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The Long Road to 64 Bits
The sometimes contentious development of 64-bit systems shows how technology decisions can have unexpected, enduring consequences.
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Eventually Consistent
Building reliable distributed systems at a worldwide scale demands trade-offs between consistency and availability.
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High-Performance Web Sites
Want to make your Web site fly? Focus on frontend performance.
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CTO Virtualization Roundtable: Part II
When it comes to virtualization platforms, experts say focus first on the services to be delivered.
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Software Transactional Memory: Why Is It Only a Research Toy?
The promise of STM may likely be undermined by its overheads and workload applicabilities.
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CTO Roundtable on Virtualization: Part I
Virtualization technology is hot again, but for the right reasons?
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Document Design Matters
How do we apply the concept of resource orientation by designing representations to support interactions?
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A Closer Look at GPUs
As the line between GPUs and CPUs begins to blur, it's important to understand what makes GPUs tick.
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Powering Down
Smart power management is all about doing more with the resources we have.
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The Rise and Fall of CORBA
There's a lot we can learn from CORBA's mistakes.
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