Abstract: A determination is made of values for measures that affect processing of data in a computing environment comprising a client communicatively coupled to a server, wherein the measures include data factors, client factors, and server factors. A determination is made as to whether a load on the client is greater than the load on the server by calculating a load on the client and a load on the server based on the data factors, the client factors and the server factors, and then comparing the load on the client to the load on the server. In response to determining that the load on the client is greater than the load on the server, the data is stored at a location in the server, and an indication is made in a data structure in the client of a pointer to the location in the server.

Abstract: A determination is made of values for measures that affect processing of data in a computing environment comprising a client communicatively coupled to a server, wherein the measures include data factors, client factors, and server factors. A determination is made as to whether a load on the client is greater than the load on the server by calculating a load on the client and a load on the server based on the data factors, the client factors and the server factors, and then comparing the load on the client to the load on the server. In response to determining that the load on the client is greater than the load on the server, the data is stored at a location in the server, and an indication is made in a data structure in the client of a pointer to the location in the server.

Abstract: Systems and methods for the distribution of bulk data using multicast routing are provided. A multicast advertisement is sent to potential receivers of the bulk distribution. The advertisement may include a list of intended receivers and the ‘multicast group that the distribution will be multicast on. In response to the advertisement, intended receivers may listen on the multicast group address for the bulk data. Receivers that are not targets for the distribution do not join the multicast group, and consequently, the delivery of data by routers to subnets that have no target receivers may thus be obviated.

Abstract: Systems and methods for the distribution of bulk data using multicast routing are provided. A multicast advertisement is sent to potential receivers of the bulk distribution. The advertisement may include a list of intended receivers and the multicast group that the distribution will be multicast on. In response to the advertisement, intended receivers may listen on the multicast group address for the bulk data. Receivers that are not targets for the distribution do not join the multicast group, and consequently, the delivery of data to subnets that have no target receivers may thus be obviated.