DevOps and Open Technologies
Node.js Foundation Embraces HTTP/2
The latest version of Node.js will significantly increase the DevOps challenges surrounding the most widely used version of JavaScript in the enterprise. Node.js 8 adds the ability to support HTTP/2, a major ...
Platform9 Brings Workflows to Serverless Computing
Serverless computing frameworks are widely regarded as the next big thing in enterprise IT because they are based on an event-driven architecture that makes servers, storage and networking resources dynamically available as ...
8 Advantages of Using MySQL
MySQL is a free-to-use, open-source database that facilitates effective management of databases by connecting them to the software. It is a stable, reliable and powerful solution with advanced features including: Data Security ...
DevOps in Legacy Systems: A Mission Impossible?
The word "legacy" evokes mixed reactions from the IT and business crowds alike. For those who depend on legacy systems such as the zSeries and iSeries platforms, it is a way to deliver ...
Will Blockchain Move Past Hype to Reality?
Blockchain has hit peak "hype," according to Gartner’s recently published "Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies." The financial world has been very optimistic about blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT)—the underlying technology behind ...
Migrating to GitHub
In recent months, Newt Global Consulting migrated multiple source code repositories to GitHub. The repositories are anywhere from 10MB to few Gigabytes of source code. This blog is to share our experiences ...
Government Asks: What’s in Your Software?
Multiple agencies across the U.S. government are paying closer attention to the software they are buying. More specifically, they want to know what open-source and third-party components were used to build the ...
Native Docker for Windows Arrives: Are Containers Finally Serverless?
Is Docker finally ready for the age of serverless computing? That's the message from the announcement this week of native Docker container support for Windows Server 2016. If you've been following Docker ...
To Be Continuous Podcast: Category Creation featuring Martin Casado
In this episode of "To Be Continuous," Paul and Edith are joined by Martin Casado, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. He previously was co-founder and chief technology officer at Nicira, which was acquired ...
5 DevOps Techniques to Improve Software Hygiene
Thinking about frequent food contamination outbreaks, perhaps the old adage, “You are what you eat,” should be modified to, “You are what you eat—as assembled across an unknown supply chain.” Even foods ...
Don’t Make Me Code: Environment Protection
Thanks for listening to "Don’t Make Me Code," a Heavybit podcast that discusses developer experience design and the unique challenges of building developer-facing products. "Don’t Make Me Code" is hosted by Steve Boak, ...
To Be Continuous Podcast: Have We Forgotten How To Code?
Welcome to To Be Continuous, a show about continuous delivery and software development, hosted by Heavybit members Paul Biggar, founder of CircleCI, and Edith Harbaugh, CEO of LaunchDarkly. In this episode, Paul and ...

