Ehcache Revs its Search Engines
April 6, 2011
The ability to search with speed and efficiency is paramount to success on the current crowded commercial racetrack. As more business is conducted online, those two words are scrawled in green ink around the winner’s circle. Databases that bypass the standard relational format appear to be the vehicles of choice for future competitors, due to apparently sound reasons. A recent posting subtitled “Java for the NoSQL generation” by The Register’s Gavin Clarke explored the topic in detail.
NoSQL is proving itself swifter and more compatible with web applications which depend on a DB’s ability to execute tasks without the assistance of progressive characteristics common in relational systems. Terracotta, the California based software manufacturer, who purchased Ehcache in 2009 has just launched the 2.4 version of the open source Java cache library. One modification is a broadening of its API, allowing object-level searches of stored memory. It also syncs retroactively so those with dated versions can play. The API expansion allows users to circumvent congestion due to massive processing actions, as well as forgo costly equipment upgrades.
According to the company, their focus is honed on users processing smaller bundled terabytes of information, allowing search speeds to be clocked at under half a second. These searches can be constructed using Java, and Terracotta claims Ehcache is already applied in roughly three quarters of Java caching. A broad swatch of users already employs a variety of non-traditional language systems to process information due to increased speed and scalability. As the desire to mine new styles of data (personal updates, Twitter feeds) shifts, so will the design of the implements necessary to accomplish them.
Sarah Rogers, April 6, 2011
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