The Java NIO advantage

The challenge was to create a SIP User Agent with support for 50 Calls per second. The current implementation used UDP and java io api’s.  The implementation worked seamlessly for 10CPS from SIPP once we reached above 10CPS there was packet loss in the UDP Datagram socket. We change the code to support worker threads but still the loss was there. This prompted us to look for using other methods like queuing or   JMS.  I came across a article published by Jakob Jenkov on IO V/s NIO http://java.dzone.com/articles/java-nio-vs-io ...

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Unix Command Sheet (Cheat Sheet)

Sysinfo : This command is used to display system information i.e cpu, memory, etc Memory and Swap : These command give information regard physical memory and swap area Disks, Filesystems and Devices: These commands display disk information, file system etc. Networking  : These commands are used to display and configuring network parameters Crash...

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Tools for Managing Software Development

Software Engineering is a complex process, from modeling and design to code generation, project management, testing, deployment, change management and beyond, tools play a very important role and have become an essential part of managing Software development Process.  Tools allow repetitive, well-defined actions to be automated, reducing the cognitive load on the software engineer who is then free to concentrate on the creative aspects of...

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Agile Project Reporting and Metrics

“Agile processes are generative, not prescriptive. Processes need to evolve as needed, not be prescribed up-front. A prescriptive approach generates complex and complicated processes whereas a generative approach begins with a set of simple processes and adds others as they are needed.” - Jim Highsmith, author of Agile Project Management Agile recognizes that most effect software processes cannot be defined up-front but it is a continuous process....

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BI and Predictable analysis using Open Source BI Tool

Gartner defines business intelligence (BI) as an umbrella term that spans the people, processes and applications/tools to organize information, enable access to it and analyze it to improve decisions and manage performance. Today’s banking world is changing; it is changing as customer is changing dynamically. For years banks have relied on internal insight they have on their customer to manage risk fraud and also decide on product...

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