In a guest post here in January, Matt McAdams critiqued Salesforce.com's database-as-a-service offering, Database.com, which I had previously lauded. McAdams, who is CEO of PaaS vendor TrackVia, ...

Explaining the ongoing evolution from client-server to cloud-native, source of much confusion and misdirection when comparing SaaS offerings There are many definitions of software as a service (SaaS).

What is a client-server environment? Numerous applications run in a client-server architecture. This means that client computers (computers forming part of the network) contact a server that provides ...

An environment in which the application processing is divided between client workstations and servers. It implies the use of desktop computers interacting with servers in a network in contrast to ...

The primary function of a client-server system is to create a division of labor between a centralized server and the individual computers that are running your software. This model has a number of ...

Dell and Hewlett-Packard on Monday unveiled new zero-client devices and reference architectures for VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure) implementations. Dell on Monday also unveiled new versions of ...

The growth of rich mobile and edge applications is requiring developers to build applications in new ways. Client-serverless is the way of the future. Today’s users expect the entire internet at their ...