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Response time is essential to many Web applications. Consequently, many database-driven Web applications rely on data centers that host applications and database contents. Such IT infrastructure enables generation of requested pages at locations much closer to the end-users, thus reducing network latency. However, it incurs additional complexity associated with database/data center synchronization and data freshness. In this paper, we describe the deployment of NEC's CachePortal dynamic content caching technology on a database-driven Web site in a data center-based distribution infrastructure. The new system architecture has been experimentally evaluated and the results show that the deployment of NEC's CachePortal accelerates the dynamic content delivery up to 7 times while attaining a high level of content freshness.
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Li, WS., Po, O., Hsiung, WP., Candan, K.S., Agrawal, D. (2003). Acceleration of Data Center-Hosted Distributed Database-driven Web Applications. In: Chan, A.T.S., Chan, S.C.F., Leong, H.V., Ng, V.T.Y. (eds) Cooperative Internet Computing. The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol 729. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0435-1_5
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