Data Engineering Resources

Microservices vs. SOA

If you have worked with SOA before, you might wonder what is the difference between SOA and Microservices. Here I have explained both architectures and compared them in details.

Updated January 4, 2017

by Ima Miri

· 215,218 Views · 52 Likes

JUnit Testing Using EasyMock

EasyMock and JUnit can work together to make unit testing your Java code much easier through the use of proxy objects.

January 4, 2017

by Sourabh Bawage

· 48,499 Views · 15 Likes

Protobuf Alternative to REST for Microservices

When JSON appears to be inefficient, Protocol Buffers can be a viable option...but how viable, exactly?

January 4, 2017

by Mike Ensor

· 17,042 Views · 17 Likes

Automating Your (Cloud or On-Prem) Infrastructure With Ansible

Automation isn't limited to DevOps. With Ansible, you can install what you need on remote machines, including VMs, without much manual work on your part.

January 4, 2017

by Rafael Salerno

· 9,790 Views · 3 Likes

Architectural Shift in Web Applications

Let's jump right into this series with a look at architectural shifts that have occurred recently in web application.

January 4, 2017

by Amit Rathi

· 35,859 Views · 64 Likes

Configure a SQL Server JDBC Driver for Splunk

This blog outlines the need for a powerful SQL Server JDBC Driver to make the most of Splunk DB Connect while importing data into Splunk.

January 3, 2017

by Saikrishna Teja Bobba

· 9,568 Views · 1 Like

Using XtraBackup on a Big MySQL Instance

Percona Xtrabackup takes extra steps to ensure database backups are safe. Find out how to use it on a MySQL instance with a large number of tables.

January 3, 2017

by Peter Zaitsev

· 11,104 Views · 2 Likes

Using Kafka With JUnit

The Spring Kafka project provides a way to use Kafka in tests by providing an embedded version of Kafka that is easily set up and torn down.

January 2, 2017

by Biju Kunjummen

· 52,219 Views · 3 Likes

13 Software Failures of 2016 That Testing Could Have Prevented

As businesses continue to migrate to digital platforms, it becomes absolutely critical to conduct rigorous software testing before the launching of a product.

January 2, 2017

by Hiren Tanna

· 28,212 Views · 2 Likes

Running MongoDB Aggregations on Secondaries

Shifting aggregation to a secondary, such as with batch operations, can save your primaries for more pressing, time-sensitive matters.

January 1, 2017

by Vaibhaw Pandey

· 10,847 Views · 2 Likes

Integrate an H2 Database in Your Spring Boot App

You have created a Spring Boot application and would like to integrate with an H2 database. What do you do?

January 1, 2017

by Jose Praveen

· 280,760 Views · 23 Likes

Clean Up Your Workbench With a VNC Server on a Raspberry Pi

Avoid having too many input and output devices on your workbench by using a virtual network computing server, and an accompanying viewer, and a Rasbperry Pi.

January 1, 2017

by Erich Styger

· 15,103 Views · 4 Likes

Triggering Lambda Functions With an AWS IoT Button

It turns out that it's easy to merge serverless architecture with your IoT projects by having AWS IoT Button trigger an AWS Lambda function.

December 31, 2016

by Arun Gupta

· 14,258 Views · 4 Likes

ETL vs Pure SQL

Which one will come out on top? You should definitely check out the results so you can decide which one to use for your next project.

December 30, 2016

by Mateusz Komendołowicz

· 7,333 Views · 5 Likes

Using In-Memory Database in MuleSoft With Apache Derby

You have a file with two million records and you need to filter the values to find a certain match. How do you query such a database?

December 30, 2016

by Ujjawal Kant

· 11,683 Views · 5 Likes

On Databases, Temporal Data Types, and Trains

Temporal data types—those dealing with time—can be troublesome if not handled correctly. See how they've developed and how to implement them properly.

December 29, 2016

by Anders Karlsson

· 11,486 Views · 4 Likes