Title :
Analysis of Caching and Replication Strategies for Web Applications
Author :
Sivasubramanian, Swaminathan ; Pierre, Guillaume ; van Steen, Maarten ; Alonso, Gustavo
Author_Institution :
Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
Abstract :
Developers often use replication and caching mechanisms to enhance Web application performance. The authors present a qualitative and quantitative analysis of state-of-the art replication and caching techniques used to host Web applications. Their analysis shows that selecting the best mechanism depends heavily on data workload and requires a careful review of the application´s characteristics. They also propose a technique for Web practitioners to compare different mechanisms´ performance on their own
Keywords :
Web services; cache storage; systems analysis; Web application; caching strategy; replication strategy; Application software; Art; Delay; HTML; IP networks; Network servers; Performance analysis; Spatial databases; Web pages; Web server; Web cache; data replication; system performance;
Journal_Title :
Internet Computing, IEEE
