AWS re:Invent 2016 Announcements and Highlights
Miss the Conference? We've got the lowdown. The recent AWS re:Invent Conference 2016 was an exciting one. Many new features were unveiled, making it an event not to be missed. However, not everyone can make it there; so lucky for you, we've got a great rundown of the new features and highlights. Below are the added features and services, included in each category of AWS products. Analytics Amazon Athena - an interactive, pay-per-use query service Amazon EMR - feature allowing use of…Read More
IBM to Up Its PaaS Game with SoftLayer Integration
In recent years, public cloud services have grown by leaps and bounds. As technology changes, those of us in the industry must stay ahead of the game, lest we be left in the dust. The top four cloud platforms that have emerged as leaders in the industry are Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and IBM. As one of the public cloud “giants,” IBM has had significant growth, not just as an organization but with its products, as well. In its efforts to gain…Read More
Building Applications for the Cloud First Genre
With every industry, there are best practices and a general “way of doing things.” Cloud architecture and the development of applications to be hosted on the cloud are no different. For building new applications for cloud, there are certain fundamental principles that have to be followed, as well. Over a period of time and after several iterations, the cloud application architecture standards, although not formalized, are being adopted by application architects and developers, as the go-to standard. For customers who…Read More