In Focus: Tools and Technology

At Silo Web Works, we recognize that one size does not fit all when it comes to web application development. We maintain a high degree of familiarity and proficiency with a variety of tools to ensure that we match the customer and the project to the technology that is appropriate and cost-effective for them. Some of our current proficiencies include:

Adobe Coldfusion Logo Adobe® Coldfusion® Application Server Technology
With it's powerful Java-based architecture and robust function library, it's easy to understand why Adobe's enterprise-class application server technology powers 85% of the web applications we produce. A 2007 upgrade to our portfolio of self-hosted applications to the Coldfusion 8 server platform yielded impressive results and benefits and an upgrade to Adobe®'s newest version of the application server, Coldfusion 9 is planned for the spring of 2010.

For more information on the robust features of Adobe's Coldfusion® server technology and the CFML programming language see here.
php logoPHP Hypertext Preprocessor
Recognizing that all clients may not wish to incur the additional technology costs of commercial application server, Silo Web offers application development using the open-source PHP server technology. Many of our not-for-profit and smaller business clients elect to use PHP to allow for inexpensive, out-of-box, solutions - such as the excellent Wordpress platform - in their web site design and architecture.
MySQL Database ServerMySQL Database Server
The open-source MySQL database server offers a robust, scalable, and efficient database solution for a wide variety of web application needs. With flexible options and architecture which support a high number of concurrent reads, record caching, and duplication across clusters of servers, it's easy to see why MySQL is the database server technology used by high-availability industry giants like Google, Flickr, and Facebook, to name a few.
PostgreSQL Database ServerPostgreSQL Database Server
An alternative open-source database platform to MySQL, PostgreSQL is an excellent database platform for applications which require a high number of concurrent writes or GIS/spatial integration. It is the database server of choice for many of our high-availability clients.
Eclipse IDEEclipse IDE
With it's rich array of plugins and support of diverse programming languages, our IDE of choice for the variety of languages in which we program is, proudly, Eclipse.
Adobe Creative Suite 3 Adobe® Creative Suite® Family of Design Tools
As part of meeting the diverse nature of our clients' needs, we rely on a wide variety of tools to ensure that all aspects of your web application meet the highest levels of quality: from images and icons, to the code that brings it all into one cohesive presentation we rely on the Creative Suite Family of Design Tools by Adobe® to produce products which merge the best of form and function.

As part of our committment to a diverse technical fluency, we maintain high levels of familiarity with other technologies such as MSSQL Database Products, Microsoft® and Linux operating systems, including both Microsoft's IIS Web Server and the open-source Apache Web Server Technologies.