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Scaling Docker with Kubernetes
An introductory guide to scaling Kubernetes with Docker. Kubernetes is an open-source project to manage a cluster of Linux containers as a single system, managing and running Docker containers across multiple hosts, offering co-location of containers, service discovery and replication control.
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How Well Do You Know Your Personae Non Gratae?
In this article, author discusses three techniques to defend against malicious users in software systems. These techniques includes creating personas to think strategically about the mischief a malicious user might attempt, misuse cases used to determine how the software should respond to unintended use, and activity diagrams annotated with security concerns.
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Making the Case for an API Roadmap
Chris Haddad explains why one should create a roadmap for an API, providing advice on avoiding common API pitfalls, creating business value and monetizing API assets.
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Tuning Java Servers
With tens of thousands of Java servers running in production in the enterprise, many engineers still lack the skills to keep their Java servers greased. In this article InfoQ takes a look at basic techniques for tuning Java servers.
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Behavioral Analysis for Mobile Apps
Mobile channels are getting more and more important - not only for companies with focus on technology but also for traditional businesses. Consequently, the concepts of website optimization and customer behavior analysis are being transferred to field of mobile websites and mobile applications. The overall goal is to learn more about customer behavior and to adopt mobile applications to it.
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The Long Journey Towards Database Lifecycle Management
Application Lifecycle Management is a standard process, but there have been obstacles to using the same practice for databases. Ben Rees, General Manager for Database Continuous Delivery at Red Gate, explains why the road ahead is now clear for Database Lifecycle Management.
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An Introduction to Chef and to Cookbook Development Flow
“Infrastructure as Code” is a tenet of the DevOps community. But treating Infrastructure as Code is a tall order. Development practices have also evolved rapidly and nowadays that means continuous integration, automated tests and more. We’ll make a brief introdution to Chef, a well-known IT automation tool, and use it to illustrate the state of the art.
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Is Your Java Application Hostile to JIT Compilation?
One of the most important parts of the JVM is the Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler. However, many applications are not written to take full advantage of the high-performance capabilities of the JIT. In this article we investigate some simple tricks to identify issues that may be making your application unfriendly to JIT.
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Interview with Alex Holmes, author of “Hadoop in Practice. Second Edition”
The new “Hadoop in Practice. Second Edition” book by Alex Holmes provides a deep insight into Hadoop ecosystem covering a wide spectrum of topics such as data organization, layouts and serialization, data processing, including MapReduce and big data patterns, special structures along with their usage to simplify big data processing, and SQL on Hadoop data.
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Simulation-Based Embedded Agile Development
In this article, authors discuss how simulation-centric development can improve product quality, reduce cost, and deliver reliable working code. They talk about using simulation as an integral part of the development process, to be utilized continuously throughout the product development life cycle.
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Git and GitHub LiveLesson Review and Q&A with the Author
Git and GitHub LiveLessons, published by Addison-Wesley Professional, is a video course based on a live workshop given by Peter Bell. No previous experience with Git or other source code management tools is assumed. Here, we present the course content and finally ask a few questions to the course's author.
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Matt Schumpert on Datameer Smart Execution
Datameer, a big data analytics application for Hadoop, introduced Datameer 5.0 with Smart Execution to dynamically select the optimal compute framework at each step in the big data analytics process. InfoQ spoke with Matt Schumpert from Datameer team about the new product and how it works to help with big data analytics needs.