Instead of grabbing content from the nearest DNS server, which could be half way across the world, now CDNs can grab content from the server that is closest to the end user.
It uses standard Internet protocols, which means it can take advantage of the many server farms around the world that offer up Web pages.
The other possible reason for resistance that that the bureaucracy in the IT world gets built around the big server farms that a lot of these companies run.
Minecraft supports a multiplayer mode allowing players to set up and manage a server that can host dozens or even hundreds of simultaneous players in a single, persistent virtual world (for an example of a popular Minecraft server, see Meepcraft).
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The planned architecture will give enterprise-level companies the capability of connecting wirelessly to a server and to applications anywhere in the world.
Microsoft SharePoint, a giant in the client-server paradigm, will whither in this new, mobile world.
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Many of those posting messages said they could not connect directly to World of Warcraft but could get access when they used a proxy server outside Iran.
Virtualization from a server perspective has been a disruptive force in the IT world, resulting in VMware becoming one of the largest software company in terms of market cap and analysts estimating that well over 50% of servers are now virtualized.
Most real world business applications are developed on and for windows, both on the server and client side.
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He said initially PGP was ensuring that its main server filtered out the bogus keys and other servers around the world would be updated soon.
Goblinworks is hoping to host the entire game on one server, meaning all players will exist in the same game world at the same time.
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It is also a recognition that Microsoft contends in a world where companies like Amazon and Google offer a lot of Microsoft-type server and operational software, through cloud-based services.
Oracle first announced support for big data with its new Big Data Appliance and Oracle NoSQL database at the Open World conference, and was followed by Microsoft which announced Hadoop support for SQL Server 2012.
Online toolkits like Google Apps and Six Apart still seem more like gimmicks than real competitors to Microsoft Office today, but as server farms grow and become more efficient, the browser will evolve into the world's workspace.
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