Cloud Architecture Resources

Deploying NGINX and NGINX Plus with Docker

Docker is an open platform for orchestrating distributed applications.; open source NGINX (and the enhanced and commercially supported version, NGINX Plus) are great use cases for Docker, and this article describes how you can deploy the open source product.

December 4, 2015

by Patrick Nommensen

· 9,514 Views · 4 Likes

Run NGINX and NGINX Plus in Containers on Photon OS

Photon OS is a new lightweight Linux distribution from VMware, designed specifically to run containers.

November 30, 2015

by Patrick Nommensen

· 6,424 Views · 1 Like

Don’t Trust the Cloud: Why It’s About More Than Just Security

What does it mean to trust the cloud? More than access controls, encryption, and firewalls, it means that cloud success requires accountability and visibility.

November 29, 2015

by Abner Germanow

· 5,964 Views · 7 Likes

Attach a Shell to Docker Container [quick tip]

Often there is a need to attach a shell to an already running Docker container. This is very useful, especially for debugging. This blog will explain how to attach a shell to an already running Docker container.

November 28, 2015

by Arun Gupta

· 9,204 Views · 2 Likes

Docker X11 Client Via SSH

Running a GUI program in Docker takes a little work. So does running a GUI program using SSH X11 forwarding. Putting the two together is the most fun of all.

November 19, 2015

by Alan Hohn

· 39,764 Views · 7 Likes

The Three Pillars of Cloud Computing

A beginners look at cloud computing concepts.

November 18, 2015

by Matt Farina

· 6,911 Views · 3 Likes

Multicore Programming in Node.js

An explanation of how to use Node.js to take advantage of multicore CPUs with the Cluster API.

November 9, 2015

by Dursun Koç

CORE

· 47,507 Views · 21 Likes

Service Discovery in a Microservices Architecture

Here's a quick overview of building apps using microservices. Specifically, an exploration of service discovery, including why to use service discovery, client-side, and server-side info.

October 30, 2015

by Patrick Nommensen

· 130,381 Views · 16 Likes

Using Gradle With AWS and S3 (With Credentials Provider), FTW!

This article includes instructions and a link to a forked Gradle 2.8 repo for AWS users wanting to use default credentials.

October 30, 2015

by Brian ONeill

· 13,732 Views · 4 Likes

Deploying a Java App with an Oracle Database in a Docker Container

Are containers good for the enterprise? Yep. Is Oracle used everywhere for enterprise DBMS? Yes, all the numbers say. Learn how to deploy a Java app with two existing Oracle XE databases using Docker.

October 29, 2015

by Amjad Afanah

· 40,987 Views · 9 Likes

Mount AWS EFS, NFS or CIFS/Samba volumes in Docker

How to deal with large file systems that must be spanned and preserved against several Docker services using Amazon EFS.

October 29, 2015

by Jeremy Unruh

· 30,065 Views · 6 Likes

Couchbase Cluster Using Docker Compose

How to easily set up a 3-node Couchbase cluster using Docker Compose that will let you scale Couchbase with solid performance.

October 26, 2015

by Arun Gupta

· 9,896 Views · 2 Likes

The Power, Patterns, and Pains of Microservices

Learn to use known distributed systems patterns to make your microservices-based applications more resilient and more robust.

October 24, 2015

by Josh Long

· 59,178 Views · 31 Likes

Building Microservices With Java

A preview of our new research guide: The DZone Guide to the Java Ecosystem, from Ivar Grimstad about how to build microservices and use containers in Java.

October 23, 2015

by Ivar Grimstad

· 107,564 Views · 30 Likes