Researchers hunt for weaknesses in large node-based systems. U.S. government computer scientists are studying how computer grids react to volatile conditions to understand how events such as virus ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is funding a proof-of-concept study at Virginia Tech to develop highly connected computer systems that operate in a wireless environment. Small handheld ...

What do you think your computer does most of the time? For most of us, most of the time, it just sits there idly spinning its wheels. These programs use the power of up to hundreds of thousands of ...

Getting the most from performance analysis of distributed computer systems Your email has been sent Tasked with setting up a performance test for an n-tier distributed system? Before you get started, ...

Ask any programmer who has ever had to deal with timekeeping on a computer, and they’re likely to go on at length about how it can be a surprisingly difficult thing to keep track of. Time zones, leap ...

Ask any programmer who has ever had to deal with timekeeping on a computer, and they’re likely to go on at length about how it can be a surprisingly difficult thing to keep track of. Time zones, leap ...

When building a web app in previous years, it was common to have a server in a centralised datacentre that would be able to run your application. As usage grew, you would address scalability ...

In this podcast, we look at distributed cloud storage with Enrico Signoretti, vice-president of product and partnerships at Cubbit. We talk about how storage has shifted to hybrid and multicloud modes ...

In a distributed database, the data systems are held in different physical locations but can be accessed by all computers on a system. Processing is also shared among the many nodes—a database ...