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his article, we take a look at some of the factors that are being affected by Ajax. We all know Ajax has not changed the entire online world, but it’s perceived to be the next best thing. Here are some of the things that are being affected by Ajax and should be optimized as much as possible if any developer:

1. Server – more than anything else, any developer or company who wants to launch a website or software that’s based in Ajax should optimize their server. We are not just talking about the software capabilities that are embedded in the server but also the hardware. Since Ajax is asynchronous, there will be constant requests made to the server. If you’re planning to open the application to the public, expect that your server should have thousands of requests all the time. Tuning the server is also recommended to prevent it from crashing.
2. Network – If the application is being launched only in local area network, consideration should be made not only in server but also to network efficiency. Hardware components may not be as important but network administration should be upgraded. Developers know more than anything else on how proper administration is being used. Although the speed in LAN is already at MBPS, developers should make sure that security in information transfer should be buffered. Network security should be the main component if the Ajax based program is only launched in LAN.
3. Browser – a constant challenge to developer and software engineers, Ajax should be implemented not only in Firefox and but also in IE. The reason why Ajax is not easily developed in IE is its caching properties which constantly drag the IE when the application is being run constantly. Although there are already tricks available to address this caching problem, developers will still find this as a challenge since a single solution may work in one Ajax based software but will prove ineffective to other Ajax based websites.
4. Information Security – unfortunately, this is one of the major holes in Ajax. Even though developers have been toiling day and night to ensure Ajax is secured, the fact that Ajax is usually created for Web 2.0, hackers could easily infiltrate the server since they are allowed to upload information to websites. When their information has been processed to the server, they may be able to access different information or even command the server according to what they need.
5. Bandwidth – this is one of the great things in Ajax. Since requests and exchange to the information is solely on the shoulder of the server, users will definitely enjoy the Ajax based website even though their bandwidth is not at lightning speed. Even though Ajax is aimed for a more rich content website, its accessibility to the users who has lower than DSL speed is a great byproduct and effect of the technique is easily noticed. This advantage definitely gives Ajax an upper hand compared to other RIA programs that are added to different websites.