Microservices are not a Silver Bullet
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View ArticleHow to Read a Treemap Visualization
1 dimension (hierarchical or not) + 1 metric A Treemap visualization represents a hierarchical dimension by encoding a metric on each node of the hierarchy. Example : The hierarchical dimension of...
View ArticleMicroservices – A Case for the Sidecar
One of the most fascinating traits of Micro Services is that they are polyglot or as we like to say here at Captain Dash – they are a Google translate that works. There are obvious advantages of such...
View ArticleNous aimons l’échec
Echouer est le meilleur moyen de réussir. Notre choix d’architecture reflète cette philosophie. Dans tout service il y a des erreurs. Qu’il soit monolithique ou construit à l’aide de micro services, il...
View ArticleHow to Read a Sankey Visualization
n dimensions + 1 metric Shows the distribution of a metric on several dimensions, with the value of each dimension’s distribution shown on the next dimension. Example : It’s possible to distribute the...
View ArticleThree architectural strategies for Micro services APIs
A good house is built on a strong foundation. The same holds true for systems architecture. How you build your Micro Services determines what they turn into. Cet article Three architectural strategies...
View ArticleThe KPI Curse
KPIs have a way of turning many organizations on their heads. Sometimes this happens because there are too many KPIs and too much data being gathered but often times it is because KPIs are...
View ArticleMicroservices – Preparing for the Transition
We have often talked about how working with Microservices brings about changes at many levels in an organization. Today we will tackle the how to prepare for these changes to come and the transition...
View ArticleSwarm Intelligence and Organizational Structure
Ants or bees are not exactly the most intelligent creatures in the world, individually speaking. Yet, get a million of them together and they manage to migrate, build gravity defying architectures and...
View ArticleMicro Services – Code Small Enough To Remove
As a general rule the delivery rate of all commissioned software is pretty low when we take into account the total amount that are commissioned versus the amount that are actually accepted and used by...
View ArticleWhy Startups Need Dashboards
When one hears ‘business dashboard’, one thinks of executives and decision makers from big fortune 500 companies, banks, consulting firms and startups! Wait, startups? Yes, I did say startups. Captain...
View Article4 Slideshare Posts About Micro Services In Practice
As mentioned earlier by us, Micro Services are the real revolution in the world of data. There are many big organizations using the Micro Services architecture out there; some which have been using it...
View ArticleConsumers Are Players In The Game Of Marketing
The market is a multi player playing field. And the consumers are players too! Now, consumers can either play with brands or against them. Let me explain. The fact that marketing and branding have been...
View ArticleSexy Data = Smart Data + Beautiful Data
At Captain Dash we believe that data is sexy. Data is smart enough to tell a story and beautiful enough to delight your senses. Or at least it can be all those things. Smart Data The world is already...
View ArticleIf You Internet, You Micro Service!
If you are reading this post you use the Internet. You may be a developer with an interest in Micro Services or you may not be, but you use the Internet. Here is a secret I have for you, if you use the...
View ArticleKPIs – R is for relevant
It is commonplace for an organization to use the S.M.A.R.T. rule for their KPIs. This rule, in short, states that KPIs should be S.M.A.R.T. – Simple, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time bound....
View ArticleMicro Services – Dealing With The Turf Wars
This past year we have witnessed how many companies have successfully integrated Micro Services into their architecture. In fact, 2015 has been touted as the year for Micro Services. It is all very...
View ArticleLove that KPI, but let it go!
There is a saying that if you love something let it go, if it comes back it was meant to be. Sometimes companies tend to latch on to their KPIs for too long. The question is how long is too long? There...
View ArticleWhat comes first? Micro Services or Micro Segmentation?
It reads like the chicken and egg story only in the case of Micro Services and Micro Segmentation it is very easy to think that they come as a package deal and thus confuse the two. Micro Services As...
View ArticleMobile Dashboards and Efficiency
For years businesses have worked with and focused on desktop dashboards but given the increased mobility and rise in the use of tablets versus PCs in recent years the mobile dashboard has come into the...
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