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What Is Terracotta?
Terracotta is Java infrastructure software that allows you to scale your application to as many computers as needed, without expensive custom code or databases. Terracotta works like Network Attached Memory. Terracotta clusters Java Virtual Machines (JVMs) to create a shared memory pool for the application tier. This means high performance, reliable scale-out with fewer bottlenecks, with minimal code changes.What's New in Terracotta 2.6?
Faster performance, enhanced reliability, and the all new Cluster Visualization Tool means Terracotta 2.6 is easier to tune requiring less time to production which means you have more time to focus on business logic.
Where Can I Get Terracotta?
Terracotta is Open Source software which you may freely download and use by clicking here.
Where Can I Get Terracotta Training and Support?
Terracotta offers a range of Enterprise Offerings designed to help you to get the most out of Terracotta. Offerings include the Enterprise Subscription, Developer Support, Consulting Services and Training.
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In this interview, Avi Bryant talks about the Smalltalk web framework Seaside, DabbleDB, using Smalltalk images for persistence instead of an RDBMs, GemStone and more.
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