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A Security Approach for a Cloudy World: An Interview with Pete Cheslock

Does your approach to application and data center security change when adopting cloud services? To learn more about this topic, InfoQ reached out to Pete Cheslock, head of operations and support teams at Threat Stack.

Richard Seroter
on Mar 17, 2017
Cloud

The Three Generations of AWS

When building a new system on AWS we are faced with three architectural choices around application packaging, runtime service and load balancing service. This article looks at these three options, and concludes that the Amazon EC2 Container Service provides the best architectural option for today's applications.

Noah Zoschke
on Oct 21, 2016
Cloud

Introduction to SQL Server Containers

Containers are just around the corner for the Windows community, and this article takes a closer look at using SQL Server containers. The author discusses the value, use cases, and means for taking advantage of SQL Server containers today.

Paul Stanton
on Sep 08, 2016
Cloud

Containers Live Migration: Behind the Scenes

This article addresses a topic that is not fully covered in current IT world: live migration of containers, how it works behind the scenes, and what problems it solves. The demand for this technology is growing as it unlocks new possibilities by giving more freedom in application lifecycle management.

Ruslan Synytsky
on Jul 22, 2016
Cloud

Virtual Panel: The Current State of Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) is becoming a mainstream way of connecting mobile, SaaS, IoT, and Big Data systems. This Virtual Panel focuses on some of the current trends in iPaaS and where this model of delivering integration services is headed. InfoQ has reached out to thought leaders from MuleSoft, SnapLogic and Microsoft to participate in this dialogue.

Kent Weare
on Jul 04, 2016
Cloud

Article Series: Cloud and "Lock-in"

With the fast-pace of cloud changes (new services, providers entering and exiting), cloud lock-in remains a popular refrain. But what does it mean, and how can you ensure you're maximizing your cloud investment while keeping portability in mind?

Richard Seroter
on Jul 01, 2016
Cloud

Approaching Lock-In from a Consultant’s Perspective: An Interview with Nicki Watt

Consultants play a major role in helping companies deliver software. How do these consultants tackle lock-in and build portable solutions? In this interview, OpenCredo's Nicki Watt tackles this topic.

Richard Seroter
on Jun 30, 2016
Cloud

Multi-Cloud Is a Safety Belt for the Speed Freaks

Cloud bursting! On-premises! Hybrid cloud! Off-premises! Multi-cloud! These are phrases author Michael Coté heard over the past 10 years when covering cloud as an analyst, strategist, and now evangelist. Each of them makes logical sense, especially on a big whiteboard with boxes and arrows going to and fro. In recent times, it’s the last - multi-cloud - that he's seen in actual practice the most.

Michael Coté
on Jun 24, 2016
Cloud

Virtual Panel on (Cloud) Lock-In

There's no shortage of opinions on the topic of technology lock-in. InfoQ reached out to four software industry leaders to participate in a lively virtual panel on this topic: Joe Beda, Simon Crosby, Krish Subramanian, and Cloud Opinion.

Richard Seroter
on Jun 17, 2016
Cloud

Wiring Microservices with Spring Cloud

As we move towards microservice-based architectures, we're faced with an important decision: how do we wire our services together? Components in a monolithic system communicate through a simple method call, but components in a microservice system likely communicate over the network through REST, web services or some RPC-like mechanism.

Rob Harrop
on Jun 15, 2016
Cloud

Everything Is “Lock-In”: Focus on Switching Costs

Coding in Java, buying SAP, deploying OpenStack, and using Amazon Web Services: each one introduces a type of lock-in. However, it makes no difference how hard you try- some form of lock-in is unavoidable. What matters most is understanding the layers of lock-in, and how to assess and reduce your switching costs.

Richard Seroter
on Jun 08, 2016
Cloud

Lambda Functions versus Infrastructure - Are we Trading Apples for Oranges?

Amazon's AWS Lambda service lets us run code without provisioning servers. Serverless offerings have recently been receiving interest due to their simplicity, capabilities and potential for cost reductions. This article compares the tradeoffs of serverless models with VM/Container based models.

Dean Sheehan
on Apr 21, 2016

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