LJC - London Java Community - Cloud Developer’s DHARMA: Redefining 'done' for Cloud applications
Wednesday 7 May 2014, 19:15 - 20:15
116-120 Goswell Road, London, Reino Unido
Cloud Developer’s DHARMA: Redefining 'done' for Cloud applications
Presented by Daniel Bryant (45 mins approx)
Building applications for the IaaS Cloud is easy, right? "Sure, no problem - just lift and shift!" all the Cloud vendors shout in unison. However, the reality of building and deploying Cloud applications can often be different. This talk will introduce lessons learnt from the trenches during two years of designing and implementing cloud-based Java applications, which we have codified into our Cloud developer’s 'DHARMA' rules; Documented (just enough); Highly cohesive/loosely coupled (all the way down); Automated from code commit to cloud; Resource aware; Monitored thoroughly; and Antifragile.
We will look at these lessons from both a theoretic and practical perspective using a real-world case study from Instant Access Technologies (IAT) Ltd. IAT recently evolved their epoints.com customer loyalty platform from a monolithic Java application deployed into a data centre on a 'big bang' schedule, to a platform of loosely-coupled JVM-based components, all being continuously deployed into the AWS IaaS Cloud.
Bio:
Daniel Bryant is a 'hands-on' CTO working for IAT Ltd, a small company that specialises in increasing customer engagement and loyalty. In his spare time Daniel contributes to open source projects, and has a passion for sharing his knowledge through blog posts, writing articles for well known technology websites and also presenting at international conferences, including JavaOne, Devoxx and FOSDEM. He is an Associate in the London Java Community (LJC), sits on the LJC JCP committee, participate in the meet-a-mentor program and assists in running hack days (specifically for OpenJDK, the RI for Java). Daniel also enjoys experimenting with practical implementations of Artificial Intelligence, having gained a PhD in this field during his misspent youth as an academic. http://taidevcouk.wordpress.com/
Agenda:
18:15 Doors open
18:30/45 approx: Main presentation
19:45/20:00: Networking and informal discussion at: The Old Ivy House Pub, 166 Goswell Road EC1V 7DT www.oldivyhouse.co.uk
Please Note:
Nearest tube: Barbican
Nearest Coffee Shop: Sun Coffee Shop, 55-63 Goswell Road, London, EC1V 7EN for if you arrive early
Published by: Miquel Camps