Presentation: "Characteristics of Next Generation Application Servers"

Time: Thursday 16:00 - 17:00

Location: Rutherford Room

Abstract:

Even at the glory days of application servers and relational databases it was clear that when it comes to performance and scalability this model suffers from dramatic deficiencies. Now as cloud computing becomes more popular it is evident that a new breed of application servers is required. One that combines the simplicity of Spring the flexibility of OSGi and scalability of Compute/Data Grids.

In his presentation Guy Nirpaz is going to discuss the characteristics of the Next Generation Application Servers which enable building applications for the cloud and meets scalability and availability requirements.

Guy Nirpaz, Gigaspaces

Guy Nirpaz

Guy is heading GigaSpaces' research & development team. Prior to joining GigaSpaces, Guy has had over 10 years of experience in Software Development at leading technology organizations where he held key roles in the areas of software development, team leadership and consultancy.

Most recently, Guy was Chief System Architect of the Load Testing Products Division at Mercury Interactive. Prior to that, Guy worked for IBM as Chief Architect leading the implementation of large scale enterprise systems in various industries such as finance, military and telecommunication.

Prior to IBM, Guy filled leadership positions at various early-stage software companies.