Application servers demand more power than other types of servers.
When you compare application servers with file servers, app servers would seem to have the tougher task. Transactions clearly demand a lot from an application server's subsystems. If a particular transaction is to a database server, it likely involves a good deal of searching for and manipulating data. Digital video recording service from Microsoft. ZDNet and ZDNet logo are registered trademarks of ZD Inc. Content originally published in Ziff Davis Media publications is the copyrighted property of Ziff Davis Media.