Suraj Kumar

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  Integration & APIs

  The convergence of data and application integration is here

  Over the past 20 years the relationship between hardware, software and data has changed dramatically. The consequences for your business have too. The simplicity of hardware, software, and a tiny sliver of data in the middle, contained within a single system in a large box, is unrecognizable by today’s paradigm. Those changes began around 2000, as we entered the era…

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  Integration & APIs

  Applications: Context is king

  In-car navigation systems aren’t new. In fact, in 1981 you could have bought a shiny new Honda Accord with a $2,750 add-on called the Electro Gyro-Cator. This primitive GPS-like box featured a gas gyroscope that used the car’s movements to (somewhat accurately) plot your progress along a map. While the Electro Gyro-Cator might have helped you navigate city streets like…

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  Integration & APIs

  Guide to winning with microservices

  I recently saw a job posting at a major tech company that asked for “minimum 12+ years' experience in Kubernetes administration and management.” If you’re familiar with the platform, you can see the problem right away. Kubernetes is only 6 years old. Time travelers only need apply. While this was surely a simple oversight, it actually sheds some light on…

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  Integration & APIs

  Take microservices to the board

  There is a fine line between evolutionary and revolutionary enterprise technology. Evolutionary technology solves problems for your IT teams – it makes the systems they build faster, more reliable, less of a headache. Revolutionary technology can solve problems you may not yet be aware of – which means it should be a C-suite conversation, not just an IT one. Since this is a conversation…

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