Session Details
Session ID: BOF-5049
Session Title: Scaling the Asynchronous Web
Session Abstract: The asynchronous Web has arrived; now Ajax Push and Comet applications need to handle increasing numbers of users. Attend this session to discuss the scalability problems unique to asynchronous Web applications. Learn how to optimize your system with a walk-through of a GlassFish™ application server cluster configuration. The presentation shares real-world solutions in areas including clustering, load balancing, and failover as well as client and server scalability.

The session is appropriate for all developers interested in improving the scalability of their Ajax Push or Comet applications.

Attendees will
• Share scalability problems and solutions
• Learn how to set up a GlassFish™ application server cluster
• Learn how to configure and deploy for best performance
• Learn which Ajax techniques optimize performance
Track: Cool Stuff; Core Technology: Java EE; Rich Media Applications and Interactive Content; Services Web 2.0 Scheduling Track; Services: Web 2.0, Next Generation Web, and Cloud Services Platform
Duration: 50
Speaker(s): Jean-François Arcand, Sun Microsystems, Inc.; Ted Goddard, ICEsoft Technologies