I have also published the source code related to this article on Codeberg (EU Git hosting) and Github (US Git hosting). Modern cloud data centres offer different level of abstractions to run applications, such as virtual machines, containers, micro-vms (see also my article on Unikernels), functions, virtual data-processing clusters and so on. As those abstractions… eBPF for modern cloud-based data centres weiterlesen
Kategorie: emerging trends
Modern Cloud Application Delivery: WASM and WASI
I described in a previous blog post that modularity will play a key role in future enterprise applications. This is demonstrated in the current trends of serverless functions or containerized architectures. However, those solutions are not perfect: Given the trend of many different computing architectures, such as ARM on servers, Internet of Things (IoT) Edge… Modern Cloud Application Delivery: WASM and WASI weiterlesen
Unikernels, Software Containers and Serverless Architecture: Road to Modularity
This blog post is discussing the implications of Unikernels, Software Containers and Serverless Architecture on Modularity of complex software systems in a service mesh as illustrated below. Modular software systems claim to be more maintainable, secure and future proven compared to software monoliths. Software containers or the alternative MicroVMs have been proven as very successful… Unikernels, Software Containers and Serverless Architecture: Road to Modularity weiterlesen
GPUs, FPGAs, TPUs for Accelerating Intelligent Applications
Intelligent Applications are part of our every day life. One observes constant flow of new algorithms, models and machine learning applications. Some require ingesting a lot of data, some require applying a lot of compute resources and some address real time learning. Dedicated hardware capabilities can thus support some of those, but not all. Many… GPUs, FPGAs, TPUs for Accelerating Intelligent Applications weiterlesen
Blockchain Consensus Algorithms – Proof of Anything?
Blockchains have been proven over the last years to be stable distributed ledger technologies. Stable refers to the fact that they can recover from attacks and/or bugs without compromising their assets. They are most commonly known for enabling transaction with virtual cryptocurrencies not issued by a central authority. Popular examples are Bitcoin and Ethereum. However,… Blockchain Consensus Algorithms – Proof of Anything? weiterlesen
Lambda, Kappa, Microservice and Enterprise Architecture for Big Data
A few years after the emergence of the Lambda-Architecture several new architectures for Big Data have emerged. I will present and illustrate their use case scenarios. These architectures describe IT architectures, but I will describe towards the end of this blog the corresponding Enterprise Architecture artefacts, which are sometimes referred to as Zeta architecture. Lambda… Lambda, Kappa, Microservice and Enterprise Architecture for Big Data weiterlesen
Batch-processing & Interactive Analytics for Big Data – the Role of in-Memory
In this blog post I will discuss various aspects of in-memory technologies and describe how various Big Data technologies fit into this context. Especially, I will focus on the difference between in-memory batch analytics and interactive in-memory analytics. Additionally, I will illustrate when in-memory technology is really beneficial. In-memory technology leverages the fast main memory… Batch-processing & Interactive Analytics for Big Data – the Role of in-Memory weiterlesen
Big Data – What is next? OLTP, OLAP, Predictive Analytics, Sampling and Probabilistic Databases
Big Data has matured over the last years and is becoming more and more a standard technology used in various industries. Coming from established concepts, such as OLAP or OLTP, in context of Big Data, I go in this blog post beyond them describing what is needed for next generation applications, such as autonomous cars, industry… Big Data – What is next? OLTP, OLAP, Predictive Analytics, Sampling and Probabilistic Databases weiterlesen
The Lambda Architecture for Big Data in your Enterprise
I will present in this blog post the Lambda architecture for Big Data. This architecture is about integrating historical Big Data with “live” streaming Big Data. Afterwards, the concept of a large data lake in your enterprise or amongst enterprises in a B2B scenario is explained. This data lake – based on the lambda architecture… The Lambda Architecture for Big Data in your Enterprise weiterlesen
DevOps for your business? – About Uniting Development and Operations
DevOps has become in recent years a term for a new paradigm of integrating and managing development as well as operations of software within and cross organizations. I will describe in this blog entry what DevOps is and relate it to existing methodologies, such as agile development, and organizational structures. Basically, DevOps is a broad… DevOps for your business? – About Uniting Development and Operations weiterlesen