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Article Series: .NET Core

In this series, we explore some of the benefits .NET Core and how it can help not only traditional .NET developers, but all technologists that need to bring robust, performant and economical solutions to market.

Chris Woodruff
on May 23, 2018
DevOps

Examining the Internals of a Serverless Platform: Moving towards a ‘Zero-Friction’ PaaS

Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) architectures simplify how applications are deployed for developers, and serverless architecture or Functions-as-a-Service (FaaS) is the next step in that direction. This article explores how serverless platforms are built, operated and leveraged for rapid application delivery. A conclusion of this work is that the serverless space is ripe for innovation.

Diptanu Gon Choudhury Andrew Michaelis Ramakrishna Nemani Sangram Ganguly
on Apr 07, 2017
Cloud

A Security Approach for a Cloudy World: An Interview with Pete Cheslock

Does your approach to application and data center security change when adopting cloud services? To learn more about this topic, InfoQ reached out to Pete Cheslock, head of operations and support teams at Threat Stack.

Richard Seroter
on Mar 17, 2017
Architecture & Design

Blockchain – The Next Big Thing for Middleware

Blockchain, most well known as the technology behind Bitcoin, has uses far beyond cryptocurrencies. This article explains the use cases and technical concepts behind blockchain, gives an overview about available services, and points out why middleware is a key success factor in this space.

Kai Wähner
on Dec 12, 2016
DevOps

The Container Landscape: Docker Alternatives, Orchestration, and Implications for Microservices

The orchestration of containers is key for success, and various technologies are competing for market share. This article examines the current tooling and how this relates to deploying microservices. A key takeaway is that developers should create business logic of their microservices using a vendor -and platform- agnostic approach.

Kai Wähner
on Nov 20, 2016
DevOps

Article Series: Containers in the Real World - Stepping Off the Hype Curve

This article series explains how containers are actually being used within the enterprise. It dives into the core technology behind containers and how this is currently being used by developers, examines core challenges with deploying containers in the enterprise and the future of containerisation, and discusses the role unikernels are currently playing within leading-edge organisations.

Daniel Bryant
on Apr 17, 2016
DevOps

Lessons Learned from Scheduling One Million Containers with HashiCorp Nomad

HashiCorp's Million Container Challenge is a test for how efficiently its scheduler, Nomad, can schedule one million containers across 5,000 hosts. The goal of the challenge is to observe and optimize the behavior of Nomad at exceptional scale. Ultimately Nomad was able to schedule one million containers across 5,000 hosts in under five minutes. This post outlines the lessons learned.

Kevin Fishner
on Apr 08, 2016
Cloud

Is HyperContainer the Answer for Cloud Native Applications?

Xu Wang introduces HyperContainer, a runtime for running Docker images on any hypervisor, providing hardware-enforced isolation for multi-tenant environments.

Xu Wang
on Mar 31, 2016
Mobile

A Glimpse of Latest Mobile App Development Trends

Even though mobile apps are nothing special anymore, there is still quite some movement in this area. In this article, Katie Stanfield highlights some of the trends we might encounter in the near future if we think about developing mobile applications: App developers and companies will have to keep in mind topics like Big Data and app analytics, Internet of Things or enterprise app stores.

Katie Stanfield
on Sep 29, 2015
DevOps

Virtual Roundtable: The Role of Containers in Modern Applications

JP Morgenthal recently published a controversial DevOps.com article entitled “Containers Are Designed for an Antiquated Application Architecture.” After observing a lively debate on Twitter, InfoQ reached out to some of the most influential (and opinionated!) tech leaders in the industry – including Morgenthal himself – and asked them to participate in a virtual roundtable.

Richard Seroter
on Feb 05, 2015
How Composite C1 Found Success by Becoming Open Source

In today’s environment it is difficult to offer commercial products, especially in highly competitive fields such as content management systems. Finding themselves being squeezed out of the market, Composite C1 found a way to thrive by releasing their core product under an open source license with cloud based hosting.

Jonathan Allen
on Mar 13, 2014
Virtual Roundtable: The Future of PaaS in Cloud Computing

There has been a raging debate about PaaS and whether it is still a valuable part of a cloud portfolio, so InfoQ reached out to four leaders in the cloud domain (cloud advocate Krish Subramanian, cloud developer Dan Turkenkopf, cloud executive JP Morgenthal, and cloud expert James Urquhart) for their opinions on the future of PaaS.

Richard Seroter
on Feb 05, 2014