The April edition of InfoQ Live, the one-day virtual event for software engineers and architects, will focus on Java, why applications should use a recent Java version, and how to overcome the real-world challenges of upgrading to the latest Java version. By Adelina Turcu The April edition of InfoQ Live, the one-day virtual event for software engineers and architects, will focus on Java, why applications should use a recent Java version, and how to overcome the real-world challenges of upgrading to the latest Java version. By Adelina TurcuRead More

AWS Lambda users pay only when their code is run. This can result in massive cost savings over long-running workloads. The advantages start to disappear quickly when AWS Lambda is employed for batch processing. Enterprises can gain significantly from the scalability of FaaS – yet a price comparison between EC2, Lambda, and Fargate, the AWS-managed container service, reveals an ugly truth. By Eoin Shanaghy AWS Lambda users pay only when their code is run. This can result in massive cost savings over long-running workloads. The advantages start to disappear quickly when AWS Lambda is employed for batch processing. Enterprises can gain significantly from the scalability of FaaS – yet a price comparison between EC2, Lambda, and Fargate, the AWS-managed container service, reveals an ugly truth. By Eoin ShanaghyRead More