11 ways to go cloud native with microservices and containers at InterConnect 2017

Think of a microservice within a cloud native application as similar to a Linux process: it’s designed to do one thing very well, runs only when and as long as needed, and often combines with others to work together on data.
Since microservices run in containers, how a cloud platform manages relationships and resources among containers running the components of the overall application most definitely affects performance.
Get microservices and containers right with Bluemix clients and experts in these sessions.
Featured client stories
International food company BRF takes us through how they transformed their supply chain with a Bluemix-based mobile app using a containers back-end.
Lessons Learned on Adopting the Netflix Stack to Build a Microservices Architecture on IBM Bluemix
Craftworkz reports on lessons learned in creating their intelligent chatbot application on Bluemix with a microservices architecture implemented with containers.
Creating a Highly Scalable Chatbot in a Microservices Architecture Using IBM Bluemix
Engaging the experts
Spend quality time with architects and developer advocates as they discuss how to integrate great cognitive services into your mobile applications while accelerating continuous development and delivery, securing your code at every point of  the application life-cycle, and all of that by using the IBM Bluemix Container Service.
In these sessions, architect Dan Berg explains how his team created the Container Service to drive continuous development and delivery of cloud native applications that integrate powerful cognitive capabilities:
Architecture Deep-Dive into Docker Containers, Microservices and Kubernetes
Operating IBM Watson Services with Docker and Kubernetes
Microservices and Containers (20 minutes: your questions)
In multiple sessions, Chris Rosen and Rob Osowski break-down the toolchains and real-time security that make the IBM Bluemix Container Service a safe but monstrous DevOps accelerant:
Enterprise-Ready Docker Container Capabilities
Securing Your Docker Environment with the Vulnerability Advisor Service for IBM Bluemix Containers
Hands-On Lab Demonstrating the Enterprise-Grade Capabilities of IBM Containers
Microservices: Powered by Containers-as-a-Service
Doug Davis steps back with you to help in choosing the best compute service for your purpose:
Cloud Foundry, Docker or Kubernetes—What a Choice!
Jeffrey Borok (IBM) and Sara Novonty (Google) chart the course of Kubernetes as an ongoing open source project and in its commercial implementations:
From Docker to Kubernetes to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation: Open Containers and Community
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A Bunch Of Hacked Twitter Accounts Tweeted Swastikas And Turkish Propaganda

Late last night, hackers took over hundreds of prominent Twitter accounts and started pushing tweets in Turkish that accused Holland and Germany of being Nazis. The hackers accessed the accounts, which include Forbes, Reuters Japan, Nike Spain, Starbucks Argentina, Duke University, through a third party app called the Counter, according to Gizmodo.

A translation of the above tweet reads: “ this is a little see you on what did I write? LEARN Turkish.”

The tweet links to a YouTube video praising Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan titled “Reis&;i Üzeni de biz üzeriz. @sebomubu” (“If someone makes our Captain sad, we will make them sad”). The description of the video reads “Nazi Almanya, Nazi Hollanda &; Türk&039;ün sabr&;n&x131; zorlamay&x131;n. Biz bu yola kefenimizi giyerek ç&x131;kt&x131;k. Derken &;aka yapm&x131;yor idik.” (“Nazi Germany, Nazi Netherlands don&039;t try the patience of Turks. We were not joking when we said &039;we set off on this path wearing our burial shrouds.”) The user @sebomubu, named in the video&039;s title, has also been suspended from Twitter.

After a failed coup against him in 2016, Turkey&039;s Erdogan is campaigning for an April 16 referendum that would rewrite parts of Turkey&039;s constitution. Erdogan&039;s critics say he&039;s trying to consolidate power amidst a crackdown, and he&039;s been publicly feuding with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and German chancellor Angela Merkel over the referendum. Both countries have tried to block his attempts to campaign with expat Turks in the Netherlands and Germany.

Twitter said in a statement that it was aware of the hack and had responded: “Our teams worked at pace and took direct action. We quickly located the source which was limited to a third party app. We removed its permissions immediately. No additional accounts are impacted.”

Third party apps have long been an issue for Twitter, especially after the Saudi hacking group OurMine started exploiting their vulnerabilities to hack prominent users&039; accounts last year. The group hacked into the accounts of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick. The social network has also struggled with harassment and hate speech for nearly its entire existence.

The Counter, which provides analytics on an account&039;s followers, tweeted before its account was suspended that it had begun investigating the hack and had attempted to contain the damage. The app&039;s site also displays a “down for maintenance” message. Twitter did not publicly provide an official reason for suspending the app.

Even if your Twitter account wasn&039;t hacked, this incident is a reminder to check your third-party Twitter extensions, de-authorize ones you don&039;t use, and make sure you&039;ve set up two-factor authentication for your account.

The hack comes at a bad time for Twitter. The marketing research firm Emarketer released a study Tuesday projecting that Twitter&039;s revenue from mobile ads would decline by nearly $1 billion in 2017. If the paper&039;s findings bear out, it will be the first time the company&039;s share of the mobile advertising industry decreases, even at a time when companies are spending more money on mobile ads.

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Hybrid cloud app deployment: meet the experts at InterConnect

Hybrid cloud can liberate organizations by providing complete flexibility in infrastructure. An organization can start on public cloud. As their business grows, they can move to a private cloud that offers a dedicated, single-tenant cloud environment. Or they can do the reverse. Businesses can also choose to run only front-end applications on an off-premises environment, while maintaining back-end applications and data on their private cloud. The possibilities are endless.
Imperatives of a hybrid cloud solution to set the client free
Hybrid cloud solutions must support both cloud-enabled applications and cloud-native applications. Businesses will always have applications and data that are not designed to run entirely on the cloud. While every company wants efficiency and agility, certain industries need built-in security, isolation and compliance. These solutions should have a common blueprint for all environments including development, test, acceptance and production to ensure minimum deployment errors and configuration shifts.
IBM PureApplication and Bluemix Local System provide hybrid cloud solutions for accelerating application environment deployment. They were built to maintain the balance between efficiency, flexibility and agility and the need to maintain security, isolation and compliance.
Hear from the experts at InterConnect 2017
Interested in learning more? You can hear directly from the experts about cloud, application environment deployment and more. InterConnect 2017 is right around the corner – March 19th to March 23rd.  Join thousands of other organizations and hybrid cloud experts for networking and learning about the perfect solutions for your organization’s digital transformation.
If you’re building your schedule for InterConnect, here are key sessions that aim to help you strengthen your hybrid cloud application environment and deployments.
Session : IBM PureApplication and Bluemix Local System patterns: Roadmap and directions
IBM continues to increase its investment in high-quality software patterns for the IBM PureApplication and Bluemix Local System platforms. Learn from our technical experts about the roadmap for new and updated patterns.
Session : Bluemix Local System: Cloud adoption for enterprise IT
Hear how IBM PureApplication and IBM Bluemix Local System can help accelerate and optimize your hybrid cloud operations. Learn how to adopt a turnkey, integrated software and hardware solution that can run cloud-enabled and cloud-native applications, VMware-based workloads or an OpenStack environment.
Session : PureApplication and Bluemix local system patterns: Customer roundtable discussion
Join leaders from the IBM PureApplication and Bluemix Local System team for a discussion with clients front-and-center. Offer your feedback on areas of improvement for current pattern offerings. Or suggest a new pattern that would benefit your business.
Session : Hands-on with IBM Middleware patterns for PureApplication and Bluemix Local System
Get a hands-on experience customizing and deploying a multiproduct pattern using IBM Bluemix Local System. This session is for organizations new to Bluemix / PureApplication as well as those considering the platform to help simplify and automate application environment and middleware deployments.
You will not want to miss these opportunities and all the other valuable learning experiences at InterConnect 2017. We also invite you to come visit the IBM Bluemix Local System and PureApplication team at Booth in the Concourse.
Be sure you are registered for the conference, and check out the session preview tool for more details. See you there.
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How To De-Authorize All Of Those Twitter Apps You Forgot About

Hundreds of Twitter accounts were hacked with a swastika through a third party app, which means it&;s probably time to check on your Twitter apps.

Earlier this morning, hackers took over hundreds of Twitter accounts and posted a message in Turkish that included swastikas and a “NaziHolland” hashtag. BBC North America, Reuters Japan, Nike Spain, and Duke University&;s Twitter accounts were some of the targets.

A statement from Twitter revealed that the source of the hack was a third party app. The company claims users don&039;t need to take any action, but now might be a good time to review which apps you&039;ve authenticated with your Twitter login details and revoke apps that you no longer use.

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It’s *very* simple. Go to twitter.com/settings/applications and review all of the apps you’ve authorized.

It's *very* simple. Go to twitter.com/settings/applications and review all of the apps you've authorized.

Nicole Nguyen / BuzzFeed News

Then, click “Revoke access” (obvs).

Then, click "Revoke access" (obvs).

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