Delving into ummutable infrastructure
A great article about the difference between Mutable and Immutable infrastructure. Delving into ummutable infrastructure @ technicloud.com
Containers are not VMs: Building Healthier Containers
A great read on building and utilising containers. Topics that are discussed: How containers, as we know them, came to exist Major differences between containers and virtual machines Examples of how to build minimal containers Demystifying the scratch container Examples of how to debug running containers using other containers Benefits of minimal containers Tools that …
What banks can learn from Amazon.
In the last year alone, Citi, BBVA, Capital One and other major banks have opened their APIs to third party developers to innovate better and faster To truly be customer-first and prioritize the customer experience above all, banks should look to platforms as business models, not tech constructs What banks can learn from Amazon by …
How having a “Plan B” can hurt your chances of success
Imagine two aspiring entrepreneurs: Meg and Jen. They are equally capable and well-connected, and they are working on equally promising startup ideas. In fact, imagine that Meg and Jen differ in just one respect: Meg is thinking about what a good fallback job would be and how she plans to pursue it if her current …
Continuous Deployment with Containers
The open source release of Docker in March 2013 triggered a major shift in the way in which the software development industry is aspiring to package and deploy modern applications. The creation of many competing, complimentary and supporting container technologies has followed in the wake of Docker, and this has lead to much hype, and …
Google’s view on team collaboration
We do a lot of collaborating these days. But despite the number of open offices, designated “thinking” areas, and our managerial focus on small teams, we still haven’t mastered collaborative work. In fact, we’re really bad at it. A very nice article on Google’s view on team collaboration based upon data analysis. You can read …
Big Data: 12 Amazing Highs And Lows Of 2015
2015 was a tumultuous year for Big Data, with highs continuing to dazzle us with the potential world-changing power of data and analytics. At the same time there were plenty of lows serving as ongoing warnings that much is still unknown about exactly how it will end up changing the world. A nice article by …
The Reactive Manifesto; a coherent approach to systems architectures
I believe that a coherent approach to systems architecture is needed, and I believe that all necessary aspects are already recognised individually: I want systems that are Responsive, Resilient, Elastic and Message Driven. Read the The Reactive Manifesto.
Measure of success; delivery
Steve Jobs once said: Customers don’t measure on how hard you tried, they measure you on what you deliver. So true!
The Last Frontier in the Software-Defined Data Center
A very nice article on Software-Defined Data Centers@ DevOps.com OpenFlow protocol primer: Looking under the hood