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A Reference Architecture for the Internet of Things (Part 2)
This is the second article of a two article series in which we try to work from the abstract level of IoT reference architectures towards the concrete architecture and implementation for selected use cases. This second article will show how to apply this architecture to real world use cases - one being in the field of smart homes, one in the field of insurance.
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The Volcano - Prioritize Work for Multiple Teams & Products
It is always a challenge to pick the correct priorities. Which one of work item A, B or C shall you do first, and why? Tomas Rybing presents the Volcano, a tool to visualize and prioritize work for multiple teams working with several products.
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Martin Van Ryswyk on DataStax Enterprise Graph Database
DataStax recently announced a new product called DataStax Graph to store graph data models. It's based on open source Titan graph database and uses Apache Tinkerpop framework's Gremlin query language. InfoQ spoke with Martin Van Ryswyk about the new product.
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Big Data Processing with Apache Spark - Part 4: Spark Machine Learning
In this fourth installment of Apache Spark article series, author Srini Penchikala discusses machine learning concepts and Spark MLlib library for running predictive analytics using a sample application.
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OpenStack in Action Review and Q&A with the Author
OpenStack in Action is a new release from Manning that aims to introduce readers to the OpenStack platform for cloud computing (IaaS). InfoQ has interviewed V. K. Cody Bumgardner, author of the book.
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Four Benefits of Switching Your Contact Center Agent Software to WebRTC
Contact centers around the globe are running two sets of expensive software: CRM and Real-Time Communications. Tsahi Levent-Levi shows how, by integrating WebRTC, companies can become more flexible and save money. Using only a browser, with no additional software or plug-ins to install, call centers can distribute their work force around the globe.
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Microservice Threading Models and their Tradeoffs
A microservice's efficiency and resource consumption patterns are dramatically affected by its threading model. Choosing the correct model for your solution is a basic requirement for success. Glenn Engstrand investigates multiple options for a service's execution life-cycle, gives examples of the benefits and drawbacks for each choice, and provides recommendations for each model's implementation.
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Q&A on Express.js with Evan Hahn
When people talk about Node.js powering the back-end web, they're often actually talking about Express. Just as jQuery and other frameworks smooth over the XmlHttpRequest work in the browser, Express.js works to make the experience on the server just as easy. In this Q&A, author Evan Hahn provides more context on Express and where it's going.
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Locating Common Micro Service Performance Anti-Patterns
In this second installment on diagnosing performance issues, performance engineer Andreas Grabner focuses on spotting patterns that cause performance and scalability issues in distributed Micro Service Oriented Architectures.
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Angular 2 and TypeScript - A High Level Overview
AngularJS has become the world's most popular JavaScript framework for creating web applications. And now Angular 2 and TypeScript have brought true object oriented web development to the mainstream, using a syntax that is strikingly close to Java 8. In this article we provide a high-level overview of the Angular 2 framework.
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Top 10 Performance Mistakes
Martin Thompson, co-founder of LMAX, keynoted at QCon São Paulo 2016, outlining the top 10 performance related mistakes that he has encountered in production.
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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.