Instant Recall With XML Data Caching

Hm...this seemed like an interesting concept.

By caching database information on the Web server or application server, you can relieve the database server of some of its repetitive work.

One way to do this is to create an in-memory database on the Web server that maintains a copy of static, read-only information drawn from the database. Not only does this enhance performance by reducing the database load, but you also gain greater flexibility in how your application can use the data. For example, the application could then perform its own sorting, key lookups, and operations on data subsets.

This isn't as hard as it may sound. You can find a prebuilt solution in most developers' toolkits: A good XML parser coupled with an XSLT processor delivers everything you need, and more.

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