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Yet Another Buzzword

By |2016-11-17T04:29:08+08:00September 16th, 2015|Tech Blog|

在这个时代,"流行语"几乎包含所有的东西。由于网络充满了信息几乎无处不在地提供给大家,这些术语就被大家在相关社区经常说起然后夸大。 软件工程社区,当然,也不例外。 在以前的一篇文章 – "Software Defined Storage – What Is It?" 出自 Wai Lam,  我们 Cirrus Data 的 CTO –我们讨论了流行语"SDS",这已在企业级存储界迅速得到普及。今天的流行语更是应用广泛,大多数活跃的软件开发商至少都听说过  – "RESTful API." REST API 出现在所有不同的类别的软件产品中。从巨大的网络应用像 Twitter 和电子商务平台如 eBay,到无线连接的灯泡和厨房电器,它们都支持 REST API。许多厂商甚至使用 REST API 作为一个广告插件。鉴于它产生的热情,人们可能会好奇地问,什么是 REST API 呢? 那么,REST API 代表“具象状态传输的 API。” 非常感谢。这解释了一切!但是,REST API 真正是什么? 事实上,REST API 是一个应用程序接口,它允许在网络上访问底层资源,通过 Web 服务器 - 不多,也不少。REST 是一种架构风格,它提供标准化的约束,这些接口应该如何构建,如命名规范,认证(无国籍),等等。 这里的关键词是“约束”,也是限制的意思,这意味着你不得不在这些限制内工作。 这种架构风格设置了由不同方提供的 [...]

SAN Data Tapping Becomes Reality

By |2016-11-17T04:29:18+08:00August 21st, 2015|Tech Blog|

I am not sure how many people remember Cisco SANTap. About ten years ago, Cisco introduced a data tapping mechanism in the MD9000 fibre channel switches. The idea was to allow the data path to be “tapped” at-will. Tapping means to split the data – specifically, the data that is [...]

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Truly Smart Licensing

By |2016-11-17T04:29:22+08:00August 18th, 2015|Tech Blog|

Software product licensing has long been one of the biggest headaches for software producers and end users alike, and was especially so before Internet connectivity became ubiquitous. For enterprise software products, we have found that licensing generally has the effect of annoying legitimate customers, while hardly deterring unauthorized usage. An [...]

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Swim Across America 2015

By |2016-11-17T04:29:26+08:00August 14th, 2015|News, Tech Blog|

Last Saturday, August 8, under the most beautiful blue sky, I completed my 5K swim in the Swim Across America event, which raises money to fight cancer. Our team raised over $27K. My friends and family helped raised almost $5K. Our CEO at Cirrus Data, Wayne Lam, donated $500, just [...]

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