Microservices
Soap is has traditionally been used to connect code running on Windows and Linux platforms, but the world has moved on. Today, the cleanest approach is to run each software building block in its own virtual machine. This is essentially a microservice. The code runs in a container, complete with its own operating environment, and communicates with other microservices using a Representational state transfer (REST) or RESTful APIs.
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News
01 Feb 2022
Dutch software engineers join campaign for research funding
Software researchers from all over Europe are sounding the alarm: to maintain a strong international competitive position, more financial resources must be committed to software research Continue Reading
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News
26 Nov 2024
How Kong is driving the future of APIs
From its open-source API gateway to a full platform play, Kong is orchestrating the future of APIs with a growing presence in the Asia-Pacific region Continue Reading
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News
08 Nov 2024
Inside Grab’s platform strategy
Grab’s group CTO talks up the super app’s platform strategy, architecture and organisational structure behind its growth across diverse Southeast Asian markets Continue Reading
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News
16 Oct 2024
SUSE sees growth in multi-Linux support and containers
SUSE CEO talks up the company’s double-digit growth, fuelled by demand for its multi-Linux support offering, Rancher container platform and focus on artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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News
08 Oct 2024
Foxconn and Nvidia to build Taiwan’s fastest supercomputer
The supercomputer, powered by Nvidia’s Blackwell architecture, will drive breakthroughs in cancer research, large language models and smart city initiatives Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Sep 2024
SD-WANs in a cloud-native world
We look at where software-defined wide area networks fit in a modern, cloud-native IT architecture Continue Reading
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Feature
02 Sep 2024
Storage technology explained: Kubernetes, containers and persistent storage
In this guide, we look at the market-leading container platform Kubernetes, how it works, the challenges with persistent storage and backup, and how they have been overcome Continue Reading
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News
22 Aug 2024
The rise and rise of open source in China
China’s embrace of open source software has evolved into a powerful force in the global technology landscape, driving innovations in cloud computing, artificial intelligence and other areas Continue Reading
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News
21 Aug 2024
How open source is shaping AI developments
The Linux Foundation outlines efforts to bolster enterprise AI adoption through a framework for managing and deploying AI applications, standardised tooling and open data alternatives Continue Reading
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Podcast
13 Aug 2024
Podcast: Storage functionality in Kubernetes 1.31
We talk to Sergey Pronin of Percona about new storage functionality in Kubernetes 1.31, including volume attribute class and changes to persistent volumes, as well as other long-term fixes Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Aug 2024
Kubernetes and storage in the enterprise: What the analysts say
We talk to analysts about Kubernetes adoption in the enterprise, how mature it is, deployment challenges and key obstacles to enterprises that want to go cloud-native with containers Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Aug 2024
Kubernetes at 10: CRDs at core of extensible, modular storage in K8s
We talk to VMware engineer Xing Yang, who saw Kubernetes storage evolve from the early days where its modular, extensible origins translated to Operators for storage and backup Continue Reading
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News
05 Aug 2024
What are the options when migrating from VMware?
Broadcom’s changes to VMware licensing means some people are facing big price increases – we look at how these can be avoided Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Jul 2024
Kubernetes at 10: The long road to mastery of persistent storage
Jan Safranek of Red Hat saw containers emerge as an exciting new way of deploying applications, but it took several additions to make it the mature enterprise platform it is today Continue Reading
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News
23 Jul 2024
Huawei Cloud doubled its Singapore business in 2023
Huawei Cloud grew its Singapore business by over 100% last year, with customers such as Ninja Van leveraging its services to run key workloads Continue Reading
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Feature
18 Jul 2024
Kubernetes at 10: From stateless also-ran to ‘platform to build platforms’
Sergey Pronin of Percona was all for ‘Kubernetes for stateless’ at a time when it was hard to provision storage and day-two services – then Operators and Stateful Sets came along Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Jun 2024
Kubernetes at 10: Building stateful app storage and data protection
Google engineer Michelle Au was involved in Kubernetes storage early, as the container orchestration platform was developed to support data protection operations such as snapshots Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Jun 2024
Best practices to beat container misconfiguration
How can organisations ensure containerised environments are configured correctly and adequately defended, without getting lost in the complexity? Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Jun 2024
Kubernetes at 10: Persistent storage matures, helped by Operators
Google engineer Saad Ali remembers the early days of Kubernetes, the storage challenges faced and overcome, and the revolution in application awareness that comes from Operators Continue Reading
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News
26 May 2024
Nutanix beefs up AHV hypervisor, doubles down on AI
Nutanix takes aim at VMware with enhancements to its AHV hypervisor along with tighter integrations with Nvidia and Hugging Face to simplify AI deployments Continue Reading
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News
09 May 2024
Red Hat bullish on APAC growth, targets automakers and SMEs
Red Hat is expanding its reach into smaller firms as well as the automotive and other industries to fuel its ‘high-double digit’ growth in the region Continue Reading
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News
29 Apr 2024
Inside Oracle’s cloud adoption journey
Oracle CIO Jae Evans outlines the company’s approach to migrating its own infrastructure and applications to cloud and what customers can learn from its cloud journey Continue Reading
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News
15 Apr 2024
Nib shutters last datacentre, moves most workloads to AWS
The Australian health and travel insurance provider has closed the last of its seven datacentres, marking the end of its nine-year cloud migration programme Continue Reading
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News
26 Mar 2024
GTC 2024: Storage suppliers queue up to ride the Nvidia AI wave
Storage supplier announcements at Nvdia conference centre on infrastructure integration, tackling the GPU I/O bottleneck and AI hallucinations by running Nvidia NeMo and NIM microservices Continue Reading
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Podcast
25 Mar 2024
Cloud Native Computing: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
We speak to Priyanka Sharma, the executive director of the Cloud Native Computing Forum about having blind faith in tech innovation Continue Reading
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News
05 Mar 2024
IT chiefs fear Kubernetes data log overload
IT architectures are set to grow in complexity, and more mission-critical systems are being deployed on Kubernetes, meaning log files are becoming unmanageable Continue Reading
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News
28 Feb 2024
IT leaders spend on cutting-edge to refactor legacy tech
Organisations carry around a huge amount of technical debt, which holds back innovation and limits application architectural decisions Continue Reading
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News
06 Feb 2024
CIO interview: Stuart Birrell, chief data and information officer, EasyJet
The short-haul airline fills an aircraft every 10 seconds through its e-commerce operation – all while transforming its booking systems and migrating its IT estate to the cloud Continue Reading
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Feature
05 Feb 2024
Why developers must work smarter, not just faster, with generative AI
With a lot to play for, including legal precedents, how can dev teams approach GenAI risks with a view to strong mitigation strategies? Continue Reading
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Opinion
25 Jan 2024
Mitigating the risks of modern application development
Organisations need to have visibility over their software supply chain, secure and monitor interfaces to legacy systems and adopt zero trust to mitigate the risks of modern application development Continue Reading
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News
26 Sep 2023
Kubernetes storage: It’s object or nothing for MinIO
SAN and NAS are finished in the age of the cloud when it comes to cloud-native Kubernetes storage, according to container-focused object storage maker MinIO Continue Reading
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Feature
18 Sep 2023
Simplifying cloud integrations with legacy IT
Subscription-based software is easier to integrate than traditional enterprise software, but the challenge for IT leaders is governance for SaaS connectivity Continue Reading
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News
15 Sep 2023
Dunelm's journey to micro front ends
We find out how Dunelm has modernised its platform and web development with in-house ecommerce and serverless systems Continue Reading
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News
21 Aug 2023
Red Hat CEO on AI moves and source code kerfuffle
Matt Hicks talks up Red Hat’s efforts to support generative AI adoption through OpenShift AI and weighs in on the issues surrounding the company’s decision to limit access to RHEL source code Continue Reading
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Feature
07 Aug 2023
How to boost developer productivity
A good software developer experience is something team leaders and project managers should strive for if they are to get the best out of their teams Continue Reading
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News
31 Jul 2023
SUSE takes aim at Red Hat in Linux, Kubernetes play
SUSE CEO Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen outlines strategy to capture the Kubernetes opportunity and offer enterprises an alternative to RHEL following Red Hat’s decision to limit access to RHEL source code Continue Reading
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News
13 Jul 2023
Nutanix eyes PaaS services with Project Beacon
Nutanix is extending its reach higher up the software stack with Project Beacon, a multi-year effort to deliver PaaS services across distributed environments Continue Reading
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News
27 Jun 2023
Johnson Controls opts for container-based app delivery with Portworx
Buildings management giant built a suite of customer-facing products using containers and opted for Pure Storage Portworx for hybrid cloud container management and data protection Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Jun 2023
Why low code/no code opens doors but no panacea for skills shortages
Citizen development is not without risk but it has a bright future in the enterprise, especially as a way to handle skills gaps Continue Reading
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News
21 Jun 2023
Software spending grows fastest as finance firms spend $652bn on tech in 2023
Banks and investment firms are increasing their spending on IT despite gloomy economic outlook, but priorities have changed Continue Reading
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Podcast
14 Jun 2023
Podcast: Containers, Kubernetes, data protection and compliance
Containers offer benefits to application deployment, but they proliferate, so tracking them for compliance purposes can be a challenge. We talk to Mathieu Gorge, CEO of Vigitrust Continue Reading
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News
25 May 2023
Build 2023: Microsoft wants developers to build IT with AI
Software giant Microsoft is pushing the idea of next-generation business applications, powered by AI-based copilots with data feed plugins Continue Reading
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News
12 May 2023
Microsoft, Singtel debut Azure public MEC in Singapore
Azure public multi-access edge compute service will let enterprises deploy low-latency workloads and leverage public cloud services in edge locations Continue Reading
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News
25 Apr 2023
Veritas shows off software SAN for Kubernetes at KubeCON 2023
Veritas InfoScale aims to provide high-performance block access storage despite limitations such as a maximum node count of 16 per cluster Continue Reading
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News
25 Apr 2023
Lloyds Bank joins industry IT standards group
UK banking giant Lloyds Banking Group has joined an industry group which promotes global IT standards Continue Reading
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News
13 Apr 2023
How Agoda is shaping up to be a technology powerhouse
Agoda’s CTO Idan Zalzberg explains why the online travel agency with a massive technology footprint prefers to run things in-house and not rely too much on public cloud services Continue Reading
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News
09 Mar 2023
Velero wants to become the Kubernetes backup standard
Open source Velero offers modular data protection and disaster recovery functionality via API for Kubernetes container clusters in an effort to become the standard in the field Continue Reading
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News
06 Mar 2023
How to get mainframe modernisation right
Around a third of mainframe modernisation efforts fail, but that doesn’t need to be the case if organisations can harness the best of mainframe and distributed architectures, according to Rocket Software Continue Reading
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News
21 Feb 2023
Average consumer spent more than £3,300 using contactless payments in 2022
The amount of money spent using contactless payment technology continues to rise as consumers take advantage of higher allowable spending limits Continue Reading
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News
14 Feb 2023
Akamai eyes cloud market with Connected Cloud
Akamai marks foray into cloud computing with a distributed cloud computing platform that is touted to make it easier for enterprises to get applications and data closer to their customers Continue Reading
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News
08 Feb 2023
Rakuten targets big edge deployments with Symworld Cloud
Japanese giant Rakuten bought Kubernetes management platform Robin.io and put it in 50,000-plus telco antennas. Now it aims Symworld Cloud at enterprise edge deployments Continue Reading
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Feature
07 Feb 2023
Container storage platforms: Big six approach starts to align
Container storage is a complex but vital task. We survey the big six storage makers and see methods are starting to align around management platforms Continue Reading
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Feature
30 Jan 2023
How to make the most of a composable enterprise architecture
Enterprise software is shifting away from highly integrated stacks to cloud-native architectures that use best-of-breed and in-house components Continue Reading
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E-Zine
24 Jan 2023
BBC under scrutiny over its digital strategy
In this week’s Computer Weekly, the BBC faces in-depth scrutiny over its digital plans – we take a look at progress. Do you need to keep data forever? We examine the technologies behind infinite storage. And we find out about the digital transformation challenges in vehicle dealerships. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Jan 2023
Is composable business most essential technology trend to meet challenges of 2023 and beyond?
By 2024, Gartner believes that 70% of large and medium-sized enterprises will have composability as a key criteria for new application planning Continue Reading
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News
16 Jan 2023
IT budgets under pressure due to poor economic outlook
IT leaders in European organisations are facing a shortfall in their IT budgets this year, but the situation is expected to improve after 2024 Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Jan 2023
How to design enterprise applications that are composable by default
Gartner presents a composable business index to help IT leaders assess and advance the agility of their applications Continue Reading
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Opinion
11 Jan 2023
Composable IT and ERP data - how to bring the two together
Composabiity offers IT leaders an approach to developing an enterprise software strategy that can meet flexible business requirements Continue Reading
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News
05 Jan 2023
Executive interview: Rajesh Naidu, Expedia
We speak to Expedia’s head of IT architecture about what a modern, scalable architecture for the cloud should look like Continue Reading
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Podcast
05 Jan 2023
IT architecture: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
Rajesh Naidu, chief architect and head of data management at Expedia, discusses how the role of IT architect is evolving Continue Reading
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News
05 Jan 2023
How technology is fuelling CommBank’s customer experience
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has built up capabilities in cloud and microservices while empowering engineering teams to solve complex customer problems Continue Reading
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News
27 Dec 2022
Top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2022
Despite the challenges over the past year, ASEAN businesses have taken things in stride as they press on with digital transformation, whether it is empowering citizen developers or building cloud-native applications Continue Reading
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Opinion
21 Dec 2022
Remaining composed in the face of composable ERP complexity
Composability offers a ‘philosophical mindset shift’ to ensure that technology does not dictate your business Continue Reading
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News
20 Dec 2022
Top 10 software development stories of 2022
We look at how software development has adapted to the changing economic climate over the past 12 months Continue Reading
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News
12 Dec 2022
Top IT predictions in APAC in 2023
Robotics, cross-cloud data mobility and cyber insurance are some of the key trends that will shape Asia-Pacific’s technology landscape in 2023 Continue Reading
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E-Zine
29 Nov 2022
How to stop data retention from killing the planet
In this week’s Computer Weekly, there’s a hidden environmental cost to the vast volumes of data being generated – we examine what can be done to address it. We talk to the CISO of consumer reviews site Trustpilot, about building trust in IT security. And we look at what IT leaders can do if they inherit a toxic team environment. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
23 Nov 2022
How Photobox keeps site reliability in the picture
Photobox’s site reliability head discusses how the photo book and personalised gifts site manages a complex microservices architecture Continue Reading
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News
16 Nov 2022
Applying blockchain, Kafka and MongoDB in green energy trading
Energy trading platform Powerledger has leveraged the power of blockchain, Kafka and MongoDB to make its mark in renewable energy trading in Australia Continue Reading
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News
15 Nov 2022
A modern approach to enterprise software development
Overworked IT departments need a better way to deliver digitally enabled products and services at the speed the business requires Continue Reading
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News
03 Nov 2022
Russia risks shortage of PCs and software
Russian consumers and businesses could face a shortage of IT equipment including PCs and software Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Oct 2022
API management: Assessing reliability and security
Once an API is published, its developer then has responsibility to ensure it is kept up to date and is secure Continue Reading
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Opinion
05 Oct 2022
Use site reliability engineering to address cloud instability
How do you prepare for a worst-case scenario, when the public cloud hosting critical components of your IT infrastructure fails? Continue Reading
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04 Oct 2022
Key ingredients for a successful API recipe
How application programming interfaces (APIs) can provide connectivity to drive internal and external business processes. Continue Reading
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News
04 Oct 2022
Red Hat CEO on OpenShift roadmap, competitive play
Red Hat’s newly minted CEO Matt Hicks talks up OpenShift’s roadmap, the competition with VMware and opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region Continue Reading
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Feature
03 Oct 2022
Key ingredients for a successful API recipe
We look at how application programming interfaces can provide connectivity to drive internal and external business processes Continue Reading
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News
30 Sep 2022
How Endowus is leveraging Kafka and microservices
The Singapore-based financial technology company built a distributed microservices architecture to ensure its investment platform remains resilient at all times Continue Reading
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News
31 Aug 2022
VMware CEO: Broadcom acquisition is on track
Raghu Raghuram claims VMware customers are getting more comfortable with the Broadcom acquisition while employees are ‘more or less focused’ on the job at hand Continue Reading
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News
30 Aug 2022
VMware beefs up Tanzu portfolio, adds OpenShift support
The Tanzu Application Platform will include support for Red Hat OpenShift, air-gapped installations and other capabilities to improve developer productivity and code security Continue Reading
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Podcast
25 Aug 2022
James Hatch, BAE Systems: Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
We speak to the chief digital officer at BAE Systems’ Digital Intelligence business about the challenges of “digital” in high-trust organisations Continue Reading
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News
05 Aug 2022
Inside Bukalapak’s cloud strategy
Indonesian e-commerce unicorn Bukalapak’s multicloud strategy, underpinned by the use of microservices and DevOps, has enabled it to meet the diverse needs of its users while addressing business requirements Continue Reading
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News
02 Aug 2022
VMware CEO defends Broadcom deal
Raghu Raghuram is confident that Broadcom will invest in growing VMware through a broad portfolio of assets that will serve its entire customer base, not just its biggest customers Continue Reading
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News
29 Jul 2022
How TCS is supporting Australia’s electricity market settlement
Tata Consultancy Services worked with the Australian Energy Market Operator to build a new system that speeds up electricity market settlement Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2022
Forrester: European cloud adoption accelerates
The rise in public cloud usage across the UK and EU will speed up new cloud-specific regulations Continue Reading
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Feature
07 Jun 2022
Kubernetes backup products and 10 key players
We look at 10 key players in Kubernetes backup, why they are needed, what they offer and why you need to watch out for duplication between application teams and the IT department Continue Reading
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Podcast
31 May 2022
Podcast: How to get truly portable Kubernetes storage
We talk to NetApp CTO Grant Caley about what is needed from storage to really deliver in a world of Kubernetes containerisation and microservices portability in hybrid cloud working Continue Reading
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News
18 May 2022
Adoption of cloud-native architectures on the rise
An increasing number of organisations are deploying Kubernetes to support digitisation initiatives, with service mesh also gaining in popularity Continue Reading
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News
18 May 2022
Portworx adds anti-ransomware to PX-Backup for Kubernetes
Pure’s Kubernetes storage and data protection platform adds object locking to combat ransomware Continue Reading
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News
20 Apr 2022
How PropertyGuru is approaching technology integration
Property tech firm PropertyGuru has invested in capabilities such as DevOps and authentication that can be applied across different platforms that it has acquired over time Continue Reading
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News
13 Apr 2022
Executive interview: How Audi provides developer self-service
Audi is transforming IT in line with digitisation across the VW Group. We look at how Audi’s IT architecture is supporting developers Continue Reading
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Opinion
08 Apr 2022
Why CIOs must prioritise system integration in 2022
System integration is a core part of operating enterprise systems. How can it be simplified? Continue Reading
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News
07 Apr 2022
AirAsia taps Google Cloud to bolster its super-app
AirAsia is setting up a cloud centre of excellence with Google Cloud to shore up its super-app and build capabilities in site reliability engineering and machine learning operations Continue Reading
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News
30 Mar 2022
Why integration and automation are two sides of the same coin
Workato’s regional leader explains why integration and automation are intertwined and how the company is addressing the Asia-Pacific market Continue Reading
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Feature
21 Mar 2022
Cloud ERP: Rise of the industry cloud
There is a new variable in the build or buy debate, and it’s all about the way cloud-based services connect internal and external business processes Continue Reading
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Opinion
25 Feb 2022
Server virtualisation is far from dead
Server virtualisation must be looked upon with an expanded and fresh perspective amid the growing adoption of containers and Kubernetes. Here are seven server virtualisation trends to watch Continue Reading
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Opinion
23 Feb 2022
Gartner: How to overcome a lack of cloud skills in your organisation
IT chiefs are struggling to tackle cloud skills shortages across their organisations. Here are five key steps to overcome this challenge Continue Reading
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News
22 Feb 2022
Gartner: Public sector must target disjointed IT strategy
The pandemic showed how quickly public sector IT can deliver technology to support essential services – now it is time to fix scalability Continue Reading
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Feature
02 Feb 2022
Finland brings cryostats and other cool things to quantum computing
Not only is Finland the clear leader in refrigeration technology for quantum computers, but it also leads in fundamental research into the underlying quantum information theory Continue Reading
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News
01 Feb 2022
Dutch software engineers join campaign for research funding
Software researchers from all over Europe are sounding the alarm: to maintain a strong international competitive position, more financial resources must be committed to software research Continue Reading
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News
26 Jan 2022
IBM fourth-quarter results show hybrid refocus
Big Blue continues its journey to rebuild its business around hybrid cloud platforms, software infrastructure and consulting services Continue Reading
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News
19 Jan 2022
IT teams blind to Kubernetes observability
The complex nature of modern cloud environments makes it exceedingly difficult for IT admins to monitor IT infrastructure and systems effectively Continue Reading
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News
23 Dec 2021
Top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2021
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2021 Continue Reading
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Opinion
22 Dec 2021
A trial relying on computer evidence should start with a trial of the computer evidence
Learning from the Post Office Horizon scandal - the most widespread miscarriage of justice in recent British legal history Continue Reading