Architects Zone | Architectural Design Patterns & Best Practices

Dave Bost09/27/12
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SpriteSheet Animation in MonoGame for Windows 8

Let’s walk through how to create this animation for a Windows 8 game using a spritesheet.

Build A Cloud09/27/12
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High Performance Computing and CloudStack

I was asked the other day what was the connection between High Performance Computing (HPC) and Clouds, so I thought I would try to post an answer here. Let's first talk a little bit about HPC.

Arthur Charpentier09/27/12
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Bounding Sums of Random Variables: Part 1

Let's explore the problem of bounding the distribution (or some risk measure, say the Value-at-Risk) for two random variables with given marginal distribution.

Slim Ouertani09/27/12
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XML/RPC driver as JCA Scala connector

The Java EE Connector architecture defines a standard architecture for connecting the Java EE platform to heterogeneous EISs. This article presents an XML/RPC adapter using a Scala JCA outbound connector to an IN/AIR legacy system.

Matt Vickery09/27/12
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Agile Message Management with C24 and MongoDB

This article presents a natural combination of C24 iO Studio and MongoDB. These two technologies form a powerful toolset that has underpinned agile software delivery for several significant enterprise applications that required non-trivial messaging and data storage capability.

Rick Copeland09/26/12
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MongoDB Schema Design at Scale

Given that one of my most widely read blog posts is still MongoDB's Write Lock, I decided that my blog readers would also be interested in the quantitative comparison as well.

Chris Koenig09/26/12
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Windows Phone 8: Games

I was recently asked to write an article for our upcoming 30-to-Launch series about using RoaminData in a Windows 8 game. Here’s that article and a link to the code.

Jennifer Marsman09/26/12
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Best Practices for Migrating Windows 7 Desktop Apps to Windows Store Apps

In this article, I will look at how to convert existing code to a Windows Store app for Windows 8.

Ben Kepes09/26/12
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If IaaS is Going to be Heterogeneous, PaaS Will be Even More So

Core infrastructure will be heterogeneous in nature. If we accept that fact, how on earth do we expect one PaaS solution to meet the needs of every different use case and business unit within the organization?

Sadayuki Furuhashi09/26/12
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Why Data Warehousing as a Service?

Having experienced first-hand what companies have to go through in terms of time, expense and specialized IT resources to implement and maintain a big data analytics solution, I realized that big data analytics was really only available to companies with deep pockets and highly skilled staff.