Posts by Iron
How to Cross Compile Go Programs using Docker
There are several ways to cross compile Go programs, but the way we’re going to show you is awesome because you don’t have to install any libs or anything. That said, you do need Docker installed, but you already have that anyways, right? We use this to create our Iron.io command line tool binaries. You…
Read MoreHow to Deliver Massive Volumes of Sports Scores and News to over 12 Million Mobile Users at Bleacher Report
Bleacher Report (B/R) is one of the leading sports news sources in the country. Second only to ESPN, Bleacher Report is a growing force for team-specific sports content, commentary, and real-time event coverage. B/R’s goal is to deliver a comprehensive experience for sports fans and foster engagement with favorite teams and topics across all major…
Read MoreProject Thor Will Deliver First True Hybrid IronWorker Solution
Today, Iron.io announced Project Thor, which is developing the world’s first hybrid job processing system. This is unlike anything we’ve done to date. Unlike previous IronWorker technology, Project Thor is architected to deliver the power of Iron.io to any server in the world in minutes. With Project Thor, the Iron.io IronWorker Docker container is deployed…
Read MoreNo lock in, thanks to Docker
Flexibility and the freedom to choose are among the core tenets at Iron.io. For those who have been following Iron.io posts for some time, we’re sure you’ve read a number of the Docker-related developments we released over the past year, including the previous blog post that IronWorker supports custom Docker images. This is awesome not…
Read MoreTreasure Data and IronWorker (repost)
Overview Our friends at Treasure Data wrote a blog post about data collection in Ruby and how to run multiple data collection tasks in parallel (or scheduled) using IronWorker. The example from Treasure Data demonstrates what it takes to build a simple logging application in Ruby with IronWorker to manage and log the output to…
Read MoreGopherFest 2015
On Tuesday evening at the GopherFest 2015 meetup, I had the privilege of speaking alongside Andrew Gerrand, Rob Pike (the creator of Go!) and Steve Francia. If you missed the talks, check out the full recording above. The slides for my talk are on SlideShare. Also, Hakka Labs will be releasing an edited recording of…
Read MoreHow Omaze Delivers Once in a Lifetime Experiences Using Iron.io and Rackspace DevOps
Blow Sh*t Up with Arnold Schwarzenegger … Be Drawn Into an Episode of the Simpsons … Celebrate the Patriots Victory with Rob Gronkowski. These aren’t even bucket list items, these are unattainable items. That is, until Omaze gets involved. Omaze is an organization that was founded to drive significantly more money and awareness for deserving causes…
Read MoreFull Docker Support for IronWorker
Overview A couple of months ago, we announced a new workflow for IronWorker based on Docker that enabled you to test your worker code locally on the exact same environment as it is when running on the IronWorker cloud. The initial feedback we received was pretty consistent: “This is great, but can you make it…
Read MoreDockerWorker Unplugged
Overview Today, the world revolves around developers. Digital businesses are becoming a significant part of the landscape. A traditional business thrives on its responsiveness to customers and how it handles business data. People used to talk about the Era of Information Technology, however, now we’re in the Era of the Developer. Fast-moving businesses recognize the…
Read MoreHubble Gets Lean With Microservices and Iron.io
As microservices continues to spread through the industry as a dominant pattern for building modern cloud applications, marquee examples from large-scale companies such as Netflix and Twitter may appear daunting to companies still on a growth path. When powering through agile cycles to release new features at a rapid pace, the last thing on your…
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