Abstract: Groups of services are created based on one or both of the following: (a) what is accessed by each service, and (b) a likelihood of conflicts between accesses (e.g., a database object read operation or a database object write operation) performed by each service and accesses performed by each other service. Groups of services, which may be the groups created or subsets of those groups, are assigned to run on particular servers based on the processing power requirements of each group and the processing power available to each server. In the grouping process, accesses can be biased by giving more weight to object write operations than to object read operations, and to access operations on an index or dictionary than to access operations on a table.

Abstract: A probe assembly for use with a three axis inspection machine that is intended to measure deviation of work piece surfaces in three axes includes apparatus for statically balancing the probe in the X and Y axes and also for restricting motion of the probe to a single axis or to any combination of the axes. The probe assembly includes a universal joint arrangement on the distal end of the measuring arm of the machine permitting deflection in the X and Y axes and also includes means for permitting travel in the Z axis. The various components are interconnected so as to make it possible to selectively preclude movement in either the X, Y or Z axis or to permit movement in one, two or all three axes, as desired. Furthermore, easy release friction means are employed to permit the probe stylus holder to slide along its longitudinal axis to prevent inadvertent damage to the actual probe assembly itself. The assembly is also designed to measure deviation of the probe, either by a printout or on an analog meter.