Opinion

The agent security mess

Humans don’t use most of their granted permissions, but agents will—and the results will be disastrous.

By Matt Asay

Mar 23, 20266 mins

Access ControlDevelopment ApproachesIdentity and Access Management

WCF returns: Core WCF gets a 1.0 release

Microsoft promises to support the community .NET Windows Communication Foundation replacement.

By Simon Bisson

May 4, 2022 6 mins

Microsoft .NET Open Source

The biggest multicloud mistake people are making

To optimize your multicloud architecture, know what your business specifically needs, and avoid the trap of 'vendor think.'

By David Linthicum

May 3, 2022 3 mins

Cloud Architecture Cloud Computing

The new AWS: No more dumpster fires

Bolstered by cultural change behind the scenes, AWS is becoming a more active contributing force in open source communities.

By Matt Asay

May 2, 2022 5 mins

Amazon Web Services Open Source Technology Industry

Sprint reviews and retrospectives in a hybrid work setting

When companies have a mix of employees at home and in the office, it’s vital that important agile ceremonies bring everyone together.

By Isaac Sacolick

May 2, 2022 6 mins

Agile Development Careers Software Development

Why public clouds lead with renewables

As enterprises work on their green cred, cloud providers step up to provide more green power. Doing good for the planet helps companies do well in the market.

By David Linthicum

Apr 29, 2022 3 mins

Cloud Computing Technology Industry

Build desktop and mobile UIs with Blazor Hybrid apps

.NET and Blazor bring the web development and mobile application worlds closer together.

By Simon Bisson

Apr 27, 2022 6 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Mobile Development

5G is important to cloud computing (but not that important)

It’s a good time to understand how 5G impacts cloud computing. Specific use cases will benefit the most, but for many, it won't make much difference.

By David Linthicum

Apr 26, 2022 3 mins

Cloud Computing Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Why blockchain is the future of the internet

Blockchain will create a trusted, unfilterable, uncensorable repository of data and information that is accessible worldwide.

By Lee Atchison

Apr 25, 2022 8 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development

The emerging risks of open source

The economics of open source today: Hobbyist projects, independent code artisans, and managed services have changed the software market.

By Matt Asay

Apr 25, 2022 6 mins

Open Source Software Development Technology Industry

Why we multicloud

As so many enterprises move to multicloud, the debate continues about its validity as an architectural solution, especially regarding complexity and lock-in.

By David Linthicum

Apr 22, 2022 4 mins

Cloud Architecture Cloud Computing

Cross-platform .NET UIs arrive with MAUI

You can finally start using the Multi-platform App UI toolkit to build cross-platform apps for mobile and desktop. Here’s what you need to know.

By Simon Bisson

Apr 20, 2022 6 mins

Development Tools Microsoft .NET Mobile Development

3 strategies for enterprise cloud finops

Set up a cloud business office, automate where possible, and provide visibility into your cloud agreements.

By David Linthicum

Apr 19, 2022 4 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Management IT Skills and Training

How to minimize new technical debt

With best practices and a commitment to not let technical debt grow, developers can make a solid business case, especially when staffing and money are tight.

By Isaac Sacolick

Apr 18, 2022 5 mins

Agile Development Software Development

The steady march of general-purpose databases

Databases have morphed from basic models to specialized versions. Are they now returning to simpler days?

By Matt Asay

Apr 18, 2022 4 mins

Cloud Computing Databases Software Development

Approach cloud architecture from the outside in

New best practices support defining cloud solutions from the outside in to take advantage of the strengths of cloud computing.

By David Linthicum

Apr 15, 2022 5 mins

Careers Cloud Architecture Cloud Computing

Make the most of SharePoint search APIs

Microsoft’s SharePoint has a powerful set of search tools that you can build into your code.

By Simon Bisson

Apr 13, 2022 6 mins

Development Tools Software Development

The complex layers of cloud computing sustainability

Interest is growing in cloud computing’s ability to reduce carbon, but the ‘green cloud’ argument is not as clear as many believe.

By David Linthicum

Apr 12, 2022 4 mins

Careers Cloud Architecture Cloud Computing

Use of consumption apps in the enterprise

Before considering what software you need to build and support, understand the difference between transactional and consumption applications.

By Lee Atchison

Apr 11, 2022 10 mins

Software Development

So you want to change cloud providers

Online posts might make it sound worthwhile to chase credits, but look at all the factors before switching tracks to a new cloud.

By Matt Asay

Apr 11, 2022 6 mins

Careers Cloud Architecture Technology Industry

A closer look at traditional solutions and cloud

As the cost and efficiency of traditional on-premises solutions become more attractive, compare the two options carefully to find the best one.

By David Linthicum

Apr 8, 2022 4 mins

Careers Cloud Computing Emerging Technology

NUnit uses open source tools to test .NET code

Unit tests are an important part of modern application development. NUnit is perhaps the best-known way of using them with .NET code.

By Simon Bisson

Apr 6, 2022 6 mins

Agile Development Build Automation Microsoft .NET

Where edge computing breaks down: Operations

As edge computing becomes more widespread, many are experiencing unexpected operational challenges.

By David Linthicum

Apr 5, 2022 5 mins

Cloud Computing

5 ways to improve on spreadsheets for business workflows

When data and workflows get complicated, these platform approaches work far more efficiently and reliably than a spreadsheet.

By Isaac Sacolick

Apr 4, 2022 7 mins

Data Integration Databases No Code and Low Code

Unfettered developer freedom may be over

Carefully limiting choices (and complexity) lets developers focus on innovation and not worry about security and operations.

By Matt Asay

Apr 4, 2022 6 mins

Careers Engineer Open Source

Is distributed data realistic?

Data everywhere may be the future of cloud-native and edge computing deployments, but the possibilities come with expense and management issues.

By David Linthicum

Apr 1, 2022 3 mins

Cloud Computing Data Architecture Data Governance

Azure Percept: A machine learning quick starter

No code meets artificial intelligence in a ready-to-deploy smart edge device.

By Simon Bisson

Mar 30, 2022 6 mins

Machine Learning Microsoft Azure No Code and Low Code

Optimize your cloud career

Fine-tune your career satisfaction with positions that offer appreciation, growth opportunities, work flexibility, and money, too.

By David Linthicum

Mar 29, 2022 4 mins

Careers IT Skills and Training Salaries

If you build it, it will run

What makes great software? Doing the work, doing it well, and remembering that you're writing for people—not machines.

By Matt Asay

Mar 28, 2022 4 mins

Engineer Software Development Technology Industry

Why governance is critical to cloud success

Governance can save you from bankruptcy after a data breach or keep day-to-day costs from spinning out of control. It pays to understand it.

By David Linthicum

Mar 25, 2022 3 mins

Cloud Architecture Cloud Computing Data Governance

My data killed my cloud project!

As we push more data to the cloud, avoidable mistakes are hampering migration. The biggest culprit: messy data with inadequate security and integration.

By David Linthicum

Mar 22, 2022 4 mins

Cloud Computing Data Quality Databases

How to improve agile and app dev meetings

Whether software developers are on site or remote, these practices and tools boost the efficiency of meetings that can’t be an email.

By Isaac Sacolick

Mar 21, 2022 5 mins

Agile Development Development Tools Software Development

Cloud convenience and open source

Developers have embraced cloud for many of the reasons they first embraced open source. Does that mean open source is obsolete?

By Matt Asay

Mar 21, 2022 6 mins

Cloud Computing Open Source Software Development

What happened to performance engineering in the cloud?

Instead of tossing money at performance issues, take a second look at how to manage and optimize cloud computing performance.

By David Linthicum

Mar 18, 2022 3 mins

Careers Cloud Architecture Cloud Computing

Turns out AWS can partner after all

AWS has always been both competitor and partner, but in its pursuit of scale, it’s now taking a more neighborly approach.

By Matt Asay

Mar 15, 2022 6 mins

Amazon Web Services Open Source Technology Industry

Why many enterprises waste money in the cloud

Enterprise cloud projects pour unnecessary amounts of cash down the drain. Here are a few causes and some tips to avoid waste.

By David Linthicum

Mar 15, 2022 4 mins

Careers Cloud Architecture Cloud Computing

The biggest obstacle to cloud is people

People and culture prevent many businesses from capturing the true value of cloud computing. Transforming organizational culture and revamping KPIs can help.

By David Linthicum

Mar 11, 2022 3 mins

Careers Cloud Computing

Accessibility Insights makes code more accessible

Microsoft’s accessibility tool helps you build inclusive user experiences.

By Simon Bisson

Mar 9, 2022 6 mins

Development Tools Diversity and Inclusion Software Development

Cloud computing and the metaverse

How does cloud computing factor in to the metaverse? Here are some thoughts before you put on your VR glasses and buy digital real estate.

By David Linthicum

Mar 8, 2022 4 mins

Cloud Computing Emerging Technology Virtual Reality

What is open data, and why does it matter?

Despite a lack of consensus on what open data means, organizations and open source projects are tackling it as we move into the future of computing.

By Matt Asay

Mar 7, 2022 6 mins

Data Management Open Source Technology Industry

5 ways spreadsheets kill your business

Potentially error-prone, unsecured, and hard to maintain, spreadsheets create data silos and discourage collaboration.

By Isaac Sacolick

Mar 7, 2022 6 mins

Careers Data Management Data Science

‘Cloud native’ confusion continues

The term ‘cloud native’ is years old, but we don’t agree on what it means and what value it brings.

By David Linthicum

Mar 4, 2022 3 mins

Cloud Computing Emerging Technology Software Development

Software development coaching dos and don’ts

Software development managers can support their most valuable asset—people—with these seven tips.

By Isaac Sacolick

Mar 2, 2022 6 mins

Careers Engineer Software Development

Use DirectML to train PyTorch machine learning models on a PC

Microsoft’s new tool makes it possible to use your own GPU to work with popular machine learning platforms.

By Simon Bisson

Mar 2, 2022 6 mins

Libraries and Frameworks Machine Learning Python

The truth about VDI and cloud computing

Enterprises are looking to virtual desktop infrastructure to make secure remote work possible, hopefully without sacrificing productivity, cost, and security.

By David Linthicum

Mar 1, 2022 4 mins

Careers Cloud Computing Security

Why tech companies have venture capital funds

Tech companies starting their own venture capital funds are after lucrative investments, strong partnerships, and new markets.

By Matt Asay

Feb 28, 2022 4 mins

Careers Technology Industry

Use the cloud to strengthen your supply chain

Stressed supply chains cause revenue and productivity issues and disrupt our own lives. Whose supply chains are still working well, and what technology are they using?

By David Linthicum

Feb 25, 2022 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence Careers Data Integration

Getting started with Avalonia UI

The transition to .NET 6 has left some useful tools behind. The open source community is updating the ideas behind them for a new, cross-platform world.

By Simon Bisson

Feb 23, 2022 6 mins

C# Development Tools Microsoft .NET

The lowdown on low code and no code in the cloud

Low code and no code can be part of a successful cloud solution, but you need the proper protection mechanisms to guard against inadvertent mistakes.

By David Linthicum

Feb 22, 2022 5 mins

Cloud Computing No Code and Low Code Software Development

Why open source is essential in a cloud era

Open source technologies give developers transferrable skills that help vendors build standards-based products. Everybody benefits.

By Matt Asay

Feb 21, 2022 4 mins

Cloud Computing Libraries and Frameworks Open Source

5 reasons software architects should embrace low code

From avoiding technical debt to simplifying and integrating business processes to unlocking monolithic systems, low code offers speed and flexibility.

By Isaac Sacolick

Feb 21, 2022 6 mins

Careers Development Tools No Code and Low Code