Today (8 June 2021), many high profile websites were unavailable for around an hour because they were all relying on a Content Delivery Network (CDN) called Fastly that became unavailable. Some headlines said that this was a cautionary tale about the fragility of the web. But is this true? What exactly happened? And what isContinueContinue reading “Is the web so fragile that one company can take it down?”
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Should you be concerned about a government ‘data grab’ of your medical records?
Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash The digital world is a bit like the American Old West. There are big opportunities, relatively few regulations and huge resources to be mined. One of these golden data nuggets is your set of medical records. There has recently been a wave of protest from privacy campaigners andContinueContinue reading “Should you be concerned about a government ‘data grab’ of your medical records?”
The ESB in an API-driven world
Being able to quickly exploit new channels and devices, partnerships and third-party development through integrations is a huge competitive advantage. Building and maintaining APIs for your key systems and processes is a good way to achieve this, but it’s not straightforward. How can an ESB help you? What is an ESB? An Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) is aContinueContinue reading “The ESB in an API-driven world”
Andy Worsley 