For users, performance is the most visible aspect of any IT solution. Developers must make sure that the applications they build provide users with the functionality they need. Unfortunately, if those applications can't achieve adequate performance, the developers' efforts aren't judged as successful. Consequently, the search for ways to improve performance never ends. Oracle Application Server includes three different types of caches that play a role in improving the overall performance of the product:
All three caches improve performance in the same way ”by making commonly used data available more rapidly . This chapter describes the architecture and use of each cache. |