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Running IronWorker on Docker + Node.js + Windows

By Iron | December 10, 2015 |

Exosphere champions best of breed cloud applications. In their own words, “We’ve set out on a mission, a quest if you will, to gather together the best small to medium applications in each class, and try to bolt them together in such a way that combined they form a powerful, user-friendly, complete core small business…

Adrian Cockroft Wants You to Run Gauntlt

By Iron | December 5, 2015 |

Thanks to David Goehring for the base image CC BY 2.0 Secure APIs with a robust ruggedization framework A few months ago Adrian Cockroft gave a keynote at devopsdays Amsterdam. In it, he recommended the use of Gauntlt. It’s a robust ruggedization framework for APIs. In plain English, Guantlt is an easy way to test…

Best practices for ElePHPants coding in Go

By Iron | November 30, 2015 |

Thanks to Guido da Rozza for the base image CC BY 2.0 I’ve often coded in PHP. Recently, I realized that when I code in Go, it’s easier to spot my PHPisms. After weeks of cleaning them up, it only takes a day to fry my brain with them again. I’m sure I’m not the…

Shepherding Containers

By Iron | November 23, 2015 |

Thanks to Yahoo for the base image CC BY 2.0 Overview As one of the earliest users of Docker, I’ve had the pleasure of creating and working with multiple different platforms built on containers. Each platform has evolved in step with the current ecosystem around it, and I’ve gotten the chance to really put Docker’s…

Right-sizing with Docker Stats and cAdvisor

By Iron | November 21, 2015 |

Thanks to Jared for the base image CC BY 2.0 Overview Containers make life easy. Oh, you don’t have Ruby 2.2 installed? No problem, try this Docker image. Knowing what I tested on my local is exactly what’s running on production gives me warm fuzzies. Docker gets a lot of love because it simplifies development.…

See How Untappd Processes 100s of 1000s of Updates a Night

By Iron | November 19, 2015 |

Untappd, a mobile check-in app for beer lovers, helps beer lovers share their passion with friends and other beer lovers from around the world. With millions of users checking-in, tracking and sharing newly discovered beers and beer drinking locations, as well as earning points for coveted badges, the Untappd app’s processing power is tested daily.…

Defrag 2015: Our Favorites From Day Two

By Iron | November 13, 2015 |

This post is a continuation of our Defrag 2015 coverage from yesterday. Read on to hear about our favorite talks from day two. Talks Where Does the Time Go? – Researching Top Activities At Work Lisa Kamm is a Product Manager at Google. She got involved with a project to figure out how Googler’s spend…

Defrag 2015, Our Favorites From Day One

By Iron | November 12, 2015 |

Yesterday was the start of the 9th annual Defrag conference! What is Defrag? Defrag describes itself as: “We explore the frontiers of technology’s intersections with society, government, education, healthcare, and commerce through discussions and sessions rooted in topics like cloud computing, APIs, mobile technologies, big data, devops, the internet of things, and next generation human…

Upgrade to IronMQ v3 in Under 30 Minutes

By Iron | November 6, 2015 |

Thanks to Johan Fantenberg for the base image CC BY 2.0 Earlier this week, Iron.io Customer Success Engineer JPK and I sat down with Michael Geneles and Stephen Kamenar from PitchBox to discuss their transition to IronMQ v3. Last Friday, they made the transition in less than 30 minutes! We were so impressed, we asked…

First Class Support for Docker: Better Service, More Legroom

By Iron | November 5, 2015 |

Thanks to Richard Moross for the base image CC BY 2.0 Overview “Docker, please visit the front desk to receive your complimentary upgrade to first-class seating.“ That’s right, Docker just received a first-class upgrade on Iron.io. A ways back, Travis (our digital frontiers-man of a CTO) announced beta support for Docker. Today, we’re ripping off…