Ann Marie Bond
Director, Product Marketing at Software AG
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With microservices and APIs, you get what you ordered
The other day I was ordering a new jacket from a popular website. The process was efficient and friendly; I was able to find, configure and pay for exactly the jacket I wanted in less than 10 minutes. That’s when things went wrong. Apparently, this was an in-demand jacket and, even though it appeared to be available, the warehouse was… -
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Why microservices need pessimists
As agility becomes the new transformation buzzword, microservices are having their moment in the sun. With success stories like Netflix and Google, businesses of every size are looking at microservices initiatives. Business leaders are buzzing with excitement for microservices. Indeed, they bring them up in meetings and put them into presentations as the panacea for all business problems. But the real problem is that… -
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2021 integration & API management predictions
The year 2020 showed that organizations which had invested in digital transformation were the ones that were resilient enough to pivot and survive. Integration and APIs are two sides of the same coin, and digital transformation cannot happen without them. Without them, all you have is a collection of systems and silos of data. This is why integration and APIs have… -
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Plan for change in an unpredictable future
Here’s a quiz: What do these five things have in common? A puppy, an RV, a bicycle, a kayak and lysol spray. The answer is that they’re all things you can’t get anymore without a large bank balance or an inside connection. Six months ago, you would never have been able to predict the scarcity of these seemingly disconnected items.… -
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AppMesh: Making Microservices Work – Together
There is no silver bullet for handling microservices complexity, but there is a way to gain control over them – it’s called AppMesh. The megatrend of moving IT to the cloud in the past few years has driven the adoption of SaaS applications and an evolution in software architecture. Distributed architectures, such as those running on Docker containers in public… -
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Take control of microservices with AppMesh
Monolithic applications have lost their shine over the past few years, particularly as the trend toward microservices has taken off. The main issue with the three-tiered monolithic architecture is that, if any one piece of functionality needs to change, the entire system must undergo a release cycle. This costs more and results in slow delivery times for important new features and capabilities. … -
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Integration: Eight Ways Your Life Will Change
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, the integration landscape is about to change dramatically. Rather than be afraid of diving into your next integration project, there are eight things you need to know to swim with the sharks in 2020. Get Under the Covers The lines between application development and integration will blur as… -
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Why first movers get the juiciest rewards
There is an old saying - “the early bird gets the worm” – which captures the essence of being a first mover in a competitive landscape. Being first can enable a company to establish strong brand recognition and customer loyalty before its competitors are even in the market. In working with webMethods customers over the years, I’ve seen how their… -
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Build, Test, Run Microservices Integration
Everyone likes a free trial, especially when it involves something you can actually use to do something really useful. This is why Software AG is offering an extended free trial of webMethods Service Designer. It’s a lightweight, self-contained tool for building integrations and APIs, unit testing them, and running them on a microservices platform. As an added bonus, it includes…
