Much has happened to the World Wide Web since its start, with continuing and
dramatic improvements that have created one of the most powerful information
sharing and communications tools worldwide. During the past few years, Web
applications and services have burst onto the scene, expanding on the Web's
ability to deliver on its original promise of rich functionality, features,
and integration. Today's most successful deployments integrate robust
networking and application designs along with stringent testing in order to
ensure solid, ongoing performance and reliability.
Web application infrastructures, like any significant network deployment, can
suffer from myriad issues and vulnerabilities. At best, these issues result
in performance and scalability problems that annoy end users. But the ongoing
drive to reap the benefits of a Web applications- enabled enterprise ... (more)