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When collaboration moves to the cloud, security policy and controls must move into the documents themselves
With tools such as AnyPresence’s JustAPIs, you can define and deploy modern, RESTful APIs in no time; here’s how
Even the smallest IT team can leverage log management for smoother operations and stronger security
Machine learning can bring tremendous value to the applications you build, but beware the bearers of false gifts
How the Built.io Backend brings flexible user authentication, granular access control, and other enterprise features to mobile applications
Now that controller CPU and memory are the bottlenecks, efficient metadata management becomes the key to performance and scalability
A successful migration to microservices requires componentization, collaboration, and reliable connections and controls
Today’s identity platforms are taking security beyond passwords and perimeter protection to continuous, intelligent authorization based on context
Flexibility and ease of use have made the spreadsheet the popular but unfortunate choice for makeshift databases; we can do better
Meet the challenges of microservices and distributed computing with Netflix-forged components and familiar tools
If there is one technology that can alleviate the impact of security breaches, it’s encryption -- but you have to do it right
False positives undermine the whole purpose of automated testing and continuous integration; eliminate them with these tips
The differences in iOS and Android make all the difference; follow these tips for successful cross-platform apps
Due to the unique characteristics of flash, performance validation testing is immensely challenging and critically important; follow these best practices
As the enterprise transitions from disk to flash, the focus shifts from optimizing for performance to optimizing for capacity
While Git-flow provides workflow structure essential for devops, CD often requires bridging the gaps to other stakeholders
How microservices architecture and Linux containers will tame distributed computing for developers and ops
How can we go from the design of a microservices architecture to code as fast as possible? With a programming language created for the purpose
Key database and app server considerations for scaling an enterprise mobile app without migraines
Smoothing the way to advanced and real-time analytics on Hadoop, Apache Spark is fast becoming the next big thing in big data
To keep up with today’s big and complex networks, traditional packet capture tools need a little help
Today's dynamic computing environments require a more flexible and adaptive approach to security; here's how to get there
A database-as-a-service framework for OpenStack, Trove lays the groundwork for automating the provisioning and management of leading SQL and NoSQL databases
Hyperconverged solutions deliver the benefits of centralized storage without the bottlenecks of traditional storage architecture
By mapping relationships among high volumes of highly connected data, graph analytics unlocks more insightful questions and produces more accurate outcomes
Whether you’re making consumer products or business software, complexity usually means failure
The roles of instance, volume, and object storage in the modern, virtualized data center
A new technology stack for modern, real-time, data-driven applications also leaves plenty of room to grow
By mapping documents, graphs, and relational tables to a collection of keys and values, a single data store can support multiple data models
By analyzing and predicting process behavior, a new approach to endpoint protection overcomes the limitations of traditional AV detection and sandboxing
Why a distributed, in-memory, SQL-relational database beats Apache Storm for apps that make real-time decisions on streaming data
With so many NoSQL choices, how do you decide on one? Here’s a handy guide for narrowing your choice to three
In-memory data grids enable instant responses to financial transactions, shopping cart contents, monitoring streams, and other operational data
The speed of flash storage devices has changed how applications should access data and heralded the end of old storage
Redis is more powerful and more flexible and usually the right choice, but Memcached still has its place
Apache Tez framework opens the door to a new generation of high-performance, interactive, distributed data processing applications
How Docker containers streamline development and deployment, encourage best practices, and enable a new breed of micro-services based applications
In stark contrast to traditional three-tier architecture, core and pod network design paves the way to flexibility and innovation
Bringing application security natively into the JVM can provide stronger, faster, more accurate protection against dangerous vulnerabilities
Putting off updating your DNS servers to DNSSec? Do you really want to risk cache poisoning? DNS luminary Cricket Liu tells about the risks and why you can't wait
Mobile touchscreen interfaces, when designed correctly, provide a more intimate relationship with business data. Donald Farmer of Qlik offers his take on three key UI design principles
Server virtualization has been a huge win for the data center. Nimboxx CTO David Cauthron explains how the next phase will deliver dramatic benefits in the cloud
As the number and variety of monitoring tools grow, it's getting harder to track which metrics to collect and why. Ernest Mueller of CopperEgg walks you through the decision points
Dramatic price drops have helped popularize cloud computing. But as Brent Bensten of Carpathia observes, big enterprise workloads often require more configurability and control
Conventional analytics deliver value to an elite few. Tidemark CEO Christian Gheorghe explains how his cloud-based analytics platform offers insight to the whole organization
Open source tools help companies process data streams. To bring in complex queries and transactional capabilities, VoltDB's John Hugg suggests adding an in-memory NewSQL data store
MySQL has earned its huge installed base. But as Scott Sullivan of Clustrix argues, performance warning signs may indicate it's time to consider a NewSQL alternative
Developers rely on JSON -- giving rise to NoSQL document databases. VoltDB CTO Ryan Betts predicts JSON will ultimately be incorporated into relational database software, too
Cloud services may be more secure than the average data center, but managing access -- including handling encryption keys -- raises new risks. Larry Warnock of Gazzang offers one answer
The agility potential of SDN has generated excitement -- but also confusion. Juniper Networks' Chloe Ma unpacks the SDN benefits and techniques used by the world's largest clouds