Microservices, especially cloud-native, container-based microservices have radically changed how applications are built and deployed. This shift has been driven by a number of positives that container-based microservices provide (eg. speed, portability, …). However, traditional monitoring tools don’t’ work with these new systems. The service mesh concept (and in particular the …
The new way to Build Cloud-native Applications
What are microservices? Do they have to be small? What do APIs have to do with all this? Microservice application architecture is the current favorite, new model for application development in general and Cloud-native applications in particular. But what are they, how do they work and why are they better …
DefragCon X – Cloud Application Development
DeFrag Con 10 was actually the last (it will merge with GlueCon after this) and it went back to its roots with a strong Cloud development focus. Robert Starmer, Kumulus Tech CTO and Founder, attended and shares his takeaways from the two days of keynotes and presentations. Day 1 Key …
Containers – Part 3 – Container Benefits for the Enterprise
Enterprises are once again faced with a major shift in the application development technology landscape. And, once again, it appears that adopting this technology correctly is imperative for business success and growth. In the two previous installments in this series, we looked at two technologies that are at the core of the “new” …
Containers for Application Development- Part 2 – the Microservices Application Model
When last we left the container world, we had looked at the shifts that have brought the Container model to the front and center of every developers attention. But we have yet to look at where this fits into the Enterprise application development environment, and I believe we need to …
Containers and OpenStack – Friends or Foes?
Containers have certainly shaken up the world of Cloud computing. The IaaS cloud management software known as OpenStack was built at a time when the compute infrastructure of choice was the Virtual Machine (VM). What does the move from VM to containers have in store for OpenStack? Is it a …