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Evaluate

Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.

• Collect and analyze performance data with APM software

  Admins must ensure that their applications are performing as expected. APM tools provide the necessary functions to discover and address possibly critical performance issues. Continue Reading

• How to smartly manage APIs through their full lifecycle

  Even the most useful and well-designed APIs need to be managed. With the right tool, you can keep the upper hand on the API lifecycle from start to finish. Continue Reading

• Why use new lifecycle tools in API management platforms?

  Explore how full-lifecycle API management platforms can bring discipline and maturity to enterprise API strategies and end snags in API workflows, versioning, retirement and QA. Continue Reading

• service-oriented architecture (SOA)

  Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is a software development model for distributed application components that incorporates discovery, access control, data mapping and security features. Continue Reading

• EAI (enterprise application integration)

  Enterprise application integration (EAI) is the task of uniting the databases and workflows associated with business applications to ensure that the business uses the information consistently and that changes to core business data made by one ... Continue Reading

• Service mesh amplifies microservice management capabilities

  Kubernetes emerged to help development teams better orchestrate microservices, and now, service mesh stands to help teams more easily handle microservice integration.Continue Reading

• When data APIs go neglected, business intelligence suffers

  Many businesses have mature API management practices in place for integration via REST APIs and application APIs. Unfortunately, those API strategies can create data silos for most business ...Continue Reading

• API management platform trends to watch in 2018

  As major vendors move to acquire and integrate API management platforms, business should get to work crafting a holistic API strategy.Continue Reading

• Understanding the benefits of serverless functions

  The use of serverless functions can help developers minimize the time spent managing resources by segmenting third-party dependencies. Zach Flower explains.Continue Reading

• New Kubernetes releases and growing support stand out in 2017

  New releases and rapidly growing adoption rates made 2017 a big year for Kubernetes. Twain Taylor takes a look at this year's big news around the evolving Kubernetes project.Continue Reading

• VR in business is coming, but architecture must support it

  In the hunt for competitive advantage, companies are trying to find real value from VR in business. We explore what businesses are doing and why microservices are a key part.Continue Reading

• How to avoid pitfalls when implementing microservices

  What can go wrong when migrating to microservices? Plenty, experts say in this article about implementing microservices and its technical and cultural consequences.Continue Reading

• GraphQL vs. REST: Nailing down the pros and cons of each

  While no one can deny the popularity of REST, GraphQL has emerged as a viable contender to REST, particularly when it comes to certain data structures. Zach Flower explains.Continue Reading

• Why use open source tools for containerized apps?

  An expert looks at the top three open source tools -- Kubernetes, Elasticsearch and Prometheus -- that enable running containerized applications at scale.Continue Reading

• The advantages of service mesh for containers, microservices

  Find out about the challenges and opportunities around creating a new application development stack for containers with the help of service meshes.Continue Reading