3 simple steps to improve the overall performance in a middle-tier application server scenario

UPDATED
The contents of this article were merged into the new document at Security - How to reduce the number of permission requests and improve overall performance.
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Preamble

Here I will be talking about the configuration described in the eXpressApp Framework > Concepts > Security System > New Security System > Middle Tier Security - WCF Service article, assuming that the application server (YourSolutionName.ApplicationServer) is used with a desktop client app (YourSolutionName.Win). I am not talking about the web client, because I anticipate that in this configuration the Client-Side Security (2-Tier Architecture) with the integrated mode (SecuredObjectSpaceProvider) is a more typical choice as long as the database is located on the same web server where the ASP.NET app is deployed.

1. Server or DataView data access mode for ListView

While this is not specific to the 'application server' scenario, it is still worth mentioning these options explicitly when you need to work with large lists in grids in an XAF app. You can learn more on how to select an appropriate mode for your particular case from the online XAF documentation: eXpressApp Framework > Concepts > UI Construction > Views > List View Data Access Modes.