We’ve all known two great people we were sure belonged together. Their faults and virtues fit as neatly as puzzle pieces. Yet one without the other does not make much sense and will never leverage its true potential. Substitute technologies for people, and you begin to understand the fundamental magnetism between edge and cloud. The … continue reading
Companies are obsessing over data — whether it’s gathering data, analyzing data, or gaining insights from that data. But perhaps they’re not making the most of that data. The biggest challenge when it comes to data is not in the collection, storage, or analysis of that data, it’s how to effectively use that data to … continue reading
The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has just released the latest version of the open-source database PostgreSQL. PostgreSQL 12 includes improvements to query performance and space utilization. Performance improvements include optimizations to b-tree indexes, queries on partitioned tables, and several improvements to indexing in general. With this release, just-in-time (JIT) compilation, which was introduced in PostgreSQL … continue reading
Serverless and containers are both software architecture design choices, which causes a common misconception that it is either one or the other, according to Chris Parlette, director of cloud solutions for the cloud services company ParkMyCloud. “A lot of people put serverless against containers, but there is room for both,” he said. There are three … continue reading
The Post-it App is integrating with the visual project collaboration solution Trello in order to turn Post-it Notes into digital project plans. Users can take photos of up to 200 Post-it Notes, each of which will be recognized as an individual card that can be uploaded to a Trello board. Users can then organize their … continue reading
The allure of serverless is attracting a number of businesses and development teams. A recent report from the Cloud Foundry Foundation revealed 51 percent of respondents are either using or evaluating serverless, with 18 percent of them doing it at scale. For businesses, it is about an on-demand price model as opposed to upfront costs. … continue reading
This week’s SD Times open-source project of the week is an IBM hackathon winning project that uses visual recognition to detect and count SOS icons on the ground from drone streams overhead to help first responders plot rescue actions. DroneAid was developed by developer Pedro Cruz after he witnessed Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and … continue reading
While it may seem like most of the world is going through a digital transformation, there are still many people without basic access to the Internet. The International Telecommunication Union found about 3.7 billion people remain unconnected. Additionally, 29 percent of 18 to 24 year olds (mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa) do not have access to … continue reading
Google announced new capabilities for its Android Emulator tool to help developers quickly test changes before they are being committed. To improve deployability the tool includes the Android Emulator Download Script, which provides current up-to-date emulator images and Android Emulator Docker image generator, which creates the complete environment in which the Android Emulator runs. Meanwhile, … continue reading
This year’s Companies to Watch in 2020 really highlights the seismic shifts that have been occurring in our industry. While the seminal development steps of project management, code notation and debugging are represented, so are serverless management, containerization and APIs. These companies are making products that set them apart in a crowded landscape, and are … continue reading
I know—it’s a pretty startling statement, especially coming from someone who’s worked in the test automation industry for nearly two decades now. But it’s the truth. Sure, you can probably download (or sign up for) a test automation tool in less time than it takes to read this article, automate some happy paths through an … continue reading
Kong, the API and service life cycle management platform, announced that it acquired the open-source REST client provider Insomnia. In addition, the company revealed new products at its 2019 Kong Summit in San Francisco this week. The company will continue to support Insomnia as an independent open-source project. With the acquisition, Kong said it looks … continue reading
