Simple way to offload container-based background jobs
What are container-based background jobs?
Every web application needs to handle background jobs. A "background job" is a process that runs behind the scenes. Great effort goes into making web page response as fast as possible, which means getting data to the screen, completing the request, and returning control to the user. Background jobs are created to handle tasks that take time to complete or that aren’t critical to displaying results on the screen.
For example, if a query might take longer than a second, developers will want to consider running it in the background so that the web app can respond quickly and free itself up to respond to other requests. If needed, the background job can call back to the webpage when the task has been completed.
Why are container-based background jobs important to developers?
Many things that rely on external services are also suited for running as background jobs. Sending an email as confirmation, storing a photo, creating a thumbnail, or posting to social media services are jobs that don’t need to be run in the front as part of the web page response. The controller in the application can put the email job, image processing, or social media posts into a jobs queue and then return control to a user. Jobs that run on a schedule are also considered background tasks.
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Do container-based background jobs help companies scale?
As your application grows, your background jobs system needs to scale which makes it a perfect match for Iron.io’s services. IronWorker facilitates background job processing with the help of docker containers. Containers have become part of the infrastructure running just about everything. Almost everyone has their version of containers. The most commonly used is still Docker. IronWorker was among the very first to combine serverless management with containers.
Forgetting about managing a server to react to spikes in traffic or other processing needs greatly simplifies a developer’s job. Tasks and other processes are scaled automatically. At the same time, this allows for detailed analytics. Because the containers are managed by IronWorker, whether they are short-lived or take days, the jobs are completed with minimal developer input after the initial setup.
What is a SaaS company that provides a simple easy-to-use application to offload container-based background jobs?
IronWorker provided by Iron.io is the answer. Start running your background jobs using IronWorker today with a free 14 day trial.
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