January 2014 – Unarium

LinkedIn Mobile Stack

Recently released LinkedIn feature on the iPhone, Android, and mobile web platforms contains a step-by-step guided flow to the LinkedIn ecosystem for our new members. This onboarding experience removes the uncertainty of how to get started and effectively use our mobile apps. It also enables our new and less active members to get the most…

Microsoft Taking Exchange to the Cloud via Office 365

in Cloud Computing

Microsoft recently announced plans to offer Office 365 as part of GoDaddy’s Web hosting service. The move is one small part in the company’s strategy of getting Exchange customers more fully into the cloud, according to one expert. By Anthony Myers Battle of Email Office 365 allows Microsoft customers to access their Office documents from…

Full speed ahead: Oracle to ship Java 8 in March, even with bugs

in Development Languages

Company to focus on ‘showstopper’ bugs between now and then in JDK 8, and wait to fix lesser bugs later. By Paul Krill | InfoWorld Oracle plans to ship JDK (Java Development Kit) 8 on March 18, even if it means the release might have some minor bugs. In a posting to a Java mailing…

NYTimes Architecture: No Head, No Master, No Single Point Of Failure

in Software

Michael Laing, a Systems Architect at NYTimes, gave this great decription of their use of RabbitMQ and their overall architecture on the RabbitMQ mailing list. The closing sentiment marks this as definitely an architecture to learn from. Although it may seem complex, Fabrik has simple components and is mostly principles and plumbing. The key point…

Java gives Android development an edge