While tuning the performance of your application at the code level or sizing the JVM appropriately are important for enhancing performance, it is equally important to look at how to tune accesses to the backend database. After all, response time for a web request is dependent on the processing time in the Java application tier as well as the query processing time in the database tier.

The application portfolio of companies is rapidly shifting to SaaS applications. This shift is having a significant impact on the managed services activities of SLTN, a service provider from the Netherlands. Users demand an IT environment that works anytime, anywhere, and that is always sufficiently fast to be able to do their jobs. To be able to monitor and guarantee these demands, SLTN has entered a partnership with eG Innovations.

Microsoft Office is one of the very few software platforms that can claim to be truly timeless. However, even timeless technology could use an upgrade and Microsoft provides this often. If you recently upgraded your system or you intend to do so, you may have asked yourself: what is Microsoft Office 365? Is it worth replacing your old system?