Essential Guides

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• A guide to open source technology in application development

  The open source community continuously adapts to address the latest application development and deployment needs of organizations large and small. What can these tools do for you?  Continue Reading

• The enterprise architect's guide to application state management

  If your project is caught in a state-related conundrum, keep this guide handy when you need to untangle complex stateful and stateless app design and management predicaments.  Continue Reading

• The vital guide to modern programming languages and their uses

  Get to know programming languages that match modern development styles and architectures like mobile dev, serverless computing and microservices.  Continue Reading

• An essential guide to iPaaS management and vendors

  Before committing to iPaaS, understand the landscape. This guide takes a look at how iPaaS works, the vendor considerations and the essential components of an integration strategy.  Continue Reading

• How serverless works to usher in a new era of applications

  Dive into this architecture-centric guide on serverless computing that includes API management tips and advice on when to implement serverless microservices designs.  Continue Reading

• An architect's guide to microservices security

  Whether you're new to distributed architecture or well underway with deployment, this guide on microservices security covers the basics through advanced tooling and strategies.  Continue Reading

• Assess and select the right application monitoring tools

  Select the most effective APM platform for your application environment by examining what leading vendors offer for monitoring, reporting and analysis features.  Continue Reading

• Guide: Application development and DevOps security

  This essential guide covers DevOps security tools and how security is becoming more and more necessary in order to avoid application development vulnerabilities.  Continue Reading

• An guide to modern microservices management

  Microservices management can be a struggle for even the most advanced developer. Learn how to prepare and deploy an architecture and strategies for avoiding disaster along the way.  Continue Reading

• A guide to modern mobile application development strategies

  While some fly high with their mobile applications, others struggle to get off the ground. This guide takes a look at the tools and techniques that can solidify mobile development.  Continue Reading

• The API lifecycle: A look at planning to production

  APIs are important, but there is no reason to jump in blindly to their development. This guide will help you learn about the API planning, development and post-production processes.  Continue Reading

• API integration tutorial: Latest trends and strategies

  Learn about API trends in security, testing, design and B2B strategies in this essential guide.  Continue Reading

• News from JavaOne 2015

  Get the latest updates from JavaOne 2015 as the conference is happening. This guide covers the highlights from this year's annual conference.  Continue Reading

• Enterprise architect's guide to API best practices and trends

  Learn about latest advancements and API best practices in this guide. Get a primer on design strategies and a glossary of must-know terms.  Continue Reading

• Guide: When and how to use REST

  This guide goes over RESTful APIs and basic scenarios where REST should be used instead of SOAP.  Continue Reading