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Latency Numbers Everyone Should Know

A handy reference post on latencies from cache to continent hoping. One to save to the bookmarks!

March 15, 2016

by Deepak Karanth

· 25,566 Views · 43 Likes

The Future of Data and Databases

Consolidation around big data with rationalization down to 10 core technologies.

March 14, 2016

by Tom Smith

CORE

· 14,302 Views · 3 Likes

Microservices — Myths and Misunderstandings

Microservices are quite popular. Learn more about microservices, what's myth and misunderstood, and what's fact.

March 14, 2016

by Senthil Balakrishnan

· 32,871 Views · 41 Likes

A Quick Primer on Microservices

The post you've all been waiting for: a from-the-beginning explanation of what Microservices are and why you should care.

March 10, 2016

by Omed Habib

· 14,500 Views · 6 Likes

RDBMS & Graphs: SQL vs. Cypher Query Languages

If SQL is like a poem then Cypher is like a Haiku: minimal and deep. Read on and you'll understand the analogy.

March 10, 2016

by Michael Hunger

· 11,309 Views · 3 Likes

Returning Multiple Values from Functions in C++

In this day and age, programmers often need to return multiple values from functions in C++. Author Eli Bendersky provides an overview of some of the options available to accomplish this feat, along with a peek at what's in store for this necessity in C++.

March 9, 2016

by Eli Bendersky

· 111,355 Views · 4 Likes

NoSQL Database Types

In this article, excerpted from Introducing Data Science, we will introduce you to the four big NoSQL database types. Read on for more info.

March 5, 2016

by Arno Meysman

· 89,451 Views · 21 Likes

Build an Online Store With MongoDB, Node.js, and Elasticsearch

Check out the following infographics and brief break-down to help you visualize and understand the decisions involved in choosing a microservice architecture.

March 4, 2016

by Siva Prasad Rao Janapati

· 22,994 Views · 15 Likes

Linking Apache Ignite and Apache Kafka for Highly Scalable and Reliable Data Processing

Here's how to link Apache Kafka and Ignite, for maintaining scalability and reliability for data processing. We'll explore injecting data with KafkaStreamer, as well as IgniteSinkConnector.

March 3, 2016

by Roman Shtykh

· 24,481 Views · 13 Likes

Python: Intro to Caching

In this article, we’ll look at a simple example that uses a dictionary for our cache. Then, we’ll move on to using the Python standard library’s functools module to create a cache. Read on for more info.

March 1, 2016

by Mike Driscoll

· 12,616 Views · 2 Likes

Generate Database Scripts With Data In SQL Server

In this post, let's take a look at how we can generate SQL Server scripts of our database with existing data.

February 24, 2016

by Sibeesh Venu

· 306,803 Views · 7 Likes

12 Great Web Service Testing Tools

In recent years, API use, and reliance on web services has increased. Here's a list of 12 awesome web service testing tools to aid your API and web service journey.

February 24, 2016

by NaveenKumar Namachivayam

CORE

· 300,654 Views · 38 Likes

Choosing a Microservices Deployment Strategy Part 6

Here's part 6 of our microservices architecture, with a focus on deployment strategy!

February 23, 2016

by Chris Richardson

· 45,105 Views · 9 Likes

Trie-based Routing

The major reason routing is such an expensive issue in MVC is that it does quite a lot. But, by utilizing tries, you can save on performance.

February 23, 2016

by Oren Eini

· 4,829 Views · 1 Like

Microservice Performance Patterns

Microservices-based systems are increasingly prevalent. Here's a look at five common microservice-specific performance challenges and how to meet them.

February 22, 2016

by Rohit Dhall

· 31,907 Views · 23 Likes

Insights From Stackoverflow: Most Voted for Spring 4 Questions

Spring 4 is widely used, but as with any technology, there are loads of questions. Here are the most asked and answered questions on Stackoverflow, like differences in component and controller annotations, and what the Spring framework is actually used for.

February 20, 2016

by Alex Theedom

· 12,352 Views · 15 Likes

Inter-Process Communication in a Microservices Architecture

In part 3 of our building microservices series, let's explore inter-process communication in a microservices architecture!

February 20, 2016

by Chris Richardson

· 130,665 Views · 51 Likes

Real-time Data Pipelines with Kafka Connect

Information about Kafka Connect sourced from Spark Summit East 2016.

February 19, 2016

by Tim Spann

CORE

· 16,645 Views · 5 Likes

Loading Data Into Azure SQL Data Warehouse

I’m not an ETL expert. In fact, I haven’t done any professional ETL work for several years. My skills are, at best, rusty. With this in mind, I knew I’d have a hard time extracting data from a local database in order to move it up to Azure SQL Data Warehouse. Read on to hear about my journey.

February 18, 2016

by Grant Fritchey

· 14,269 Views · 6 Likes

The Most Important Elements of Cloud-Based Applications

Scalability, security, cost savings, integration/connectivity, and stability/availability are all important elements of cloud-based applications.

February 18, 2016

by Tom Smith

CORE

· 9,110 Views · 3 Likes

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