Category: Software
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NYTimes Architecture: No Head, No Master, No Single Point Of Failure
in SoftwareMichael Laing, a Systems Architect at NYTimes, gave this great decription of their use of RabbitMQ and their overall architecture on the RabbitMQ mailing list. The closing sentiment marks this as definitely an architecture to learn from. Although it may seem complex, Fabrik has simple components and is mostly principles and plumbing. The key point…
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Software AG named a leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for On-Premises Application Integration Suites
in SoftwareLeading industry analyst firm Gartner recognises Software AG as a leader in the strategic market of application integration and SOA projects. Software AG’s primary offering in this market is webMethods Suite, which allows organisations to take advantage of major technology trends around cloud, mobile, social and big data by integrating systems, services, devices, processes and…
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The End of Software; The Fall of IBM
in SoftwareThe computer industry goes through technology cycles. With each cycle, a new crop of companies emerge that dominate the industry. The winners in the previous cycle usually fade into oblivion. Who remembers Burroughs, Digital Equipment, Wang, Prime Computer or Control Data? The leaders in this cycle are cloud companies, Facebook, Google and Amazon. The winners…
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Atlassian gives Jira bug tracker a new UI and a speed boost
in SoftwareJira 6 runs faster and provides the user with a cleaner interface and faster navigation. Atlassian has revamped the Jira bug tracking tool with a new user interface, which the company said will offer faster navigation and a simplified workflow. “We really tried hard to create a whole new, more efficient Jira,” said Dan Chuparkoff,…
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China to standardize around local version of Ubuntu
in SoftwareCanonical partnership is China’s latest attempt to develop homegrown OS in market where Microsoft’s Windows dominates. By Michael Kan | IDG News Service China has picked Canonical’s Linux-based Ubuntu OS as the reference architecture to establish a standardized operating system in the nation that could end up in PCs, servers, tablets and smartphones. The result…
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Reflecting on Yammer and Office 365: SharePoint is Definitely Dead
in SoftwareMicrosoft sees Sites as an almost standalone service offered by Office 365, rather than the interconnected Intranet style system offered by what we knew as SharePoint. By Chris Wright (@partnerpulse) Mar 20, 2013 Last month I wrote an article that stated SharePoint, as a brand, would soon disappear. It seems with Microsoft’s recent announcement regarding…
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A senior manager, a consultant and a software architect
in SoftwareAfter their death three IT persons arrived in hell. Among them a senior manager, a consultant and a software architect. One of the devils was in charge of taking care of these unfortunates. However, hell population has the same kind of feelings towards IT experts like the rest of mankind. Thus, the devil offered a…