DZone Research

Modern Web Development

The web is evolving fast, and developers are quick to adopt new tools and technologies. DZone’s recent 2021 Modern Web Development survey served to help better understand how developers build successful web applications, with a focus on how decisions are made about where computation and storage should occur.

This Trend Report will help readers examine the pros and cons of critical web development design choices, explore the latest development tools and technologies, and learn what it takes to build a modern, performant, and scalable web application. Readers will also find contributor insights written by DZone community members, who cover topics ranging from web performance optimization and testing to a comparison of JavaScript frameworks.

Read on to learn more!

API Design and Management

Discover what you need to know about the state of API design and management. This report explores a wide range of topics from REST API discovery and navigation to common integration pain points and how developers are thinking about APIs.

This report covers in-depth original research on developer preferences surrounding API programs and integrated systems. Additionally, experts in the field share their perspectives on effective API design as well as secure API strategies and best practices.  

Data Persistence

At the core of every modern application is an endless, diverse stream of data and with it, an inherent demand for scalability, increased speed, higher performance, and strengthened security. Although data management tools and strategies have matured rapidly in recent years, the complexity of architectural and implementation choices has intensified as well, creating unique challenges — and opportunities — for those who are designing data-intensive applications.

DZone’s 2021 Data Persistence Trend Report examines the current state of the industry, with a specific focus on effective tools and strategies for data storage and persistence. Featured in this report are observations and analyses of survey results from our research, as well as an interview with industry leader Jenny Tsai-Smith. Readers will also find contributor insights written by DZone community members, who cover topics ranging from microservice polyglot persistence scenarios to data storage solutions and the Materialized Path pattern. Read on to learn more!

Edge Computing and IoT

Edge computing aims to solve cloud computing challenges amidst the continued monumental growth of the Internet of Things. While IoT causes a massive data volume problem, edge computing addresses the classic data locality problem. The latter helps solve the former, but edge computing is a much bigger concept than "IoT data filtration" alone.

The intersection of these paradigms is particularly hard to pin down given their immaturity at the implementation level. DZone's recent 2020 Edge Computing and IoT survey served to help better understand the state of the industry, as well as the mind of the practicing IoT programmer and edge-computing user. This Trend Report presents observations and analyses of survey results and an interview with industry leader Muhammad Rehman. Readers will also find content written by DZone community members, including a timely article that illustrates the impactful role that edge and cloud computing played in healthcare over the last year.

Kubernetes and the Enterprise

Want to know how the average Kubernetes user thinks? Wondering how modern infrastructure and application architectures interact? Interested in container orchestration trends? Look no further than DZone’s latest Trend Report, “Kubernetes and the Enterprise.” This report will explore key developments in myriad technical areas related to the omnipresent container management platform, plus expert contributor articles highlighting key research findings like scaling a microservices architecture, cluster management, deployment strategies, and much more!

Data Warehousing

Data Warehousing has become an absolute must in today’s fast-paced, data-driven, modern business landscape. As the demand for informed business decisions and analytics continues to skyrocket, data warehouses are gaining in popularity, especially as more and more businesses adopt cloud-based data warehouses.

DZone’s 2020 Data Warehousing Trend Report explores data warehouse adoption across industries, including key challenges, cloud storage, and common data tools such as data lakes, data virtualization, and ETL/ELT. In this report, readers will find original research, an exclusive interview with "the father of data warehousing", and additional resources with helpful tips, best practices, and more.

The Database Evolution

Organizations are constantly working to build up their big data capabilities with hopes to compete in the modern economy. SQL and NoSQL database types were supposed to help organizations identify and make sense of hidden patterns in the data that businesses collected. In recent years, however, the momentum of the big data movement has seemed to slow as business leaders around the world have failed to realize the results that were promised several years ago. 

As the momentum has decelerated, how is the use of SQL and NoSQL databases evolving to support these efforts as businesses attempt to course correct in the big data era? In DZone’s 2020 Trend Report “Database Evolution: SQL or NoSQL in the Age of Big Data,” we explore the role of two popular database types SQL and NoSQL in big data initiatives over the next 6-12 months. Readers will find original research, interviews with industry experts, and additional resources with helpful tips, best practices, and more.

The Rise of Continuous Testing

Continuous testing isn’t just about automation or CI/CD pipelines. CT involves testing throughout the SDLC — automating the appropriate tests, implementing the proper policies, and ensuring teams have effective test automation frameworks in place.

This report includes key findings from our research and insightful, new content from DZone contributors that covers the importance of continuous testing in the SDLC, when and why to integrate test automation, and six types of automated testing frameworks. You’ll also have a first look at our exclusive interview with industry expert Alan Page, author of How We Test Software at Microsoft, about modern testing trends.

Application Performance Monitoring

In DZone’s 2020 Application Performance Monitoring Trend Report, we explore state-of-the-art tools and processes, the integration of machine learning and automation, and how emerging trends in APM will play a major role over the next 6-12 months.

Readers will discover key findings from our original research and a DZone-exclusive interview with DevOps activist Andreas Grabner. Also included are new articles from DZone contributors, whom shared their insights into APM's impact on team culture and the end-user experience, AIOps, and considerations and priorities for growth-minded organizations.

The State of CI/CD

The marriage of Development and Operations has proven a game-changer for high performing organizations. As a leading tactic in making this marriage work, organizations began to adopt the Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) model. DZone surveyed 415 developers on the ways in which DevOps teams are building up and taking advantage of their engineering maturity to establish fully functioning CI/CD pipelines.

This report will include original research, high-quality content from DZone’s most reputable contributors, as well as a DZone-exclusive interview with Gene Kim, renowned author and DevOps thought leader, on his advice for achieving pipeline maturity in 2020.

Data and Analytics

Getting to a place where a dashboard can be effective for all end-users, regardless of their understanding of data manipulation and analysis, is easier said than done.

To help you avoid common pitfalls, make the most out of your datasets, and create robust visualizations, we’ve sought the opinion of experts in the industry to share their knowledge on what it takes to up your data analytics toolset in 2020.

Cloud Database

Trends in cloud data storage continue to accelerate at a rapid pace. Now more than ever, organizations must evaluate their current and future data storage needs to find solutions that align with business goals. While cloud databases are relatively new to the scene, they show tremendous prospect in securing and managing data.

In selecting our topic for this trend report, we found the amount of promise and advancement in the space to be unparalleled. This report highlights DZone’s original research on cloud databases and contributions from the community, as well as introduces new offerings within DZone trend reports.

Cloud Native

Questions around how to efficiently manage microservices, accelerate deployments, and make applications scalable are answered through cloud-native technology. Cloud-native is all about taking advantage of the cloud in every way possible. This results in faster, more efficient ways to run, develop, and deploy applications — every aspect of your application infrastructure has been adopted and implemented with the cloud in mind.

In this report, we detail key findings from our original research and address how cloud native will add business value, the role of microservices in adopting cloud-native technology, and what business executives are saying about cloud-native.

Kubernetes and CI/CD

There were few initial indications that Kubernetes would become the technology standard for container orchestration that it is today. As an open-source product backed by Google’s resources and community, Kubernetes entered the market as an easily accessible and authoritative tool. The rise of Kubernetes came at a fortuitous time for organizations grappling with DevOps transformations and enterprise-wide CI/CD optimization, and the once-groundbreaking tool is now commonplace across the CI/CD lifecycle.

In light of the prominence and growing necessity of Kubernetes in any discussion of CI/CD processes, we examine the present and future state of both Kubernetes and CI/CD individually and together as cooperative and opposing entities.

DevSecOps

For years, security has been an afterthought — functionality that developers and product managers often address at the last minute. Security, like any other part of software development, is iterative; it takes rounds of testing and attention to detail to eliminate vulnerabilities. More organizations are beginning to understand the importance of security testing and integration, and as a result, they have started to incorporate security into their DevOps pipelines. With this in mind, we consulted industry experts and leaders about the state of DevSecOps adoption and implementation to help readers understand more effective ways to manage security throughout every step of the SDLC.

JavaScript Frameworks

JavaScript is constantly at the top of developer surveys. With the rise of Single Page Applications and front-end frameworks, and the onslaught of languages that now compile into JS, it's easy to see that JavaScript will continue to play a pivotal role in front-end and back-end development for the foreseeable future. What that future looks like exactly is in flux, especially as it relates to which frameworks are in vogue and which are on their way out. DZone’s JavaScript Frameworks Trend Report provides the perspectives of industry professionals and leaders, detailing the latest news and trends concerning JavaScript frameworks, all with the hope of giving readers a better understanding of which of these frameworks is right for their specific development needs.

Machine Learning

Industry leaders discuss the latest trends in machine learning. We dive into using machine learning with microserivces, deploying machine learning models in real-life applications, and where the field is going over the next 12 months. 

Migrating to Microservices

DZone Trend Reports expand on the tech content that our readers say is most helpful, including thought leadership and in-depth, original DZone research. The Migrating to Microservices Trend Report features expert predictions on the next phase of microservices adoption in the enterprise, as well as insights into some challenges and opportunities presented by current usage patterns.

Kubernetes in the Enterprise

DZone Trend Reports highlight thought leadership from tech experts as well as original DZone research. The Kubernetes in the Enterprise Trend Report, the first to focus exclusively on K8s, features insights into developer preferences and work habits related to Kubernetes and containerization. Experts on K8s also dive into the benefits and challenges of integrating the Kubernetes ecosystem into the enterprise environment.

Scaling DevOps

DZone Trend Reports dive into tech topics our readers most want to explore, featuring thought leadership from experts as well as original DZone research. The Scaling DevOps Trend Report includes survey insights on developers' experiences and preferences regarding DevOps processes and tools. Experts also share their perspectives on growing DevOps adoption across an organization, necessary cultural shifts, and the role of security in mature DevOps environments.

API Management

DZone Trend Reports zoom in on the content from our Research Guides that readers have found most useful. The API Management Trend Report features in-depth original research on developer preferences surrounding API programs and integrated systems. Experts in the field also share their perspectives on the importance of developer experience to API strategy, the business value of various API types, and the challenges of API-driven digital transformation.

Application Security

DZone Trend Reports will expand on the content from DZone Research Guides that our readers have told us is most useful. The Application Security Trend Report analyzes new developments in the increasingly important field of AppSec to predict what's next.

Databases: Evolving Solutions and Toolsets

Software applications rely on databases to deliver data from an ever-increasing array of sources — securely, at scale, and in real time. From graph databases and specialized time-series databases to ensuring high performance and deploying across platforms, DZone's 2019 Guide to Databases dives into the technologies and best practices that help developers extract near-instantaneous insights from complex data.

Automated Testing: Facilitating Continuous Delivery

It's no surprise that more organizations are making the shift from manual to automated testing — or that they're incorporating testing earlier in the software development lifecycle. Automated testing is a significant step on the road to continuous delivery. Download this guide to learn when to implement test-driven development, how to automate mobile UI testing, how to use natural language processing to write automated tests in plain English, and much more.