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Performance testing SOAP-based applications
SOAP is a boon in the quest for interoperability between servers -- but it is still a challenge to deliver SOAP-based solutions which perform well in production environments. Frank Cohen offers tips on overcoming scalability problems, and introduces a free open-source utility to proof performance in SOAP-based Web services.
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Cache SOAP services on the client side
SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) services are progressing from lab prototypes to real-world applications. If, while developing distributed Java applications that interact with SOAP services, you experience network-traffic overhead issues from repeated SOAP HTTP calls, read on. In this article, Ozakil Azim and Araf Karsh Hamid describe how to create transparent, client-side caching for SOAP services using the Business Delegate and Cache Management design patterns.
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Understanding quality of service for Web services : Improving the performance of your Web services
With the widespread proliferation of Web services, quality of service (QoS) will become a significant factor in distinguishing the success of service providers. QoS determines the service usability and utility, both of which influence the popularity of the service. In this article, we look at the various Web service QoS requirements, bottlenecks affecting performance of Web services, approaches of providing service quality, transactional services, and a simple method of measuring response time of your Web services using the service proxy.
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When is SOAP a good idea in a project.
Yet another technology to work in to your project. This article tries to provide practical information on using SOAP so that you can see through the hype and decide whether SOAP is appropriate in your project or not.
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Fat Protocols
This week the XML-Deviant dips into both the XML-DEV and xml-dist-app mailing lists to examine claims that the weight of web services are about to bring your network to it's knees.
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Myths and misunderstandings surrounding SOAP
Being the new kid on the block, SOAP has to do some explaining in order to gain acceptance. SOAP moves into a neighborhood brimming with other server-to-server communication technologies, including CORBA, RMI, and DCOM. Camps have formed around these existing technologies. And now myths, rumors, and innuendo are flying. In this article, Frank Cohen details and debunks many of the myths and misunderstandings surrounding SOAP.
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