s examine each in more detail. A Web ...