February 26, 2020
Sometimes, as an architect or developer, you want to try a new architecture or technical solution but just can’t seem to find the time to install, configure, debug, and figure out an entirely new concept. Experimentation is a lot of work, project deadlines come first, and new tech is often one of your last priorities.
February 17, 2020
Cloud platforms like Heroku make it easier than ever to host applications: just upload your code, and they’ll deploy it for you. But a common misconception is that, because you don’t own the infrastructure, you can’t really monitor your applications or see under the hood.
February 13, 2020
As developers, we don’t have the time or patience for routine tasks. We like to get things done, and any tools that can help us automate are high on our radar. Enter Huginn, a workflow automation server similar to Zapier or IFTTT, but open source. With Huginn you can automate tasks such as watching for air travel deals, continually watching for certain topics on Twitter, or scanning for sensitive data in your code.
February 8, 2020
At the beginning of developing and building a new application or product, before writing any business logic, it’s necessary to make some difficult decisions. These decisions can include which cloud hosting platform to use, which continuous integration (CI) tool to use, and various development configuration choices. These decisions can dictate the speed and success of your engineering efforts. Therefore, choosing the right CI tool can make or break the velocity and quality of a team’s code production.
February 5, 2020
As a developer, it’s important to keep your skills up-to-date. We’re called upon to not only be experts in our day-to-day technologies, but to also stay informed of up-and-coming technologies. This allows us to continue to make the best decisions for our products and teams. Knowing the newest tech and in-demand skills is not only satisfying, but it also keeps us employed.
January 24, 2020
If your project is considering PaaS, then you may be worried about how this change might impact your team—and rightfully so. Switching to PaaS often results in major shifts in roles and responsibilities. In this article, we will look at some of the most common changes to help prepare you and your team for the shift.
January 22, 2020
Azure App Service makes it easy to host reliable and scalable web applications. However, this doesn’t mean you can ignore your applications after deployment. Errors, performance issues, and other problems can occur at any time, affecting your quality of service and revenue. Staying on top of problems like these requires comprehensive monitoring, and application performance monitoring (APM) solutions like SolarWinds®AppOptics™can help.
January 22, 2020
Teams switching from a monolithic application architecture to microservices often face a jarring realization: their time-tested troubleshooting techniques don’t work as effectively. A microservice consists of many independent, distributed, and ephemeral services with varying capabilities for monitoring and logging. Techniques such as stack traces are effective troubleshooting tools in monoliths, but only paint a small portion of the big picture in a microservice-based application.
January 14, 2020
Transitioning from a Monolith to a Microservices architecture can take years to complete. The internet is full of stories of companies famously making this transformation. But how do you know if it’s right for your organization? Is your organization ready?
December 17, 2019
Developers often fear database changes because a mistake by anyone on your team can lead to a major outage and even data loss. Let’s look at an example of how to include database migrations in your CI/CD process and push a non-backwards-compatible database change successfully.
