Companies going through digital transformation have clear business imperatives. They include improving the customer experience with modern business applications, adopting agile practices to outpace competitors in the market, and leveraging market advantages to drive new revenue streams. Supporting these efforts are new application architectures that increase development efficiency and incorporate containers, microservices, and APIs. For […]
Abstract Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction. This cloud model is composed of five essential characteristics, three service models, […]
One of the most important aspects of modern development is interoperability. The ability to not only code something well but to make it compatible with a wide range of counterparts elevates even basic functions to something more. How the industry implements interoperability is important – a standard is only as good as how many people […]
In the field of project management, conferences provide a good opportunity to hear new ideas and network with professional peers. At the same time, certified project managers can acquire learning hours or units that are required to maintain their respective certificates by attending project management conferences. A big number of project management conferences are hosted […]
Hybrid cloud strategies are on the rise. A 2019 report by Flexera found that enterprises with a hybrid strategy (combining public and private clouds) grew to 58% in 2019 from 51% in 2018. But what exactly is a hybrid cloud infrastructure, and is it right for your organization? Below we’ll cover the hybrid cloud basics and outline […]
The API ecosystem is facing a serious scalability issue. While current responsibilities associated with designing, coding, and maintaining APIs are still very manageable, we’re likely to see a huge increase in the number of APIs — public and private — over the coming years. Worst of all, almost all of these tasks are performed by humans and […]
Most companies rolling out international products that automatically adapt to multiple national markets tend to focus primarily on proper language translation. However, a host of other essential components should not be missed when building global products. A great example is the launch of Apple’s mobile operating system iOS6 in 2012. One of the key innovations […]
The industry is made up of a wide variety of implementations, solutions, and frameworks. Within this cloud of competing systems, the messaging API fights for a very specific, often niche section of development efforts. The quest to find a strong standard for these types of APIs, then, is a continuing effort. One answer to the question of a standardized […]
oDesk Software.com compares Microsoft, Amazon, and Google Cloud APIs to help determine which machine learning API is best for your project. Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects are complex and multifaceted. If you’re building in these environments, APIs are a tool you simply can’t do without. A powerful way to automate various functions, APIs simultaneously […]
The cloud revolution has led companies to deploy a variety of services. These services are inherently connected through hybridized, multi-cloud environments. Microservice providers often grapple with mounting complexities as their services suite expands. How do companies conquer these challenges? How typical microservices are organized and run. Image courtesy of Kubernetes.io. Modern applications now run in containers, […]