This site is all about general technology, news, and software development on many topics, with a focus on Java and enterprise architecture. All the content is my own unless otherwise noted. I've written for Dr. Dobb's, OpenStack Cloud, Smart Enterprise Exchange, InformationWeek, PCConnection, Macworld, and other publications.

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Data Protection and Business Continuity

Eric J. Bruno - 1/13/2015
Your data must be safeguarded in case of disaster. IT must come up with a plan that is economical, yet still provides critical value. Expert guidance and the regular testing of procedures can help.

Working with Java's BigDecimal

Eric J. Bruno - 8/12/2014
I've found BigDecimal a bit harder to use than either Java's double primitive type or Double class. To help in my coding, I've created a wrapper class that contains a BigDecimal object internally but instead handles the reassignment of the immutable BigDecimal on your behalf.

OpenStack Security Nugget: Storage

Eric J. Bruno - 8/12/2014
Security is an important cloud topic in general and one that’s addressed well with OpenStack. OpenStack takes a multi-level approach to secure storage, since data is an obvious target of hackers and thieves. Here’s a broad overview of how it’s implemented.

Witness OpenStack Performance and Security with StackSync

Eric J. Bruno - 7/31/2014
OpenStack Swift is an object storage service for the cloud with scalability and redundancy built-in. When deployed within your own cloud solution, Swift writes your critical data across arrays of disks and ensures data integrity.