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  • Brisk - Unified Big-Data Platform for Low-Latency Applications and Hadoop/Hive Analytics

    DataStax unveiled Brisk, a new distribution that enhances the Hadoop and Hive platform with scalable low-latency data capabilities. This results in a single platform that can act as the low-latency database for extremely high-volume web and real-time applications while providing tightly coupled Hadoop and Hive analytics.

  • Are RESTful Web Services really RESTful APIs?

    One of the co-authors of RESTful Web Services, Leonard Richardson, believes that the term "web service" is dying out and is being replaced by "API". He wonders why this is the case, when it started to happen and whether or not this is leading to poorer product implementations.

  • IBM’s Reference Architecture for Creating Cloud Environments [Updated]

    IBM has recently submitted the IBM Cloud Computing Reference Architecture 2.0 (CC RA) (.doc) to the Cloud Architecture Project of the Open Group, a document based on “real-world input from many cloud implementations across IBM” meant to provide guidelines for creating a cloud environment.Update: interview with Heather Kreger, one of the authors of Cloud Computing Reference Architecture.

  • Using JQuery Mobile and JSON to Create Mobile Applications

    Frank Ableson published an article last week providing a thorough introduction about using jQuery Mobile, JSON, PHP and MySQL to create mobile web applications.

  • Why Speakers Love QCon London

    We go to conferences to learn about subjects from the expert speakers. But why do the expert speakers go? The speakers give up their own time to prepare and present their sessions. Few are paid, so why do they give up their time to attend Conferences where they often already know the material. We asked them why.

  • Cloud Computing – A Game Changer

    With all pro and cons arguments surrounding cloud computing, its hype, maturity, technological underpinning, etc., the truth is that cloud computing is here, changing the way we think about IT and offering new software solutions.

  • InterOperability, O-TTPF and Other Highlights of The Open Group Conference

    The Open Group Conference was held in San Diego from Feb 7-11,2011. In this news item we cover highlights of the conference especially around the topics of EA, Cloud and SOA.

  • RPC or REST in the Cloud?

    After our recent article reporting William Vambenepe's assertion that the Cloud does not need REST, several people in the blogosphere countered, claiming that he misunderstood or ignored the importance of REST. William has responded to these critics, attempting to show how perhaps they are putting REST above pragmatic realities and that perhaps RPC is still the best approach, at least for now.

  • Facebook Architecture @ QCon Next Month: Infrastructure, HTML5, NoSQL, OO Design

    Flying from Palo Alto to London, next month’s QCon will feature 4 of Facebook’s finest engineers presenting HTML5 @ Facebook, HBase @ Facebook , Design in the face of scale and change (a look at OO design within their platform), and Scaling the Social Graph: Infrastructure at Facebook. Such a gathering of Facebook speakers is an unprecedented event for the UK.

  • Project Turmeric: eBay Open Source Launches with SOA Platform

    eBaypenSurce.org made an appearance on the open source scene with the announcement of Project Turmeric. Turmeric is a comprehensive set of design and runtime tools for a SOA implementation. Does this signal a growing trend of non-ISVs in democratizing tooling?

  • The Latest Technology Trends as Seen by ThoughtWorks

    ThoughtWorks has issued the January 2011 edition (PDF) of their Technology Radar, a document meant to indicate current software technology trends in a concise form.

  • Verizon Expands Cloud Computing Portfolio with Terremark Acquisition

    Verizon Communications Inc. acquires Terremark Worldwide Inc., an operator of data centers, for $1.4bn in a move to boost its cloud strategy. Does this move change the market dynamics in the Cloud IaaS space? Opinions range from highly optimistic to pessimistic and everything in between.

  • Gartner: Magic Quadrant for Cloud IaaS And Web Hosting Providers

    Gartner announced their magic quadrant for Cloud IaaS and web hosting providers

  • QCon London March 9-11 Highlights, Registration Up 100%

    QCon London, InfoQ's in-person conference is coming up March 8-11 and registration is double last year's at this time. This 4th annual event is a practitioner-driven conference designed for team leads, architects and project management. A lot of work went into the program this year for this event with usually has over 100 speakers, highlighted in this post.

  • Service Oriented 'Internet of Things And Services'

    Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) are associated with business applications and integrations. A recent IEEE publication describes the architecture and processes to achieve relatively seamless integration between the burgeoning 'Internet of Things' with the 'Internet of Services'.

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