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.
Infographic: S/4HANA viewed positively by SAP Users
SAP has recognised that customers will face challenges and costs when they upgrade to S/4 Hana. It has set out a roadmap to simplify integration, in a bid to lower the transition cost of moving from ECC to the S/4 platform. This infographic shows why most SAP users have positive impressions of SAP S/4Hana.
News : Microservices
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July 27, 2021
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Jul'21
Running a virtual hackathon
DWP Digital recently organised a virtual hackathon. We find out how it went, and the key takeaways
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July 08, 2021
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Jul'21
How GSK Consumer Healthcare builds out its platform business
GSK Consumer Healthcare’s products are sold through retailers and chemist shops, and it is now connecting directly with consumers through APIs
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June 23, 2021
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Jun'21
How containerisation helps VW develop car software
Volkswagen’s R&D centre is working with Red Hat to use containerisation to improve how it develops and tests software for the control systems in cars
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June 18, 2021
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Jun'21
Vast Data will offer containerised storage software, but not yet
Vast Data sticking to its plan to provide no-tier “universal storage” via QLC flash and a 3D Xpoint read/write buffer that uses a containerised control plane
In Depth : Microservices
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Where to run containers? Bare metal vs virtual machines
We look at the key differences between running containers in virtualised environments and on bare metal servers and focus in on the main trade-offs and decision points Continue Reading
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Preparing for enterprise-class containerisation
As more workloads are deployed in containers, IT teams will need to assess how to manage container sprawl, reduce cloud bills and support databases Continue Reading
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Containers for a post-pandemic IT architecture
One of the positive effects of Covid-19 is that it has put IT at the top of the business agenda – and containerisation is part of that strategy Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Microservices
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Platform9 pumps 'programmatic DevOps' with Managed Kubernetes
How can you (a company, we mean) be an open source as-a-Service company? That's how Platform9 describes itself. In truth (and for some clarity) the firm is in fact a SaaS managed hybrid cloud firm ... Continue Reading
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MongoDB: Why AWS is pumped about serverless architecture
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Open Source Insider blog written by Mat Keep in his role as director of market research and analysis at MongoDB. The company is known for its MongoDB ... Continue Reading
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What is cloud native computing?
Cloud native computing as championed, advocated and evangelised by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) itself is an approach that uses an open source software stack to deploy applications ... Continue Reading
Opinion : Microservices
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Moving from VMs to a container-based enterprise architecture
As organisations move to a cloud-native architecture, they will need to consider what to do with their existing virtual server estate Continue Reading
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Containers: Learning from the pioneers
Containerisation represents the next evolution of IT architectures, but although they will play a significant role, they are not suitable for every scenario Continue Reading
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Exploring the future of modern software development
What tools, programming languages and architectures, defines modern software development Continue Reading