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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…
Iron 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…