What is Project Flogo? Last year, Project Flogo—designed specifically as an application integration framework for IoT—was introduced to the world as an Open Source Software (OSS) project. The idea is simple: You write a lightweight app via Flogo WebUI (or your favorite IDE), then build and push the single executable… Read More →

The world of integration is hybrid. Not only hybrid in the sense that you have on-premise and cloud-based applications, but also hybrid in the types of people that connect systems together or build something completely new. What really doesn’t change is the fact that people want to use the tools… Read More →

“But this worked in my environment” … “I tested this I swear” … “You sure it is my code?”  These are typical responses you hear from developers when something goes wrong in production. There really isn’t anything anyone can do besides either debugging directly in production, or rolling back and… Read More →

Cloud-native microservices offer many benefits. You can develop, test, and deploy and maintain independent lightweight services. You can easily combine various technologies, including programming languages such as Java or Go, and tools like integration middleware. However, as you do not build monoliths anymore, ”that complexity has moved and […] increased… Read More →

When I speak about APIs, digital transformation, and the state of web architecture around the world, it seems most of the questions I get center around microservices. Microservices are the implementation of an architectural style that focuses heavily on maintaining independence between the components represented by a set of web… Read More →

The IT world is moving forward fast. I blogged about TIBCO’s “Cloud First and Docker” vision a few months ago: Docker Containers in the TIBCO Universe. Today, in April 2016, many customers have already adopted containers and cloud-native architectures or are in the process of adoption. It is time for… Read More →

In 2015, I gave talks about Enterprise Integration Patterns at OOP 2015 in Munich, Germany and at JavaDay 2015 in Kiev, Ukraine. I reused a talk from 2013 and updated it with current trends to show how Enterprise Integration Patterns (EIP) are used everywhere today and what’s coming for the… Read More →

TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks 6 is a modern integration and service delivery platform ready for modern concepts such Mobile, Cloud, Internet of Things or Microservices. This article is no introduction to integration and service delivery platforms in general, but focuses on differentiators of BusinessWorks 6 compared to other integration solutions available… Read More →

Docker is one of the hottest technologies right now. Many TIBCO customers already ask how they can leverage it and what TIBCO’s strategy is. This blog post will show some insights about TIBCO’s future strategy from the Docker perspective. TIBCO’s Future Strategy: Cloud First, Ease of Use, Industrialization Take a… Read More →

In 2015, the middleware world is focusing on two buzzwords: Docker and Microservices. Software vendors still sell products such as the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) or Complex Event Processing (CEP) engines. How is this related? Docker is a fascinating technology to deploy and distribute modules (middleware, applications, services) quickly and… Read More →