Most of the distributed systems we deal with at RTI have performance constraints at their core. Either the system is pushing the limits of the available resources, or the action-reaction timing is critical for a given event. In other words the constraint might be on throughput or latency (or increasingly latency vs. throughput). In these [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Persisting data in a Real-Time distributed system
Posted in Best practices on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Developing Cyber Situational Awareness for Enterprise Health
Posted in Applications on June 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s distributed systems are capable of producing a large amount of information, both on the status of their own and external components. The challenge is not the lack of information but finding what is needed when it is needed.
Thinking Differently About Messaging
Posted in Best practices, Standards on June 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
If you’re an old hand at messaging, but new to data distribution, the phrase “data-centric design” may sound like just a new way of describing the same old architectures. But data-centric and message-centric thinking differ in subtle-yet-important ways. Understanding those differences will help you pick the right tool for each job.