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Launching my own SaaS

I love what we are building here at Shipa, and I couldn’t be more proud of all the great things the team is constantly delivering, but one thing I like is having personal projects. These help me keep up to date with technology and learn new things. I try to keep the investment in those projects at a minimum and under control. That goes across both the timing and the resources invested. My most recent project is related to the experience when defining cloud-native applications.

Stackify Earns SD Times 100: Best in Show for Performance Monitoring

Stackify earned top honors for the 4th year in a row from SD Times for Performance Monitoring. This year’s SD Times 100 looks at the best of the software development companies from how they performed in 2021 — a year like no other due to … Improve Your Code with Retrace APM Stackify’s APM tools are used by thousands of.NET, Java, PHP, Node.js, Python, & Ruby developers all over the world. Explore Retrace’s product features to learn more.

What Is JMX Monitoring?

The Java Management Extensions (JMX) framework is a well-known tool for any experienced Java developer. The purpose of the JMX framework is to simplify the management of local and remote Java applications while providing a user-friendly interface. The primary advantages of the JMX framework are that it’s highly reliable, scalable, and easy to configure. However, it’s also known for introducing the concept of MBeans, which unlocks the capacity for real-time Java application management.

Everything you need to know about cloud-native

Cloud technology, and applications running in the cloud, are becoming more and more common. With this rise in cloud computing, application development has needed to change as well, resulting in what can be called the cloud-native approach to software development. In this article, you will learn all about cloud-native technology and how cloud-native companies approach building their applications.

Optimize Resources Through Apache Spark Tuning (Part Two)

In part one of this two-part blog post, we began our deep dive into Apache Spark tuning to optimize resources. We looked at what is involved in executor and partition sizing, particularly choosing the number of partitions and choosing an executor size. After establishing some principles of optimization here, we ended by asking an important question: Is it really practical for all applications to be optimized? As our recent State of the Market report helped reveal, the answer is two-sided. The good news?

The best brand reactions to website downtime

We have to admit that customers and brands alike are able to put a good spin on website downtime and social media managers are undoubtedly having all their Christmases arrive at once! We’ve found some of the most reactions to website downtime online, albeit the majority are from the notorious Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp downtime experienced globally. Feel free to actually LOL.

How To Find The Top Social Media Management Platform

Social media is a powerful tool for businesses of all sizes. It allows you to connect with customers and potential customers in a way that was never possible before. However, managing social media can be time-consuming and difficult. That's where a social media management platform comes in handy. In this blog post, we will discuss how to find the top social media management platform for your business.

Seven steps to help protect your ERP system against cyberattacks

What would happen if your enterprise resource planning (ERP) system were attacked? For many companies, the consequences would be devastating. ERP systems not only contain the crown jewels of the business—customer data, stock levels, order entries, production plans, and contract data—they also manage such essential financial processes as order to cash (OTC), and operational processes such as production planning and steering and cash collection and payments.