What is the difference between application server and a Web server? |
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EXPERT RESPONSE FROM: David Linthicum
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QUESTION POSED ON: 19 August 2003
What is the difference between application server and a Web server?
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EXPERT RESPONSE
An application server is technology where developers can create, test, and
execute application components. Application servers are typically
J2EE-based, running EJBs or other Java components. Application servers are
designed to create true applications with complex business logic, and have
scalability features such as load balancing, fail-over, and process
distribution. In other words, it's primarily a development environment.
In contrast, Web servers are technology designed to create and deploy Web
site, serving up content more so than applications. They both use Web
interfaces, but Web servers are more about the interface than the back-end
logic. In other words, Web servers serve up content.
As time moves on Web servers are looking more like application server, as
they adopt their functionality. I can understand the confusion.
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