Dot-Com Builder Case Studies Behind-the-scenes View of Architecture
The Dot-Com Builder site has case studies of best practices that
provide an exclusive, behind-the-scenes view of the architecture and
approach from some of the most innovative sites built on Sun and Sun
partner technology.
Assentive Solutions: A Simple Approach to Zero-Latency Failover:
CTO Marc Hansen describes how an easy configuration of SunTM Cluster
and Oracle Parallel Server provides a solution for zero-latency
failover.
John Crane: LDAP Holds the Key to B2B for 100K Customers: Discover
how John Crane built its B2B site, where 100,000 customers can order
online from a catalog containing over 300,000 parts.
Global Sports: New School, Old Lessons: A peek inside Global
Sports' JavaTM technology-based e-commerce architecture reveals a
massively scalable system of web sites that run like PBXes.
NetSchools: Education Portal Built on UNIXR Systems and Open Source:
NetSchools' Orion Web Service, an online curriculum management system,
runs on the SolarisTM Operating Environment (OE), Apache Web Server, and
Oracle8i Database.
Special Edition: Under the Hood of the JavaOneSM Conference Web
Site: Learn how Sun's conference site development team created a
dynamic servlet-based system, with connection pooling and results
caching to manage server load.
DriveLogic: Driving the Automobile Claims Industry Online:
Drivelogic.com is changing the way automobile insurance claims are
processed. See how they built their B2B site using JavaTM technology,
XML, and other technologies.
Sneak Preview: Two New Case Studies from Sun Professional Services:
jcrew.com and U.S. Army Military Traffic Management Command, Freight
Systems Division
iPlanet.com: Creating a Twenty-First Century Web Site in Six Months:
See how the iPlanet web team built a cohesive web site using
multiple vendors and a hosted platform.
work24.com: Crafting a B2B Site for Small/Medium Enterprises:
Putting together this B2B site meant juggling the requirements of
multiple technologies, partners, security, and financial services.
eLance.com: Finding Stability in Replication: Find out what drove
eLance.com to a new architecture based on simple replication for high
availability.
BlueNile.com: Building a Gem of a Site with Oracle and Sun: Learn
how online jewelry retailer BlueNile.com migrated their database from
Microsoft SQL Server on NT to Oracle on Solaris OE.
OmahaSteaks.com: Using Java technology and Linux to Build a Unique
Online Store: See how Omaha Steaks expanded its web site to provide
added value to online shoppers and to integrate with its legacy systems.
Dot-Com Builder: How We Built This Site: Get an inside look at the
technology and infrastructure challenges and choices behind this site.
Webnoize: Building a Scalable Site "on the Cheap": Webnoize has been
delivering news and research about the entertainment industry for
nearly six years. See how its site evolved from a single web server to
a robust three-tier architecture.
Reflect.com: Building a Dynamic and Distributed Architecture: There
are three billion women in the world, and Reflect.com aims to sell each of
them their own unique line of beauty products. Read about the
technology behind the scenes of its cutting-edge online beauty shop.
priceline.com: Building to Scale: With William Shatner singing its
Name Your Own Price capabilities in every media outlet,
priceline.com needed to quickly scale its site to support unfathomable
demand. Read priceline.com's story detailing the architecture that
facilitates its highly sophisticated transaction capabilities.
Checkout.com: Building the Backend of a Complete Online Entertainment
Network: How do you construct an infrastructure to support a growing
entertainment destination site complete with a unique combination of
personalization, massive content, interactive community and commerce?
Find out how their stellar engineering team stepped up to the challenge
and built a backend that supports an impressive array of content, games
and shopping.
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