Opinion

Stop worrying: Instead, imagine software developers’ next great pivot

Pessimism in the face of coding agents like Claude Code is often just a lack of imagination. From steam engines to LLMs, efficiency has always been a catalyst for growth, not a death knell for careers.

By Nick Hodges

Mar 25, 20264 mins

Software Development

The state of services in the cloud for 2020

We’ve learned to take services for granted, but they are actually more important than most cloud architects think

By David Linthicum

Jul 14, 2020 3 mins

Careers Cloud Computing

The end of the line for PHP on Windows

Microsoft will no longer build new releases of PHP for Windows. What does the Windows Web application development future look like?

By Simon Bisson

Jul 14, 2020 6 mins

Microsoft .NET Microsoft Azure Small and Medium Business

What is Google’s Open Usage Commons — and why?

Google’s new foundation provides trademark protection to open source projects, starting with Istio, Angular, and Gerrit. Not everyone is pleased

By Matt Asay

Jul 13, 2020 6 mins

Open Source

Cloudops tools: More is not better

Cloudops and cloudops tools (such as AIops) are important, but you can have too much of a good thing

By David Linthicum

Jul 10, 2020 3 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Management Cloud Security

Disinformation, malware, and an array of cyberattacks are rising as fast as case counts

By James Kobielus

Jul 9, 2020 7 mins

Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Security

3 multicloud architecture patterns cloud pros should understand

Be aware of these emerging multicloud architecture patterns that eliminate data, service, and process silos

By David Linthicum

Jul 7, 2020 3 mins

Cloud Computing

Understanding .NET MAUI and the future of Xamarin

Microsoft continues to explore the future of .NET and cross-platform Xamarin development tools

By Simon Bisson

Jul 7, 2020 6 mins

Microsoft .NET Software Development

What does an open source maintainer do after burnout?

Maintaining an open source project is far different from coding, which is a problem if coding is what you love

By Matt Asay

Jul 6, 2020 6 mins

Open Source

Yes, it’s safe to move sensitive data to the cloud

The public clouds have been safe places to store mission-critical and sensitive data for some time, but it takes a pandemic to push most enterprises over the tipping point

By David Linthicum

Jul 3, 2020 2 mins

Careers Cloud Computing Cloud Security

Defining a continuous testing strategy

For the most business value, develop a testing program based on personas, best practices, and agile principles

By Isaac Sacolick

Jul 2, 2020 6 mins

Agile Development App Testing Software Development

3 things the pandemic taught us about cloud computing

Many enterprises are learning some hard lessons they did not even know existed four months ago

By David Linthicum

Jun 30, 2020 3 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Security

Future-proofing .NET application development with the Uno Platform

With support for WinUI 3.0, the cross-platform Uno development environment is an important alternative to Xamarin

By Simon Bisson

Jun 30, 2020 6 mins

Microsoft .NET Software Development

Do we need so many databases?

We have hundreds of different databases to choose from for storing our data — and we need more

By Matt Asay

Jun 29, 2020 4 mins

Databases Software Development

9 career pitfalls every software developer should avoid

If you love to code, and don’t think much about your career or your business, it’s time to get real and rethink how you approach software development

By Andrew C. Oliver

Jun 29, 2020 8 mins

Careers Engineer Software Development

Why data and processing should live in the cloud, not on devices

New evidence suggests that mobile device users prefer the processing and data to not reside on their devices. Is this a new best practice?

By David Linthicum

Jun 26, 2020 3 mins

Cloud Computing Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

AI is now a C-suite imperative

Survey from Appen finds that C-level involvement in AI initiatives has jumped significantly

By Zeus Kerravala

Jun 25, 2020 5 mins

Analytics Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning

Working with Teams in the Microsoft Graph

Create and manage collaborative teams with code

By Simon Bisson

Jun 23, 2020 6 mins

Software Development

When not to use AIops for cloudops

The excitement around AIops means that it’s sometimes being deployed for the wrong reasons. Here are a few situations where AIops is contraindicated

By David Linthicum

Jun 23, 2020 3 mins

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing

Digital transformation shifts into overdrive

Companies that let developers choose the technology, while executives chart bold goals, will navigate the change best

By Matt Asay

Jun 22, 2020 5 mins

Build Automation Devops Software Development

The post-pandemic move to edge computing requires some thought

With a newly expanded distributed workforce, many enterprises are considering a move to the edge. Make sure you've thought about security and data volume

By David Linthicum

Jun 19, 2020 3 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Security

3 ways to apply agile to data science and dataops

Take an agile approach to dashboards, machine learning models, cleansing data sources, and data governance

By Isaac Sacolick

Jun 18, 2020 6 mins

Agile Development Data Science Machine Learning

3 serverless downsides your cloud provider won’t mention

Serverless is getting more popular as enterprises rush to the cloud, but some drawbacks are almost never discussed

By David Linthicum

Jun 16, 2020 3 mins

Cloud Computing Serverless Computing

Working with the Azure Kinect Developer Kit

Building applications on top of the Kinect depth sensor

By Simon Bisson

Jun 16, 2020 7 mins

Machine Learning Microsoft Azure Software Development

Developers will decide cloud winners and losers

Companies might choose AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud, but their developers will decide what runs there

By Andrew C. Oliver

Jun 15, 2020 4 mins

Cloud Computing Open Source Software Development

Cloud complexity is a threat to data security

One study shows what many of us already suspected: Cloud complexity makes data more vulnerable, even with the best security practices and technologies in place

By David Linthicum

Jun 12, 2020 3 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Security

Which tech companies will survive the pandemic-triggered recession?

Bouncing back from a COVID-19 downturn depends on how well a company weathers the structural and frictional challenges. Hint: You'll need disruption and a healthy supply of cash

By James Kobielus

Jun 11, 2020 11 mins

Analytics Careers Technology Industry

How IT priorities are shifting during the COVID-19 crisis

Survey from AppDynamics indicates the acceleration of digital transformation during the pandemic creates new IT risks

By Zeus Kerravala

Jun 10, 2020 5 mins

Analytics Careers Cloud Computing

3 myths of disaster recovery and cloud computing

Most in IT understand the need for backup and recovery operations, but moving to the cloud has caused some confusion

By David Linthicum

Jun 9, 2020 3 mins

Cloud Computing

Using Redis Enterprise in Azure

Microsoft and RedisLabs are collaborating to bring advanced Redis features to Azure, adding new in-memory database tools to Azure’s cache service

By Simon Bisson

Jun 9, 2020 7 mins

Cloud Storage Microsoft Azure Software Development

3 steps to successful cloud architecture

Cloud architects need to understand cloud technology and how the pieces fit together. They also need to understand old school process

By David Linthicum

Jun 5, 2020 3 mins

Careers Cloud Computing

5 ways to drive agile experimentation using feature flags

Feature flags provide today's developers with tools to roll out new features to specific audiences, test A/B options, and control deployment with greater speed and fewer risks

By Isaac Sacolick

Jun 4, 2020 6 mins

Agile Development Software Development

A pragmatic approach to the post-pandemic run on cloud computing

All signs indicate cloud computing will be hotter soon, pushed by vulnerabilities identified during the pandemic. Will you be ready?

By David Linthicum

Jun 2, 2020 2 mins

Careers Cloud Computing

Building your first Azure Static Web App

Microsoft’s new service brings together Azure and GitHub to deliver static Web content

By Simon Bisson

Jun 2, 2020 6 mins

Microsoft Azure Version Control Systems Web Development

How GraphQL turned web development on its head

With GraphQL, you get to build whatever API you like and let the client determine what data it wants to access. Just don’t call it a query language

By Matt Asay

Jun 1, 2020 5 mins

Open Source

3 cloud security mistakes you’re likely making without knowing

Moving to a post-pandemic cloud deployment? You can easily avoid these security errors

By David Linthicum

May 29, 2020 2 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Security

Quantum AI is still years from enterprise prime time

Quantum computing’s greatest potential for widespread adoption during this decade is in artificial intelligence

By James Kobielus

May 28, 2020 13 mins

Analytics Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning

Intra-cloud latency is real. Here’s what to do about it

A little-known Achilles heel in the cloud computing world, intra-cloud latency could have a huge negative impact on public cloud-based application performance

By David Linthicum

May 26, 2020 3 mins

Careers Cloud Computing Cloud Management

Microsoft’s Project Reunion: Win32 and UWP unite

Microsoft announced it is bringing Win32 and UWP together at last. How is it going to happen?

By Simon Bisson

May 26, 2020 7 mins

Software Development Technology Industry

How Redis scratched an itch — and changed databases forever

For decades we were hamstrung by the belief the database was a ‘solved’ problem, until open source developers opened our eyes

By Matt Asay

May 25, 2020 5 mins

Databases Open Source

The state of microservices and cloud computing

Now is a good time to look at microservices, and if they're overused or underused

By David Linthicum

May 22, 2020 3 mins

Cloud Computing

What developers must know about master data management

An MDM program offers a competitive advantage by creating a two-way data clearinghouse with automation and tools to manage data that all your systems can access

By Isaac Sacolick

May 21, 2020 6 mins

Careers Data Management Software Development

Lists and Fluid Framework add fuel to Microsoft Graph development

At Build 2020 Microsoft unveils new Graph-based tools for building collaborative applications

By Simon Bisson

May 19, 2020 7 mins

Software Development Technology Industry

How the cloud will support colleges and universities post-pandemic

With in-person classes unlikely to resume in the fall, most institutions are pivoting to remote learning by leveraging public clouds

By David Linthicum

May 19, 2020 3 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Management

Will the solo open source developer survive the pandemic?

Many important projects are maintained by volunteer developers who may now have more pressing needs than volunteering

By Matt Asay

May 18, 2020 4 mins

Open Source

The pros and cons of using a virtual private cloud

VPCs have been around for at least a decade, but consider both sides of the coin before using them

By David Linthicum

May 15, 2020 3 mins

Cloud Computing Private Cloud

How data analysis, AI, and IoT will shape the post-pandemic ‘new normal’

Only a common public health infrastructure of AI, cloud computing, streaming, and the Internet of Things can marshal our data against pandemics

By James Kobielus

May 14, 2020 7 mins

Analytics Data Science Machine Learning

Where to direct healthcare spending on cloud computing

As things return to normal, we could see new spending patterns in the stressed healthcare systems. Cloud computing can help fix weaknesses exposed by the pandemic

By David Linthicum

May 12, 2020 4 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Management