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Cloud June 13, 2022

Kubernetes vs. Docker: Why Not Both?

7 min read - Is Kubernetes or Docker the better choice (or is it really even a choice at all)? When it comes to container technologies, two names emerge as open-source leaders: Kubernetes and Docker. And while they are fundamentally different technologies that assist…

Cloud June 6, 2022

LAMP vs. MEAN: What’s the Difference?

6 min read - Learn the differences between the LAMP and MEAN stacks, their benefits and their advantages for web app development. LAMP and MEAN are popular open-source web stacks used for developing high-performance, enterprise-grade web and mobile apps. Like other web stacks, they…

Cloud May 23, 2022

Low-Code vs. No-Code: What’s the Difference?

7 min read - Low-code and no-code are two new software development solutions — how do they compare? The demand for hyperautomation and IT modernization has grown, but enterprises have been struggling to align with these trends because of the current limited availability of…

Cloud May 6, 2022

What Is IT Asset Management (ITAM)?

6 min read - IT asset management (ITAM) is the end-to-end tracking and management of IT assets to ensure that every asset is properly used, maintained, upgraded and disposed of at the end of its lifecycle. ITAM involves using financial, contractual and inventory data…

Cloud April 19, 2022

What Is Green Computing?

6 min read - Learn how green computing reduces energy consumption and lowers carbon emissions from the design, use and disposal of technology products. Green computing (also known as green IT or sustainable IT) is the design, manufacture, use and disposal of computers, chips,…

Cloud March 14, 2022

Storage Area Network (SAN) vs. Network Attached Storage (NAS)

5 min read - Explore the differences between these two approaches to storage and file sharing. What is SAN? A SAN (storage area network) is a tightly coupled, dedicated network of storage devices that provides a shared pool of storage and appears to each…

Cloud February 2, 2022

Hard Disk Drive (HDD) vs. Solid State Drive (SSD): What’s the Difference?

8 min read - What are HDDs and SDDs, and how are these types of storage similar and different? What is a hard disk drive (HDD)? A hard drive or hard disk drive (HDD) is a type of data storage device that is used…

Cloud January 7, 2022

Citrix Desktop as a Service (DaaS) Performance on IBM Cloud

3 min read - A performance evaluation of the Citrix DaaS offering on IBM Cloud and bare metal server type recommendations based on the results. The Citrix Desktop as a Service (DaaS) offering on IBM Cloud offers a streamlined solution for administrators to deploy…

Cloud January 6, 2022

The Basics of Business Process Modeling and Notation (BPMN)

4 min read - Explore the key elements of BPMN models and how they help bridge the communication gap between business and IT teams. Business Process Modeling and Notation (BPMN) is the global standard for modeling business processes, a fundamental part of business process…

Cloud January 5, 2022

What Is Optical Character Recognition (OCR)?

4 min read - Optical character recognition (OCR) technology is an efficient business process that saves time, cost and other resources by utilizing automated data extraction and storage capabilities. Optical character recognition (OCR) is sometimes referred to as text recognition. An OCR program extracts…

Cloud December 29, 2021

Our Cloud Native Journey to Red Hat OpenShift Using Quarkus

4 min read - Deploy lightweight, simple and fast Java microservices to Red Hat OpenShift. Once you have a hypothesis and some spare time, what do you do? You perform an experiment! That is exactly what our Go To Markets – Assets and Architecture…

Cloud December 9, 2021

The Art of Automation: Chapter 15 — Automation in Financial Services

11 min read - A conversation between Jerry Cuomo and Oscar Roque from Interac Corporation on automation in the financial services industry. Covered in this chapter Automation in the financial services world  Ingesting a world of data Giving back the gift of time Financial…