Software Pipelines and SOA: Releasing the Power of Multi-Core Processing

Introduction

Throughout IT history, professional developers have searched for ways to enhance the performance of critical business applications. The computer industry has tried to provide the answer time and time again, and we’ve seen plenty of solutions, architectures, and approaches. Obviously, the problem is not a minor one. In today’s information-based economy, companies often succeed or fail because of their software performance. There are abundant examples: banking systems, trading systems, call center operations, reporting services, and many others—they all depend on applications with high-performance requirements. In these industries, viability is directly tied to the speed at which a company conducts business. A slow, inadequate, ...