Accelerating File Check-outs with the StarTeamMPX Cache Agent

By: Randy Guck

Abstract: The StarTeamMPX Cache Agent provides a performance boost to StarTeam file check-out operations. Even remote development teams can experience amazing check-out times from distant StarTeam servers by leveraging Cache Agents. In this session, learn how to set-up and configure Cache Agents, how to use Cache Agent-aware clients, and how to write your own check-out applications that leverage Cache Agents. New Cache Agent features added for the StarTeam 2005 R2 release are discussed, and a study is shown that compares the performance advantages of using Cache Agents.

Randy Guck is a chief scientist at Borland. For over 28 years, he has developed commercial software applications ranging from distributed software development tools to mainframe database systems. Randy holds five patents in Internet eCommerce and B2B technologies and has authored several technical articles including contributions to previous Borland Conference sessions. He specializes in client-server, peer-to-peer, and distributed application architectures.

randy.guck@borland.com