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What is Modern Application Development? A Guide
What is modern application development? Modern application development is an approach that allows organizations to create and deliver applications with greater speed, flexibility, and security. It uses various technologies and processes, such as cloud-native architecture, microservices, containers, continuous integration and...
What is a Distributed Application? Definition and Examples
A distributed application is a program that runs on one or more computers simultaneously and communicates through a network. In this blog post, we’ll dive into how distributed applications work, how they differ from standalone or traditional applications, how you...
Mobile Developers: Is REST Keeping You Up At Night?
REpresentational State Transfer, commonly known as “REST”, describes a standard for programmatic communication with backend data services over the web. A REST API is a programming interface that uses HTTP requests to POST (create), GET (read), PUT (update), and DELETE...
Implementing an Application Modernization Strategy
Today, organizations must continuously evolve to stay competitive and meet customer needs. Because legacy systems can’t meet the requirements of new applications, organizations are turning to application modernization for improved speed, flexibility, and scale. In this article, we’ll explore the...
Cloud Optimization (Why it’s Important, Tips, Best Practices)
Organizations are leveraging cloud computing to scale their operations more than ever. However, without proper cloud optimization, organizations may find themselves facing extra costs, not meeting performance requirements, and even experiencing security threats. In this article, we’ll explore tips to...
Webcast: See our Developer-friendly Updates to Capella DBaaS
The Spring Release of Couchbase Capella™ DBaaS coincides with National Cloud Database Day (June 1st) – perfect timing because Capella reimagines the modern database as a fast, flexible, and affordable cloud database platform. In this What’s New webcast, we’ll walk you...
Database vs. Data Warehouse: Differences Between Them, Use Cases, Examples
The explosion of data in the digital age has created a pressing need for organizations to efficiently store, manage, and analyze vast amounts of information. Databases and data warehouses are crucial tools that help businesses make sense of their data...
Relational vs. Non-Relational Databases: Features and Benefits
Databases play a crucial role in storing, organizing, and retrieving information. Two main types of databases are relational (SQL) and non-relational (NoSQL) databases. Both have unique features and benefits, so choosing the right type of database is essential for building...
11 Effective Microservices Development Best Practices
Microservices architecture is increasingly popular in today’s fast-paced software development landscape. Because microservices run independently, developers can scale and maintain each application without disrupting other microservices, making them easier to work with than a monolithic architecture. Keep reading to find...
App Scaling (What It Is and How To Do It)
As organizations grow, their applications also face increased demand. This demand typically includes more data processing and additional users accessing the system simultaneously. If an application can’t handle this growing demand, it may become slow, unresponsive, or even crash, resulting...
Application Development Life Cycle (Phases and Management Models)
SUMMARY The application development life cycle (ADLC), also known as the software development life cycle (SDLC), consists of six phases: discovery, design, development, testing, release, and maintenance. Contributions from product managers, UX/UI designers, and developers are required to ensure each...
A Multi-Cloud Security Overview (Best Practices & Challenges)
As more and more organizations adopt cloud computing, the use of multi-cloud environments is becoming increasingly common. However, with this approach comes the need for robust multi-cloud security strategies to effectively secure and protect data and resources across multiple cloud...