In this 2-part mini-series, Joshua Hoffman examines some of the common issues companies face when designing for scalability. Read part 1 here. In my previous blog I looked at what I call the first three sins of web scale – pride (the refusal to use tools not invented here), envy (the desire for a more […]
Throughout my career I’ve had the opportunity to work at a variety of different companies both large and small. They each had their own set of unique challenges regarding growth but one thing I noticed with time and experience was that the solutions to the problems they faced were not specific to the company itself. […]
Who do you trust? What do you control? What are your dependencies? Reliability in the Internet is an adrenaline adventure but we all want a good night sleep and working service. Adam Surak, DevOps Engineer at Algolia previews some of the reliability nightmares he’s going to discuss at TechSummit Berlin. TechSummit Berlin takes place on […]
Managing secrets is hard to get right, and can be very expensive if you get it wrong. In our latest podcast, Alex Schoof, principal engineer at Fugue, previews some of the topics he’ll be addressing during his presentation at TechSummit Berlin. TechSummit Berlin takes place on 13 April 2016. Join others from the tech community […]