Traditional technical debt metaphors suggest something that can be paid down incrementally. Over-engineering does not behave ...

Client/Server distribution and the nature of the client (end user device) itself are important factors in understanding distributed architecture. If the client just features a UI, the server is doing ...

If your “microservices” still deploy like a monolith, maybe it’s time to break free with a truly composable AWS architecture.

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What’s the big IT story of 2016 going to be? All fingers seem to be pointing at Bitcoin, along with the blockchain architecture that empowers its distributed nature. There are two reasons why Bitcoin ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. In this episode, Thomas Betts chats with ...

What is a distributed system? A distributed system is a collection of independent computers that appear to the user as a single coherent system. To accomplish a common objective, the computers in a ...

Roughly five years ago, power management met an inflection point in system design. The forced-air-cooling budget for racks in telecom and datacom applications had reached a ceiling. The proliferation ...

Conventional computer numerical controllers used for machine tools are not amenable to the adaptation to dynamic changes in operations and environments due to the proprietary closed architecture. This ...