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Media Query Source: Part 4

The responses I provided to a media outlet on May 3, 2017: Media: The place of databases in DevOps. My responses addressed the more detailed questions as follows: Media: How often is the database being changed? Gfesser: The frequency of database changes will vary. As a general rule, there will

Media Query Source: Part 3

The responses I provided to a media outlet on April 11, 2017: Media: How should companies choose new technologies to add to their tech stack? My responses addressed the more detailed questions as follows: Media: How can companies effectively choose the right tools and resist adding technologies just for the

Media Query Source: Part 2

The responses I provided to a media outlet on November 17, 2016: My responses ended up being included in an article by a small private college in San Diego alongside business owners and other consultants within the software industry. Extent of quote highlighted in orange. Above image from cited article.

Media Query Source: Part 1

The responses I provided to a media outlet on June 14, 2016: Media: What are the main reasons you participate in open source projects? Gfesser: I'm a heavy user of open source software and libraries. Documentation can be light or inconsistent, especially projects which move quickly from release

New Book Review: "Migrating to Microservice Databases"

New book review for Migrating to Microservice Databases: From Relational Monolith to Distributed Data, by Edson Yanaga, O'Reilly, 2017, reposted here: This book addresses a much-needed topic in microservices architecture: the database in the context of microservices. However, after reading several other books on microservices architecture, I found

New Book Review: "Microservices vs. Service-Oriented Architecture"

New book review for Microservices vs. Service-Oriented Architecture, by Mark Richards, O'Reilly, 2016, reposted here: Unlike some other books focused on microservices architecture, Richards specifically investigates microservices architecture in the context of service-oriented architecture (SOA) that came to dominate the technology industry circa 2005. As the author explains

New Book Review: "Reactive Microservices Architecture"

New book review for Reactive Microservices Architecture: Design Principles for Distributed Systems, by Jonas Bonér, O'Reilly, 2016, reposted here: This text provides an introductory look at Reactive microservices architecture, written by Jonas Bonér, co-author of the Reactive Manifesto. After a brief look at the general concept of microservices,

Personal Reading List: 2Q2017

My personal reading list for April, May, and June 2017. Color Key: Special Notes, Completed Reading. Updated throughout the Quarter. At Bat (Schnell) Migrating to Microservice Databases: From Relational Monolith to Distributed Data, by Edson Yanaga, O'Reilly, 2017. Copy provided by Red Hat. Pricing Done Right: The Pricing

New Book Review: "Introduction to Apache Flink"

New book review for Introduction to Apache Flink: Stream Processing for Real Time and Beyond, by Ellen Friedman and Kostas Tzoumas, O'Reilly, 2016, reposted here: Good effort on the first (and currently only) book available on Apache Flink. As the authors comment in the introductory pages, the purpose

Pyntail CEO Taps Erik for Consultation

This past week, I chatted with Kamran Qamar, founder and CEO of Los Angeles based Pyntail, which markets itself as the fastest growing mobile app and game development studio. Since its founding in 2010, Pyntail has delivered over 175 unique apps and produced 17 game titles. During our conversation, Kamran