What is a client-server environment? Numerous applications run in a client-server architecture. This means that client computers (computers forming part of the network) contact a server that provides ...

Servers and clients are the building blocks of computer networks Client-server networking grew in popularity during the 1990s ...

I had a front row seat at Microsoft to watch the first two application model transitions. Early mainframe and minicomputer systems were monolithic, with data storage, application code, and terminal ...

eWeek content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More Client/server computing was a technology ahead of its ...

Explaining the ongoing evolution from client-server to cloud-native, source of much confusion and misdirection when comparing SaaS offerings There are many definitions of software as a service (SaaS).