Using the Java programming language, developers have difficulty making Java applications scale linearly. Beyond the initial handful of processors, every time you add a new processor to your system, ...

Editor’s Note: this is a guest post from Chris Cook, COO at New Relic. For SaaS start-ups, tasks like scaling web applications must compete with a long list of other priorities. But not having a ...

With all the talk last week about MySpace becoming the #1 most visited site on the Web, there's also been a lot of talk about how Web 2.0 sites like MySpace handle their sharp growth rates. Because ...