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On-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…
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At Iron we love programming languages. We started off with Ruby way back in the day, and eventually moved most of…
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Docker 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…
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Docker 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…
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IBM 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…
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Iron 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…
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Iron 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…
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3 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…
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Iron’s East/West Coast Drink-up
A bunch of Iron employees will be out and about in April, looking to meet up with customers to chat…
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A Serverless Message Queue Without the Glue
Overview: More and more technologies get involved as systems grow, and it’s sometimes hard to keep track of what’s doing…
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Docker, Inc isn’t Dead
Overview Chris Short recently wrote up a piece entitled Docker, Inc is Dead, with a prediction that the company would…
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Migrating from Sidekiq to Iron
Overview I’ve used Sidekiq for years. It’s an absolutely fantastic project and Mike Perham is a shining example of what…
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