Platforms should run on Kubernetes, apps should run on PaaS. That simple heuristic seems to resonate with the companies I talk to. When you have access to both environments, it makes sense to figure out what runs where. PaaS is… Read More ›
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My new book on modernizing .NET applications is now available!
I might be the first person to write a technical book because of peer pressure. Let me back up. I’m fortunate to be surrounded by smart folks at Pivotal. Many of them write books. We usually buy copies of them… Read More ›
Wait, THAT runs on Pivotal Cloud Foundry? Part 5 – .NET Framework apps
Looking for a host suitable for .NET Framework apps? Windows Server virtual machines are almost your only option. The only public cloud PaaS product that offers a higher abstraction than virtual machines is Azure’s App Service. And that’s not really… Read More ›
Wait, THAT runs on Pivotal Cloud Foundry? Part 4 – Data pipelines
Streaming is all the rage! No, not binge-watching Arrested Development on Netflix. Rather, I mean data stream processing: ingesting and handling infinite datasets. Instead of chewing through a nightly or weekly batch of records, you’re doing near real-time processing. Done… Read More ›
Wait, THAT runs on Pivotal Cloud Foundry? Part 3 – Background, batch, and scheduled jobs
So far in this series of posts, we’ve seen that Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) runs a lot more than just web applications. Not every app has a user-facing front-end component. Some of your systems run in the background or on… Read More ›
Wait, THAT runs on Pivotal Cloud Foundry? Part 2 – TCP-routable services
Platform-as-a-Service products typically run web apps. That is, apps that accept HTTP traffic and listen on ports 80, 8080 or 443. As you survey the landscape today, you’ll find that’s still the case in the most popular public cloud application… Read More ›
Wait, THAT runs on Pivotal Cloud Foundry? Part 1 – Docker images
When I say “PaaS” what comes to mind? If you’re like most people I talk to, you think of public cloud platforms for modern web apps. So I’ll forgive you if you didn’t realize that things are different now! The… Read More ›
