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Achieving 10M Ops/Sec at 1ms Latency With Only 6 EC2 Nodes

With the OSS Cluster API, Redis Enterprise 5.0 can easily scale linearly by just adding shards to the database and nodes to the cluster — as proven by this benchmark.

December 27, 2017

by David Maier

· 9,033 Views · 5 Likes

2018 Big Data Predictions (Part 2)

Big data continues to get bigger, and is increasingly analyzed in the cloud or on the edge. Explore this and more intriguing information in this research article.

December 26, 2017

by Tom Smith

CORE

· 11,532 Views · 2 Likes

Connecting a PostgreSQL Database With Apache Camel

The jdbc: and sql: components in Apache Camel are similar, but vastly different. Let's see how you can use them to connect to a Postgres database.

December 26, 2017

by Jitendra Bafna

· 30,426 Views · 9 Likes

Connecting Apache ActiveMQ With Apache Camel

This quick guide will help you connect Apache Camel and Apache ActiveMQ so you can both read and write messages between them.

December 25, 2017

by Jitendra Bafna

· 32,020 Views · 5 Likes

API Test Parameterization With Spock

In this blog post, a performance testing expert will cover the different ways one can parameterize Groovy tests in Spock.

Updated December 25, 2017

by Grigor Avagyan

· 8,887 Views · 2 Likes

Authentication Provider Best Practices: Centralized Login

Centralized login protocols are easier to implement and maintain, and are better for the user, while creating a more secure authentication process.

December 25, 2017

by Kim Maida

· 13,975 Views · 1 Like

The Death of the Architect

What's the use of all the superfluous, vague titling, anyway? Author/writer/blogger/essayist Yogeshwar Srikrishnan makes a case for simplicity.

December 24, 2017

by Yogeshwar Srikrishnan

· 33,292 Views · 72 Likes

Optimizing AWS EBS Using LVM

Linux's Logical Volume Manager is an older tool, but it can still be useful today. See how you can use it to help right-size your EBS usage and save money.

December 24, 2017

by Jack Huang

· 13,025 Views · 6 Likes

Understanding Server-Sent Events (SSE) as Part of the API Landscape

Server-sent events can be a positive boon for any web application. In this post, we take a look at how SSEs fit into the world of APIs.

December 23, 2017

by Kin Lane

· 14,342 Views · 3 Likes

Multi-Release JARs: Good or Bad Idea?

The folks at Gradle feel that Java 9's multi-release JARs are a poor solution to a real problem for library designers. See how to create an MRJAR and why you shouldn't.

December 23, 2017

by Cédric Champeau

· 20,650 Views · 16 Likes

Installing the ELK Stack on AWS: A Step-by-Step Guide

Want to bring in the ELK stack for your AWS logging and monitoring needs? This guide will get you set up with the open source solution.

December 22, 2017

by Asaf Yigal

· 44,272 Views · 8 Likes

Custom Error Handling Framework for an Enterprise Using MuleSoft

Learn how to make that Mule gallop like a horse by creating your own custom exception handling framework for your MuleSoft app.

December 22, 2017

by Rakesh Kumar Jha

· 13,454 Views · 4 Likes

Synchronized Mule Batch Processing

This tutorial will teach you the steps to set up synchronized batch processing in a Mule application to send batch reporting figures back to the flow.

December 21, 2017

by Deepak Kushwaha

· 21,520 Views · 3 Likes

How to Generate Your Avro Schema Automatically

Today, I'll explain how you can use the Schema Generator to automatically create Avro schemas with the basic Taxi tutorial pipeline.

December 21, 2017

by Pat Patterson

· 51,013 Views · 4 Likes

Ring Buffer: A Data Structure Behind Disruptor

In this article, we look at Disruptor, a library for passing messages between threads, and look at how it's data structure enables high performance.

December 21, 2017

by Grzegorz Mirek

· 25,184 Views · 6 Likes

The Evolution of EC2 Network Performance: m3, m4, and m5

So, are AWS EC2's fancy new m5 instances worth it? In a word: yes. See the performance impact and cost savings you can expect.

December 21, 2017

by Andreas Wittig

· 12,525 Views · 4 Likes

When Monolithic Is the Way: Play vs. Spring Boot vs. Grails

This article reviews the benefits of using a monolithic structure for your project, and choosing which framework to use based on features and documentation.

December 20, 2017

by Marini Fabio

· 38,099 Views · 10 Likes

What You Can Expect as a Client, From SOAP to gRPC

We take a quick but insightful look at what you can expect as a client consuming one of the several forms of API implementations. Read on and let us know what you think!

December 20, 2017

by Kin Lane

· 8,151 Views · 2 Likes