The rise of the modern API Ever since the dawn of the Internet, people have struggled with how to get one computer to talk to another. Early business systems had no provision for such interactions. They were entirely closed— worlds unto themselves. As enterprises set up early networks, the question of how to get applications to interact with each other became a pressing business concern, and led to the introduction of Remote Procedure Calls (RPCs). A client computer might directly interact with the program running on a server or host by calling procedures (or subroutines, methods, etc.) over the network. As long as every host system had its own proprietary architecture, operating system and programming environments, however, such RPCs were rarely practical. As those systems matured, a level of standardization became more commonplace, and the Application Programming I... (more)

Enterprise Architecture: Ripe for Digital Disruption | @CloudExpo #Microservices

Ever since I published The Agile Architecture Revolution, people have been confused by what I mean by Agile Architecture. The crux of the confusion: the difference between architecting a software system and architecting a human/software system. If our goal of following Agile is to build good software, the theory goes, then we should ask ourselves what kind of architecture our software requires, and by definition, such architecture is Agile Architecture. To this day, if you Google "Agile Architecture," you're likely to uncover discussions that presuppose that definition - unless,... (more)

Docker Acquires Tutum | @DevOpsSummit #Docker #Linux #Microservices

Docker Acquires Tutum, Eyes Production Workloads Docker announced today that they have acquired Tutum, a platform for managing Dockerized applications into production on any infrastructure. The Tutum platform features a workflow, backed by a fully integrated set of operational tooling,  which enables development teams to move applications from build to production in minutes. More importantly, operations uses the same common framework as development to change, scale and manage distributed applications across any infrastructure on-premise or in the cloud. Check out my latest post at... (more)

APIs and Microservices | @DevOpsSummit #DevOps #API #Microservices

Solving the Digital Business Puzzle Using APIs and Microservices - Axway and Forrester When organizations make the choice to put a digital platform in place, a discussion on MicroServices is never far behind. By putting a MicroServices layer in place, an organization creates the springboard to launch into the digital future, whether that involves apps, rich Web clients, or IoT devices such as in-store beacons. Individual MicroServices, or orchestrated groups of MicroServices, serve as the foundation for this innovation. The data being passed to and from MicroServices also serves... (more)

Practicing Capitalism with APIs | @CloudExpo #DevOps #API #Microservices

As with most modernized economies, the United States economy utilizes capitalist principles. It is only fitting that we invented a technological solution that will help companies engage in c-api-talism using APIs in a more efficient manner. If we look back into the history of mankind, we progressed towards more civilized, mature, monetary-based economies on a steady basis. The progression from the Stone Age, to the Bronze Age, to the Iron Age, to the Industrial Age and to the current Digital Age all made strides towards the current digital economy. The Stone Age was about using... (more)

Performance Testers Secure IT | @DevOps #APM #DevOps #Microservices

Don't Feel Insecure! How Performance Testers Can Help Protect and Secure IT Have you heard all the buzz about the latest security breach at the Office of Personnel Management? It has caused many government workers a lot of stress - and with good reason. The personal information of more than 21 million people is now in the hands of hackers. If you've worked for the government, or had a government background check in the last 15 years, you've probably been affected. It's a big deal, yet also just the latest in a string of high-profile identity theft cases. Remember the Target fiasc... (more)