“I just want to run my containers”
Developing modern cloud applications requires that the developer can handle both traditional programming, as well system operations. This is also true for applications deployed to a distributed network of edge…
Policy control for the edge with Avassa, Open Policy Agent (OPA) and Styra DAS
This is a recording of a demo by the Avassa and Styra teams during the OPA User Meetup in Stockholm, Sweden in November 2021. We demonstrate how to use Avassa…
Edge Shifting – what is it and why should you think about it a little differently?
As development and operations teams start using the tools provided by the cloud-native ecosystem, they have good reasons to celebrate the improvements in efficiency and agility brought on by this…
The second application challenge for distributed edge clouds
I spend my days thinking about the value edge-applications can bring to my users and business, but I had not given any thought about the implications of not having a…
Towards an application-centric PaaS for Retail Stores
Re-calibrating the digital experience in the physical realm Retail enterprises are working towards a comprehensive set of omnichannel capabilities with a keen eye on a post-COVID world where customers are…
Place and placement in distributed edge clouds
The original cloud operational model made life significantly easier for developers and operations teams. It gave them access to on-demand compute, made their applications location-independent and allowed applications to automatically scale out based on traffic loads. This changed the way enterprises thought about IT and applications.