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Distributed Transactions at Scale in Amazon DynamoDB

Amazon DynamoDB supports transactions without sacrificing performance or availability. Akshat Vig explains how DynamoDB introduced TransactGetItems and TransactWriteItems for atomic operations, proving full ACID support in distributed transactions.

Akshat Vig
on Nov 07, 2023
DevOps

Lessons Learned from Enterprise Usage of GitHub Actions

GitHub Actions is an effective CI tool. However, integrating it into enterprise organizations can be challenging. This article looks at best practices for GitHub Actions in the enterprise.

Greg Jacobs
on Jan 10, 2023
Mobile

A Quick Look at Advanced IoT Sensors for the Enterprise Going Digital

Thanks to IoT developing at a rapid pace, devices, including sensors, are becoming more affordable, and the entire ecosystem has gotten smarter. These results allow businesses to satisfy more specific needs according to their manufacturing process, as well as to take measurements in complex conditions. In this article we will provide an overview of where IoT sensors currently stand.

Zach Prystash
on Feb 28, 2022
Development

Private vs. Public Blockchains for Enterprise Business Solutions

In this article, we’ll explore the benefits of using blockchain for business solutions, describing the differences between public and private versions of this technology in practice. We’ll also talk about a new type of chain — a hybrid of private and public chains which takes the benefits of both to create a truly versatile platform with no compromises.

Matthew Niemerg
on Sep 21, 2021
Culture & Methods

Break the Cycle of Yesterday's Logic in Organizational Change and Agile Adoption

Change in most organizations today seems to be locked in the paradigm of yesterday’s logic – repeating the same top-down, command driven approaches that consistently fail to achieve the expected benefits. The environment today requires new approaches drawing on concepts from modern management approaches. This article introduces a number of ideas and approaches to break out of the old paradigm.

Roland Konrad Kobald
on Aug 21, 2021
Culture & Methods

How Outsourcing Practices Are Changing in 2021: an Industry Insight

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way businesses think about outsourcing their processes. While security and sustainable outsourcing have become top priorities, cost reduction has become a driving factor in outsourcing decisions. The practice of nearshoring is gaining prominence, while other practices are becoming obsolete. This article explores how outsourcing practices are changing in 2021.

Swati Sharm
on Jul 02, 2021
Architecture & Design

Saga Orchestration for Microservices Using the Outbox Pattern

The outbox pattern, implemented via change data capture, is a proven approach for addressing the concern of data exchange between microservices. The saga pattern, as demonstrated in this article, is useful for data updates that span multiple microservices.

Gunnar Morling
on Feb 25, 2021
Culture & Methods

How Outsourcing Practices Are Changing in 2020: an Industry Insight

The IT outsourcing industry is very volatile and each year we see new trends reshaping the sector. In 2020, we see some outsourcing practices coming up and others getting stronger. At the same time, we also see some of the prominent outsourcing practices becoming obsolete. This article looks at how the outsourcing industry is changing and getting prepared to embrace the change.

Swati Sharma
on Jul 02, 2020
DevOps

The Unicorn Project and the Five Ideals: Interview with Gene Kim

The Unicorn Project is a fictionalized story about a DevOps transformation. Gene Kim introduces the five ideals of Locality and Simplicity; Focus, Flow and Joy; Improvement of Daily Work; Psychological Safety; and Customer Focus. The book confirms the importance of the DevOps movement as a better way of working and addresses the importance of architecture and developers’ productivity.

Shaaron A Alvares Gene Kim
on Nov 17, 2019
Culture & Methods

PAL (Planned Agile Leadership) Schedule

Develop a PAL Schedule to harmonize agile methodologies with static package Go Live dates to enable a visual representation of planned project progress, enable the same methodologies used at an agile sprint level to control the project at a high level, act as a harness for quantifiable and measurable high-level deliverables, coordinate project activities and enrich meaningful communication.

Leigh Koetter
on Feb 11, 2018
Development

Key Takeaway Points and Lessons Learned from QCon London 2017

This year was the 11th for QCon London; it was also our largest London event to date. Including our 140 speakers we had 1435 team leads, architects, and project managers attending 112 technical sessions across 18 concurrent editorial tracks and 16 in-depth workshops.

Abel Avram
on Apr 18, 2017
Development

Key Takeaway Points and Lessons Learned from QCon London 2016

This article summarizes the key takeaways and highlights from QCon London 2016 as blogged and tweeted by QCon's 1,400 attendees. Over the course of the next 4 months, InfoQ will be publishing most of the conference sessions online, including 21 video interviews that were recorded by the InfoQ editorial team.

Abel Avram
on Apr 05, 2016