New Tech Forum
By Dylan Etkin, Liam Randall, Murray Thom, Prasad Venkatachar, Rick Spencer, Sanjay Gidwani, Vasu Sattenapalli
New Tech Forum provides a venue to explore and discuss emerging enterprise technology in unprecedented depth and breadth. The selection is subjective, based on our pick of the technologies we believe to be important and of greatest interest to InfoWorld readers. InfoWorld does not accept marketing collateral for publication and reserves the right to edit all contributed content.
3 keys to making data democratization a reality
How do you build an organization of confident data users who are more responsive to customer needs? Focus on these three priorities.
A smarter way to bring data protection to SSD-based applications
Traditional RAID solutions reduce both the performance and endurance of solid state drives. Here’s how Pliops XDP provides reliable data protection to SSDs without the performance penalty.
What SQL users should know about time series data
Four key considerations to keep in mind when you need a database designed for analytical queries of vast quantities of time series data.
AI and the future of software development
Artificial intelligence will dramatically increase the pace of software development and make continuous delivery routine. Processes and roles will need to evolve, especially testing.
Why software developers prefer DORA metrics
Software engineering teams have tried all sorts of ways to measure the software development process and developer productivity. Here’s why DORA metrics are becoming the industry standard.
How WebAssembly will transform edge computing
By enabling cloud-native back ends to run on operational edges, Wasm allows us to deploy business logic closer to users or data, even to places Kubernetes and containers can’t go.
Where quantum computing is already delivering value
While gate model quantum computing holds immense promise for tomorrow, quantum annealing systems are solving complex optimization problems for enterprises today.
Why Raft-native systems are the future of streaming data
While Apache Kafka is slowly introducing KRaft to simplify its approach to consistency, systems built on Raft show more promise for tomorrow’s hyper-gig workloads.
Shift left for SaaS: More DIY means happier users
Enabling SaaS users to perform admin tasks themselves using self-service portals or APIs not only reduces the stress on IT admins, but also improves the productivity and satisfaction of workers.
6 best practices to keep Kubernetes costs under control
Successfully managing Kubernetes infrastructure and management costs requires granular monitoring, shared visibility, and effective controls. Here’s how to get there.
Wasm: 5 things developers should be tracking
We know Wasm works well in the browser. Now it’s time to get excited about the possibilities for Wasm on the server side.
6 key features of SingleStore Kai for MongoDB
SingleStore Kai for MongoDB brings real-time analytics to JSON documents by translating MongoDB queries onto SQL statements that are executed on SingleStoreDB. No changes to schema, data, or queries required.
Update or migrate? Planning for MySQL 5.7 EOL
Come October 2023, MySQL 5.7 will no longer receive updates or security patches. It’s time to understand your options and plan for the path ahead.
Build a real-time AI pipeline with Pulsar Functions
With Pulsar Functions, you can apply Python functions to pub/sub messages in Apache Pulsar to make machine learning predictions in real time. Here’s how.
Happy 30th, FreeBSD! Why the FreeBSD open source project has endured
As FreeBSD marks three decades of success, we can thank open source freedom, a strong culture, a shared leadership model, modern development practices, and robust code that continues to evolve.
Bringing observability to the modern data stack
Acceldata Data Observability Platform gives enterprises visibility into the reliability, performance, and usage of data platforms, helping to ensure data quality while controlling costs.
AppMap: A map to reduce developer toil
Open-source AppMap brings runtime code analysis into the developer’s code editor, providing the feedback needed to address performance and security issues during development and reduce code rework.
Smart packaging with IoT goes beyond better tracking
Smarter boxes and a data-driven approach to product delivery create new opportunities for improving both products and customer engagement. Here’s how to seize them.
How to reduce your devops tool sprawl
After a decade of software development and operations teams embracing every ‘right tool for the job,’ it’s time to start tool consolidation efforts. Here’s where to start.
Sigstore: Roots of trust for software artifacts
Sigstore has become the default software signing method for everything from Kubernetes to NPM, Maven, and PyPi, verifying the integrity of more than a million open source packages.
