One of the advantages of microservices based architectures is that parts of applications can be updated independently from each other. However, in the process of modularizing applications the front...

When building applications and microservices for container environments like Kubernetes and OpenShift, efficient usage of resources is key. Similarly to popular frameworks like Node.js/JavaScript, ...

The strangler pattern is a common methodology to break down monoliths in microservices. However caution needs to be taken to prevent building distributed monoliths. This article describes how to us...

In my previous article Strangler Pattern Example I explained why it might make sense to modernize monoliths and start using microservices. In my sample application breaking down the monolith in sep...

According to recent surveys, Kubernetes and microservices have become mainstream and most companies use these technologies in production today. That’s good, but when exactly should you use these te...

The topic microservices has been a hype topic for the last several years and many developers are using this concept when structuring and implementing code nowadays. However, as always, every techno...

The modernization of applications is done in multiple steps. The previous articles described how to convert a 10+ years old Java EE into an Open Liberty application. This article explains how to ch...

Open Liberty is a modular open source Java runtime. WebSphere Liberty is IBM’s commercial offering based on Open Liberty. There are reasons why you should consider using Open Liberty. One of the bi...

There are many reasons why you should consider to modernize applications. One reason is to provide better experiences for users to make them more productive. This article is part of a series of ar...

Application modernization is a journey. There is no magic. Modernizing applications in several little steps is the approach that I recommend. In this article I describe how to modernize WebSphere T...