Feb
21,
2022
Application Management with AWS Proton – Part 1
Managing hundreds - or sometimes even thousands - of microservices with constantly changing configurations for CI/CD chains is for many platform teams nearly impossible. This article takes a closer look at AWS Proton, a fully managed service for deploying container and serverless applications. The first part of this series provides...
Dec
2,
2021
Architectures for cloud solutions
Cloud applications have been the talk of the town for several years now. Especially when it comes to cost reduction and more efficient use of available resources, the cloud is hard to beat. Its true potential only becomes apparent when cloud-optimized architectures and design patterns are used. This enables stable...
Nov
4,
2021
Keynote: Why local development for serverless is an anti-pattern | Gareth McCumskey
It’s been a few weeks since we wrapped up another great edition of the Serverless Architecture Conference but we still remember the amazing talks! One of them was Gareth McCumskey's keynote, “Why local development for serverless is an anti-pattern”, where he argues that in the serverless community, there is no need to...
Sep
20,
2021
Cloud Native Serverless Java with Quarkus and GraalVM on AWS Lambda
If you haven't shouted "Bingo" yet, you have only yourself to blame. How can it be possible to use almost all of the bleeding-edge technologies, frameworks and platforms listed above successfully together in a real-world project away from the greenfield and Hello World demos? A field report.
Jul
2,
2021
The Battle of the Clouds
<div style="text-align: justify;">Today’s data landscape is overflowing with complex and sophisticated architectures, which can help you dynamically customize your digital ecosystem according to your project requirements and needs. Unfortunately, managing complex cloud architectures can be a difficult task, especially if you are trained to use one cloud vendor and not...
Mar
4,
2021
With AWS Lambda to Multicloud
<div style="text-align: justify">In the future, many companies will try to grow their IT infrastructure with the help of the cloud or even move it completely to the cloud. Larger enterprises often call for multicloud. In terms of serverless, there are a few ways to achieve multicloud operation. Using AWS Lambda,...
Feb
17,
2021
Serverless, not Headless!
<div style="text-align: justify">Serverless architectures are the next step in the evolution of cloud services. The first attempts at walking with them are easy. However, you should know the stumbling blocks in order to be able to avoid them. This article presents the typical challenges with corresponding possible solutions.</div>
Dec
15,
2020
Long-Running Workflows as Serverless Functions in Azure
<div style="text-align: justify">Azure Functions have many features that make your work easier. However, they are less suitable for long-running processes. This is where Durable and Entity Functions can help.</div>
Sep
14,
2020
Serverless Java: Reduce Infrastructure Overhead
<div style="text-align: justify">Java is still the first choice when it comes to software development for business use [1]. However, the development of Java software alone is not enough: machines, operating systems, JREs, application servers, etc. are required for productive use - and large frameworks and libraries are also required as...
Aug
19,
2020
Serverless Microservices using Azure examples
<div style="text-align: justify">Why does it have to be "Serverless or Microservices"? It should be "Microservices with Serverless"! Based on some of the generally accepted principles of microservices, we can use serverless architectures and technologies to build highly focused microservices. Let's take a pragmatic and concise approach to building microservices with...