N-tiered Architecture: Let Your Application Grow
The concept of tiered architectures in application development is evolving from a 1- tier approach to an n-tiered approach. While all approaches have their benefits, the nature of web-based applications lend themselves to an n-tiered approach. This article describes some basic tiered architectures and explains some of the benefits of adopting an n-tiered approach to web application development.
N-tiered Architecture: Let Your Application Grow