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Embracing Chaos Testing Helps Create Near-Perfect Clouds Netflix's "Simian Army" consists of services (Monkeys) in the cloud for generating various kinds of failures or abnormal conditions and then testing the system's ability to survive them. Chaos Monkey works on the premise that if we need to design for high availability, we should design for failure. |
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The Yin and Yang of E-Readers While the leading e-reading players—who started off with a monopoly—still continue to have their large share of the market, other players are slowly and steadily entering the space making it a domain closely watched by the device and software makers, content providers, and end users. |
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Different Approaches to the Future of Cloud Computing Companies seem to agree that cloud computing is the way things are going, but they are using different strategies to get there. Amazon is the largest cloud service, with Google's new announcements giving the giant a run for its money. But a SAP model—that may or may not be a cloud—is emerging. |
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Amazon Web Services Adds Node.js SDK to Developers’ Options Amazon Web Services released an SDK for Node.js, providing developers with a JavaScript library to build applications for AWS services. Node.js has been gaining momentum and popularity among programmers, and AWS' addition of the SDK gives developers another choice when building for its cloud. |
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Cats vs. Cows—Which Cloud Do You Have? If you are treating your private cloud like a pampered and spoiled pet cat that requires expensive care and feeding, then maybe it is time to start treating your cloud infrastructure more like a consumable commodity, like hamburgers—cheap, reliable, and interchangeable. |
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Emergent Database Technologies and the New Platform War In the not-so-distant past, there was a war of railroad track gauges, a war of electric power currents, and a war of videotape formats. Now, rumblings of another format war are pealing through a formerly stable platform, and this one could directly impact those who build and test software. |
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Testers: Empower Yourself to Ride the Music Wave As testers, it is important to keep track of the latest market and technology trends. Since music has become so intertwined with several other domains, there is a chance we will be touching on this space in our testing efforts if we are testing end user facing products and services. |
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3D Printing Software Options for Every Skill Set and Price Point 3D printing has existed for more than thirty years but only recently has it exploded into one of the tech world's biggest buzzwords and a must-have for artists, manufacturers, and even doctors. Learn how—through open source software and unbridled curiosity—3D printing is changing the world. |
