Posts by Nick
Background jobs on Heroku
Background jobs significantly enhance a web application’s scalability by allowing it to unload tedious or CPU-intensive activities from the front-end. This helps guarantee that the front-end can process incoming web requests quickly, minimizing the probability of performance problems caused by backlogged requests. This article discusses background jobs as an architectural model and references implementations, addons,…
Read MoreVMs vs. Docker vs. Kubernetes
Many organizations adopt open-source libraries to power their systems. This has led to embracing various operating systems such as Windows and Linux distributions to meet their technical needs. These diverse ecosystems allow users to access the latest technologies and benefit from wide community support at lower costs. As the operating environments have become varied,…
Read MoreMonitor AWS Lambda Functions Using Container Images
Since its inception, the concept of a serverless ecosystem has fascinated developers. While making deploying applications faster and simpler than ever, serverless environments now offer a strategic means of building scalable, modern products. However, as organizations continue to rapidly adopt the latest in serverless tech, many developers are facing visibility gaps due to holes and…
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