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S.MailI like scaling and the architectures that attempt to solve those issues. Below I tried to bullet point 3 prominent players in this area, all solving scaling problems with different architectures at different levels.
- Terracotta 3.1
- Clustering JVM using Network attached Memory
- Only the field-level changes are sent over the network
- Uses TCP to communicate within cluster
- Open Source and recently acquired EHCache
- GigaSpaces
- Cloud enabled Middleware Platform (PaaS)
- “Space Based Architecture” – inspired by JavaSpaces
- Partitioning & Co-location as essence: Ulitmate goal: “share nothing architecture” – eliminate costs of copying
- Azul Systems
- Proxy JVM with transparent redeploy to Azul Hardware
- Integrated hardware, kernel and JVM Design
- Build their own Multicore System running their own Chips
- Systems are high number of cores
- Optimistic Thread Concurrency & Pauseless Garbage Collection Technology
Terracotta @ JavaOne
http://www.dailymotion.com/videox9jpam
Gigaspaces Highlevel:
Azul – Very technical Google TechTalk
Many new developments also in the cloud space. What is your favorite scaling technology?
3 Comments
Interesting.. I would add database sharding, and memchached what many web2.0 sites have. Keep posting enjoy the blog!
Hey! I would like to have a more extensive comparison of different scaling architectures here.
@Jeffrey, @krao7 Thanks for your comments. I have deliberately just picked 3 solutions that picked my eye recently. It is definitely an interesting subject, I hope I get some time to work on an more extensive architectural comparison soon!