Archive for January, 2007

The difference between Space-Based Architecture (SBA) and distributed-caching

January 18th, 2007

Recently I came across questions regarding the differences between GigaSpaces' Space-Based Architecture (SBA) concepts and Distributed-Caching products a.k.a in-memory Data-Grids (this last category includes GigaSpaces' Caching Edition as well).
I've chosen to address these questions in the following manner:

Provide a quick background describing how Distributed-Caching falls under the [...]

Why GigaSpaces was founded - the true story

January 15th, 2007

Happy New Year Everyone!
The coming of a new year tends to invoke thoughts about the future as well as a some reflective moments concerning the past. In terms of our most recent history, 2006 was a watershed year for us at GigaSpaces. And, we have every confidence 2007 will see ever greater global acceptance of, [...]

Slow Consumers in the Space Age

January 4th, 2007

A recent post on GigaSpaces in TheServerSide generated some interest in our new 5.2 feature , which allows handling slow consumers, so I thought I'd explain the issue in more detail.
Slow consumer is a term used to describe a state in which a publisher/writer can write faster then a consumer can receive messages. This situation can lead [...]