ECS Alternatives
Overview: If you are in the field of software development, you have probably heard of containers. A containerized application has myriad benefits, including efficiency, cost, and portability. One of the big questions with this technology is where and how to host it? In house, in the cloud, somewhere else? Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers a…
Read MoreIntroducing: Computerless™
Iron was one of the pioneers of Serverless, so we’re excited to announce that we’ll also be one of the first companies to offer the next generation of compute: It’s called Computerless™. Unlike Serverless, this technology removes the physical machine completely. Our offering piggy-backs off the recent developments in fiber optic technology developed at the…
Read MoreOn-Premises or On-Cloud? How to Make the Choice
Introduction It was once a tech buzzword, but cloud computing has become a mature best practice for companies of all sizes and industries. Even if you don’t know it, it’s highly likely that part or all of your business has already moved into the cloud. Case in point: A whopping 96 percent of organizations now…
Read MoreIron Shout-out: Scout APM
At Iron we love programming languages. We started off with Ruby way back in the day, and eventually moved most of our latency critical services to Golang. Internally, our team is made of some that love Typescript, some that speak fluent Rust, and myself… I’m a big Erlang nerd at heart, so I’m obviously a big…
Read MoreDocker vs Kubernetes – How Do They Stack Up?
Overview Docker and Kubernetes are two hot technologies in the world of software. Most software architectures are using them or considering them. The question is often asked – Docker vs Kubernetes – which is better? Which one should we be using? As it turns out, this question misrepresents the two. These two technologies don’t actually…
Read MoreDocker Jobs: 11 Awesome Jobs for 2019
If you’re searching for docker jobs online, it can be a real challenge to find open positions that fit your skills. A development job presents a fantastic opportunity to work at an innovative company. However, finding positions can be a time-consuming process. Here’s some advice for finding docker jobs online. You’ll also find 11 open…
Read MoreIBM MQ (IBM Message Queue): Overview and Comparison to IronMQ
Wherever two or more people need to wait in line for something, you can guarantee that there will be a queue: supermarkets, bus stops, sporting events, and more. It turns out, however, that queues are also a useful concept in computer science. The data structure known as a queue is a collection of objects that are stored…
Read MoreIron at APIdays, see you there?
First off, we’re giving away a few free tickets to the SF APIdays conference on July 31st. Comment about your favorite API on this post for a chance to win a free ticket! With the freebie out of the way, we’re huge fans of APIdays (and API’s in general) and love to reference this landscape…
Read MoreIron Enters the Manifold
We’re happy to announce that Iron’s suite of products are now publicly available on the Manifold marketplace (see the bottom of this post for a coupon code you’ll want to redeem). If you haven’t heard of Manifold before, you definitely need to check them out. They’re an application marketplace that lets you provision and manage services without…
Read More3 Key Benefits to Container-Based Background Job Processing
Whether deploying applications or providing microservices, being able to get tasks done in the background without user intervention is key to operating efficiently for IT and development teams. One effective way to facilitate background job processing is with the help of containers. Container-based background job processing comes with a whole host of benefits. Here are…
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