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Book Review and Q&A of Strength-based Lean Six Sigma

The book Strength-based Lean Six Sigma: Building Positive and Engaging Business Improvement by David Shaked supports applying strength-based change approaches with lean thinking and Six Sigma. InfoQ interviewed David about applying strength-based techniques like appreciative inquiry, solution focused, positive deviance and 5-why's with Lean Six Sigma, and measuring performance in organizations.

Ben Linders
on Jun 16, 2014
Lessons on Cloud Management at Scale: An Interview With Randy Skopecek

How do real organizations handle the management of a cloud portfolio? InfoQ reached out to Randy Skopecek, the lead applications architect for a midsize insurance firm, to find out more about operating at cloud scale. Running in the cloud after leaving their local data center, Randy and team learned some lessons about what really matters, and how to plan for management at scale.

Richard Seroter
on Jun 15, 2014
Review and Interview with Dean Hume - Author of Fast ASP.NET Websites

In the review, Anand examines the coverage of Fast ASP.NET Websites authored by Dean Hume. The book helps developers to learn the various techniques associated with the optimization of ASP.NET websites.

Anand Narayanaswamy
on Jun 13, 2014
Transactional NoSQL Database

Document-oriented NoSQL databases are eliminating the impedance mismatch between developers and traditional data models. However developers have come to believe they need to sacrifice ACID transactions. In this article we will look at how MarkLogic dispels this myth

Ken Krupa
on Jun 12, 2014
Purely Functional Configuration Management with Nix and NixOS

This article gives a short introduction to NixOS, a Linux distribution, and to Nix, the package manager on which NixOS is based. These provide a declarative approach to configuration management with many advantages to users, such as strong reproducibility and atomic upgrades and rollbacks.

Eelco Dolstra
on Jun 08, 2014
A Pragmatic Approach to Scaling Security in the Cloud

Security. Cloud. Two words that are almost always together but rarely happily. Read on to learn why that isn’t the case and what you need to known about securing your critical infrastructure in the cloud.

Mark Nunnikhoven
on Jun 06, 2014
Architecture & Design

Apache Kafka: Next Generation Distributed Messaging System

Apache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribe messaging system. This article covers the architecture model, features and characteristics of Kafka framework and how it compares with traditional messaging systems.

Abhishek Sharma
on Jun 04, 2014
Ansible’s View on IT Automation

Michael DeHaan, creator of Ansible, introduces the general-purpose IT automation system. He describes the tool’s guiding principles: simplicity, ease of use and maximum security. The philosophy behind its community is also discussed, including the importance of Ansible’s plugin-based model. Michael uses a simple but common scenario to demonstrate Ansible.

Michael DeHaan
on May 31, 2014
8 Great Java 8 Features No One's Talking about

In this article Tal Weiss focuses on some lesser known API's in the new Java 8.

Tal Weiss
on May 30, 2014
Exploring the ENTIRE DevOps Toolchain for (Cloud) Teams

When assessing technology that empowers a DevOps transformation, it’s easy to focus in on the headline capabilities (“configuration management!”) and miss out on the bigger picture. How can teams shipping cloud (or on-premises) applications use the full suite of DevOps technologies to simplify delivery and management at scale? This article classifies and explains key enabling technologies.

Richard Seroter
on May 28, 2014
Data Modeling in Graph Databases: Interview with Jim Webber and Ian Robinson

Data modeling with Graph databases requires a different paradigm than modeling in Relational or other NoSQL databases like Document databases, Key Value data stores, or Column Family databases. InfoQ spoke with Jim Webber and Ian Robinson about data modeling efforts when using Graph databases.

Srini Penchikala
on May 24, 2014
From MDM to MDM: From Managing Devices to Apps to Data

Mobile operations management (MOM) is one of the top priorities of today’s modern enterprise. While the first generation of MOM solutions evolved around the management of mobile devices and applications, organizations have quickly realized that an effective enterprise mobile infrastructure requires addressing a more difficult challenge: managing and securing mobile business data.

Jesus Rodriguez
on May 22, 2014

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