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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
DevOps

Article Series: Containers in the Real World - Stepping Off the Hype Curve

This article series explains how containers are actually being used within the enterprise. It dives into the core technology behind containers and how this is currently being used by developers, examines core challenges with deploying containers in the enterprise and the future of containerisation, and discusses the role unikernels are currently playing within leading-edge organisations.

Daniel Bryant
on Apr 17, 2016
Cloud

Is HyperContainer the Answer for Cloud Native Applications?

Xu Wang introduces HyperContainer, a runtime for running Docker images on any hypervisor, providing hardware-enforced isolation for multi-tenant environments.

Xu Wang
on Mar 31, 2016
Java

Automate Deployment & Management of Docker Cloud/Virtual Java Microservices with DCHQ

This article demonstrates a solution for automating the build, deployment and management of a Docker Java microservices application on any cloud or virtualization platform. We extend an existing money transfer application consisting of event sourcing, CQRS and Docker, to run and manage this app on 13 different clouds and virtualization platforms.

Amjad Afanah
on Feb 23, 2016
Mobile

A Glimpse of Latest Mobile App Development Trends

Even though mobile apps are nothing special anymore, there is still quite some movement in this area. In this article, Katie Stanfield highlights some of the trends we might encounter in the near future if we think about developing mobile applications: App developers and companies will have to keep in mind topics like Big Data and app analytics, Internet of Things or enterprise app stores.

Katie Stanfield
on Sep 29, 2015
Mobile

Meeting Developer Demands with WebRTC and CloudRTC Platforms

The WebRTC API lets developers easily integrate real-time comms into their apps. This article is the second part of a two part series analyzing the market of WebRTC platforms. It compares data from late 2013 / early 2014 to a survey conducted in April and May of this year as part of an ongoing coverage of the cloud real-time communications platform market.

Peter Crocker
on Sep 08, 2015
Article Series: Cloud Migration

In this series of articles, you get practical advice from those who have experience helping companies successfully move to cloud environments. There is an area that deserves significant attention, and we hope that you'll participate in the conversation.

Richard Seroter
on Jul 19, 2015
Cloud

Anatomy of a Cloud Migration Program: Q&A with Tim Beerman

Many cloud providers offer services to onboard new customers into the cloud. What advice can they give us on how to prepare for a migration, what pitfalls to avoid, and what types of apps are the best fit for the cloud? To learn more, InfoQ reached out to Tim Beerman, the VP of Product Strategy and Development at CenturyLink.

Richard Seroter
on Jul 17, 2015
Cloud

Transitioning to Cloud Native Applications and Beyond

Enterprises have continued to accelerate their adoption of cloud infrastructures. As this shift continues, it is important to understand what this means to applications that run in cloud environments.

Ross Jimenez
on Jul 05, 2015

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