If you haven't already heard, GigaSpaces recently released an open-source version of XAP for the developer community, at-large. Yep, we're OPEN and that means you can try XAP for yourself. This newly released version makes it really easy for developers to experience XAP for free in their development environments. Check out our newest Hello World [...]
At the heart of every big data solution, such as XAP, is data synchronization. While there are a number of solutions and approaches available today, they are either overly complex or incredibly inefficient. Fortunately, we have been able to combine a number of these protocols to achieve what is a [...]
Written by Alex Woodie, IT Jungle Magic Software recently launched a new release of its application development and runtime framework that features in-memory data grid (IMDG) technology. The IMDG - which will eventually support IBM i - will bolster the scalability, stability, and elasticity of applications developed with xpa Application [...]
Cloud has quickly become a disruptive technology, with the main disruption being a revolution in the way in which organizations run their IT. The poster child for these cloud discussions was often the new Web 2.0 companies such as Google...
The blurring line between PaaS and IaaS The core of IaaS services is centered around Compute, Storage Network however over the past years the infrastructure moved up the stack and includes more application services such as Database as a Service,...
Not only for modern applications Many organizations are facing the challenge of migrating their IT to the cloud. But not many know how to actually approach this undertaking. In my recent post – Cloud Deployment: The True Story – I started sketching best … Continue reading →
DevOps and PaaS represent two different paradigms for delivering applications to the cloud. DevOps - DevOps takes an automation approach - with DevOps we basically script the process of installation, configuration and deployment of the application stack. PaaS - PaaS...
DevOps Meets PaaS - NY Meetup with Chef (OpsCode) If you missed out on the live version, catch Uri Cohen's presentation with OpsCode at the DevOps PaaS Infusion Meetup NY on June 19th. Session abstract: The concept of DevOps and recipes can go well beyond setup, to actually accelerate [...]
Its a common believe that Cloud is good for green field apps. There are many reasons for this, in particular the fact that the cloud forces a different kind of thinking on how to run apps. Native cloud apps were...
Everyone wants to be in the cloud. Organizations have internalized the notion and have plans in place to migrate their applications to the cloud in the immediate future. According to Cisco’s recent global cloud survey: Presently, only 5 percent of … Continue reading →
I'm very excited to announce our first OpenStack Israel event on Wednesday the 30th of May in Petach Tikva in collaboration with the IGT Cloud and Rackspace. Since Avner Algom and myself started to work on the event a few...
Cloud is evolving at an incredible pace, changing almost every aspect of our industry. It’s only natural then, that with this change also comes a continuous evolution of how we classify and categorize the various components of the cloud stack....
I was reading Krishnan Subramanian's post, Two Events That “Clouded” Our Thinking In 2011. The thing that caught my attention was Krishnan's comments on why PaaS is a superior alternative to DevOps: The shift in the thinking about the enterprise...
