O'Reilly

APRIL 23, 2024

Patents—exclusive, government-granted rights intended to encourage innovation—protect pharmaceutical companies from competition and allow them to charge high prices. They are a price that we pay for a rising tide of innovation. What Is Economic Rent? For example, consider drug pricing. But not all rents represent abuse of power.

Social Media 101

Social Media Google Internet Internet 101

Speed Curve

JUNE 14, 2021

My journey into performance started in the late 1990s, while I was working for an elearning provider and discovering the challenges of delivering rich content over the internet. For about half that time I worked freelance, and the other half for Site Confidence / NCC Group in the UK. Why SpeedCurve? After all, performance is about people.).

Retail 52

Retail Internet Internet Education 52

All Things Distributed

JUNE 29, 2011

By Werner Vogels on 29 June 2011 09:55 AM. Often we think about innovation as going after new unchartered territories, but it is also important to innovate in those existing dimensions that will remain important for customers. a Fast and Scalable NoSQL Database Service Designed for Internet Scale Applications.

AWS 106

AWS Retail Innovation Strategy 106

All Things Distributed

JANUARY 19, 2011

By Werner Vogels on 18 January 2011 04:00 PM. A whole range of innovative new services, ranging from media conversion to geo-location-context services have been developed by our customers using this flexibility and are available in the AWS ecosystem. a Fast and Scalable NoSQL Database Service Designed for Internet Scale Applications.

AWS 115

AWS Cloud Java Scalability 115

Alex Russell

AUGUST 30, 2021

Over the years, developers have suffered mightily under the thumb of entirely unwanted browser diversity in the form of trailing-edge browsers; most notably Internet Explorer 6). Competition at the frontier enables the market and competitive spirits to push innovation forward. What isn't beneficial is unused diversity potential.

Engineering 98

Engineering Open Source Website Operating System 98

Rigor

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Originally a punk hacker , Billy first worked as a web security researcher, innovating new ways to both attack and defend web applications. Earlier, he was the CEO and co-founder of Polar ( acquired by Google in 2014 ) and the Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder of Bagcheck ( acquired by Twitter in 2011 ).

Performance 89

Performance Education Google Website 89

All Things Distributed

APRIL 4, 2017

In 2011, AWS opened a Point of Presence (PoP) in Stockholm to enable customers to serve content to their end users with low latency. Icelandic low-cost airline carrier WOW air is using AWS for its Internet-facing IT infrastructure, including its booking engine, development platforms, and web servers.

AWS 117

AWS Airlines Latency Games 117