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When you think about commerce platforms, chances are the first names that come to mind are big names like Adobe Commerce or Salesforce Commerce Cloud. Large companies processing millions of orders already have a technological solution to manage their operations.But small companies that are handling $5 million or $20 million in sales volume per year don’t really have a tool that works well for their scale. They already use an ERP system, but they spend a lot of time processing orders and entering information.That’s why a French startup called Catalog wants to build a software-as-a-service product that seamlessly manages B2B sales across several sales channels. It works best for companies with roughly $5 to $100 million in revenue per year.“We integrate very tightly with the existing tech stack of the companies we’re targeting, which are companies that manage a lot of their B2B activity in their ERP,” Catalog co-founder and CEO Julien Bellemare told me. “Unlike Shopify, we didn’t need to build an incredible admin system that would let you manage stock, set pricing rules, and so on. Because if we did that, we’d be duplicating what they’re already doing in their ERP.”At the same time, companies can’t simply just use something like Shopify for B2B sales with their ERP in the back end as there are a lot of interactions happening over the phone or via email. Catalog’s customers can’t simply just say “now you have to head over our website and order from there.”Catalog supports these channels in different ways. There’s an online portal for clients who want to pick products directly and check prices without any back and forth. But for some customers, they choose to order some products after meeting with a sales person.In that case, Catalog can become the companion tool for the sales team as they can access the catalog, see past and ongoing orders and check prices.Image Credits: CatalogImage Credits: CatalogFinally, as Catalog wants to become the single source of truth for incoming orders, the startup also uses AI models to scan inbound emails and transform freeform conversations into orders in the platform. The original email also appears next to the order that was automatically generated.The not-so-obvious benefit of Catalog is that it can then be used as a marketing platform for existing customers. For instance, if a company is running a sales campaign, it might want to nudge its customers who usually buy this category of products to see if they want to order more items.B2C companies that use Shopify already have plenty of martech products that they can use for activation campaigns and other sales improving processes. But these tools don’t necessarily work well for B2B companies.“Your salesperson will also concentrate their meetings based on the priority of your customers . . . Your low-priority customers — your long and medium tail, as we might call it — your salesperson does nothing for them,” Bellemare said.Catalog just raised a €3 million funding round (around $3.3 million at today’s exchange rate) with LocalGlobe leading the round. The startup was originally founded at Hexa, the Paris-based startup studio that helped with the launch of many popular B2B software-as-a-service startups, such as Front, Aircall and Spendesk. Helloworld, Kima Ventures, Motier Ventures and ATI also invested in Catalog.Right now, Catalog only focuses on a handful of verticals, such as home & decoration (La Compagnie Dumas, Elitis…), baby & kids (Babymoov, Gamin Tout Terrain…) and fashion (Rivedroite Paris).Catalog has decided to charge its customers a monthly subscription fee, which means that customers won’t pay more as they start using more Catalog to process orders. This way, the company hopes it can handle the majority of B2B orders for companies that have decided to use Catalog.The startup competes with Djust, another French commerce platform startup that I covered. But Catalog’s CEO tells me that Djust works better for bigger companies, enterprise clients looking for a full-fledged platform.Up next, Catalog could add other features, such as payment reconciliation, customer support integrations and optimizations when it comes to onboarding new clients. By focusing on small and medium businesses, Catalog could start offering a wide range of services that are specifically tailored for these small manufacturing and commerce companies. And it’s interesting to discover the pain points of an industry by looking at a vertical SaaS like Catalog.Image Credits: CatalogImage Credits: Catalog

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Sed ut perspiciatis unde. The LG UltraGear 45GR75DCB is a special monitor, to say the least, and is effectively a new benchmark for the best ultrawide monitors thanks to its phenomenal balance of price, performance, and features. The 45GR75DCB stretches its ultrawide display up from the usual 3,840 x 1,440p resolution up to 5,120 x 1,440p (32:9, rather than the more typical 21:9), and spreads that across just under 45 inches (44.5 to be precise) of display running up to 200Hz. Then there are various features ranging from KVM capabilities for use across various devices, AMD Freesync Premium Pro compatibility, and more. Most importantly, the 45GR75DCB lacks the incredibly high $2,000 launch price tag of the LG UltraGear 38GN950, instead coming in at $799. This makes the 45GR75DCB one of the best gaming monitors currently available in its class. The LG UltraGear 45GR75DCB has a simple set-up out of the box. Three parts need to be connected including the base, stand, and display itself. The base has an easy screw at its bottom that connects to the neck. Once that’s done, the neck connects to four slots on the display’s back. Weight distribution feels pretty even during setup so putting all the parts of the 45GR75DCB together wasn’t difficult. Power is supplied by a slightly enlarged brick that connects to a jack in the rear near a larger collection of ports.The ports sit on the right side of the back panel directly next to the display neck. In this section are two HDMI ports alongside a singular DisplayPort, USB-C port, USB-B, and two USB-A ports for KVM capabilities.At the panel bottom near the power button/menu stick is a 3.5mm audio jack that also features DTS Headphone:X for virtual surround sound. It’s incredibly easy to navigate system menus with the stick as the user interface is pretty snappy as well. Unfortunately, there aren’t any internal speakers so headphones or external speakers are going to be mandatory.When it comes to aesthetics, it won’t win any awards for beauty as it’s more about function over form. For a small bit of oomph, there is an UltraGear logo on the back panel and that’s about it. The bezels are thin enough not to interfere with display real estate due to its 3-sided virtually borderless design. Thankfully, the feet of the base don’t spread out wide enough to be a nuisance, which is great. The 45GR75DCB also doesn’t have any of the customizable lighting of the 38GN950 but that’s fine, and some might even see that as a positive. Though it’s impossible to rotate the 45GR75DCB vertically to get into portrait mode, there are enough height, tilt, and swivel adjustment ranges for a comfortable setup. There are plenty of features that come packed in the LG UltraGear 45GR75DCB that add to various levels of functionality from creative work to pure gaming applications. The USB-C port allows for various functions including video and data transfer alongside power delivery up to 90W. There also are a slew of various picture-by-picture and picture-in-picture modes as well as the splitting the monitor between two 2560 X 1440p displays. Multitasking is taken even further through KVM capabilities which allows a single mouse and keyboard input over two devices. This is perfect for gamers who want to stream content through one monitor and set of inputs. When it comes to more image quality-focused features, the 45GR75DCB has a 1500R curve and 178° viewing angle. The 44.5-inch VA panel produces true-to-life images and videos, boasting 1.07 billion colors and VESA DisplayHDR 600 certification for high-dynamic range, encompassing 95% of the DCI-P3 gamut. Additionally, it offers a 3000:1 contrast ratio and a brightness of 400 nits among its standout features.Real-time frames per second data can be splashed across all four corners of the display through an FPS Counter. Though the accuracy of the counter is a bit wonky during our test, it’s a great resource to keep up with fps data without using a third-party app that could take away system resources. Shooter fans looking to become as accurate as possible have several choices of a center-display crosshair for improving precision and accuracy. Though the 45GR75DCB doesn’t have external speakers, having DTS Headphone:X certification for virtual surround sound is a phenomenal plug-in-play feature. General gaming performance on the LG UltraGear 45GR75DCB is pretty fantastic despite the wide visual real-estate. High frame rate games like Doom Eternal, Fortnite, and Counter Strike 2 definitely make the most of the blistering fast 200Hz display. Input lag while playing those games was non-existent thanks to its 1ms (GTG) response time, as well. Moreover, its compatibility with multiple variable refresh rate standards, including AMD FreeSync Premium Pro, allows users to seamlessly apply the suitable variable refresh rate function to any PC or console. Fans of games including Forza Motorsport, Microsoft Flight Simulator, and recent PlayStation ports of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered are going to be in for a treat. They not only perform well but feature ultrawide support for incredibly immersive gameplay. Just be sure that you have the best gaming PC you can get because it’ll need to be powerful enough to get the most out of the ultrawide resolution and refresh rate.When it comes to general image quality, the UltraGear 45GR75DCB is respectable but is held back by its 400 nits of brightness alongside the anti-glare screen, which ultimately produces colors that aren’t as vibrant or crisp as they could be. This is more noticeable when HDR is turned on as colors feel even more flat and drab.This means that the ultrawide desktop should be avoided by content curators like photographers or colorists. While using Photoshop, it was an issue getting internal monitor settings to look right. For optimal image quality, it’s best to leave HDR alone unless one wants to do a lot of tinkering. Like many premium gaming monitors, there are several genre-specific color settings for first-person shooters, racing, and the like. However, they don’t do much to help improve image quality. Overall, though, the LG UltraGear 45GR75DCB is one of the best gaming monitor options for those who want the real estate of an ultrawide monitor but aren’t looking to spend a fortune to get one. When it comes to functionality and performance, you’d be hard-pressed to find better, just don’t expect a premium look for overall image quality.The LG UltraGear 45GR75DCB is available now in the US for $799.99 and in the UK for 979.94, though there isn’t a release date for the UK or Australia right now. For the size available, this pits it against larger ultrawide screens like the Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 or Corsair Xeneon Flex 45WQHD240 but significantly cheaper.Though the UltraGear 45GR75DCB lacks a lot of the image quality of those other ultrawide gaming displays, it nearly matches them with its functionality and performance.If my LG UltraGear 45GR75DCB review has you considering other options, here are two more monitors to consider. The LG UltraGear 45GR75DCB was made for high performance gaming so a majority of the time was spent playing various titles. To test the performance prowess of the monitor, I played games like Counter Strike 2, Fortnite, and Doom Eternal to test how far refresh rates could be pushed. When it comes to games displaying high levels of visual fidelity, I played Alan Wake II, Cyberpunk 2077, and Forza Motorsport. I used Adobe Suite software including Photoshop and Premiere Pro to test its color accuracy and image quality. To test video capabilities, various YouTube videos were played across a range of image qualities as well. I’ve spent the past several years covering monitors alongside other PC components for Techradar. Outside of gaming, I’ve been proficient in Adobe Suite for over a decade as well. First reviewed March 2024Source link  Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.By using this form you agree with the storage and handling of your data. * Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() );Tech dedicated news site to equip you with all tech related stuff.I agree that my submitted data is being collected and stored.✉️ Send us an emailTechToday © 2024. All Rights Reserved.TechToday.co is a technology blog and review site specializing in providing in-depth insights into the latest news and trends in the technology sector.TechToday © 2024. 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We’re so glad you’re here. You can expect all the best TNS content to arriveMonday through Friday to keep you on top of the news and at the top of your game.Check your inbox for a confirmation email where you can adjust your preferencesand even join additional groups.Follow TNS on your favorite social media networks.Become a TNS follower on LinkedIn.Check out the latest featured and trending stories while you wait for yourfirst TNS newsletter.Results from the FinOps Foundation‘s latest survey indicate that automation is increasing but manual tasks still remain, and priorities are shifting as organizations mature in their adoption of FinOps.Now in its third year, the State of FinOps survey is run by the FinOps Foundation and designed to give insights into the industry and how organizations are adopting the practice. Since its launch in 2021 the number of respondents has grown from just over 800 participants to 1,245 this year, representing somewhere in the region of $55 billion in cloud spend. The survey has 38 questions, many of which are carried over from prior years to show how the industry is trending. So let’s dig into our takeaways and what they mean for you.First up is the most quoted question from prior State of FinOps surveys: “What are your organization’s key priorities?” And the results were surprising.“Empowering engineers to take action” has been the top challenge for the last three years, but with this most recent release, it is listed as sixth. Looking at the list of challenges, this could be for a few reasons.For example, as more organizations embrace automation, they depend less on engineers having to take that action. Automated rate optimization features can remove the overhead of managing reserved instances. The optimistic perspective is that engineers are proactively taking action, implementing optimizations from the FinOps team and buying into the vision.Momentum is building in the industry, and as organizations become more aware of FinOps, they see the benefits of effective cost management and optimization. At FinOpsX 2023, Adobe discussed how its FinOps team was able to help drive efficiencies across the organization to fund some of the development and rollout of Firefly. Their ability to demonstrate these benefits ultimately contributed to buy-in at the organization level.The top two challenges this year are related to optimization priorities. This will come as no surprise to many. We have seen a major focus on optimization for both usage and rate optimization. The survey results show that most organizations have significant opportunities to optimize workloads outside of compute, especially through automation. We’ll get into those results in the next section.One way to look at these two points in combination is that they represent an acceptance at industry level that optimization needs to be an organization-wide concern. With cloud spend reaching an all-time high among enterprises, it has the attention of executives and board members. The survey results validate this with 49% of respondents choosing “executive buy-in” as a top challenge for adopting FinOps.In our experience, when cost optimization is woven into the culture of an organization from the top down, years of trying to optimize and achieving mediocre results change to almost overnight success. Typical optimization tasks, like idle instances and disconnected volumes, are now well served by automation. Teams can focus their attention higher up the value chain but need more executive buy-in to make things happen.One of the most interesting survey questions was about how companies are building automation into their systems and processes. While most companies have implemented some level of automation, the majority use it for detection, not remediation.What’s keeping people from full automation? Embracing automation at a strategic level often happens in multiple phases, starting with alerting. Perhaps an underappreciated step, alerting is critical because change begins with awareness. Once that awareness loop is running, we must then build trust.Building trust is by far the hardest part of implementing widescale automation. You shouldn’t expect organizations to wholesale automate all their systems. We often recommend an interim state of “alerting with approval.” For example, a user receives an email or alert, which they can manually approve to trigger an action. Though this empowers engineers to take action, it causes delays because the job must wait for a human to click a button. This interim phase is critical to establishing trust — but only if the alerts are consistently accurate and have commensurate actions. If this is the case, engineers can be confident in their platform’s capabilities and ideally expand automation to more parts of the system without waiting on a slow human.The average number of tools has increased from 3.7 in 2023 to 4.1 in 2024. This is a worrying trend where practitioners feel that they have to stitch together multiple tools to get the mix of features they need. Vendors that have a broad base of capabilities and the ability to invest further will deliver the simplified operational landscape practitioners need to be efficient.Last up, one of the exciting results from the survey is that although only 19% of respondents said that sustainability was a concern for their FinOps teams in 2023, that number has increased by between 30% and 40% in 2024, with EMEA showing most interest in sustainability. One of the drivers for this is the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). We expect more tech providers to release GreenOps dashboards and data sets to help customers meet their reporting requirements around their emissions from public cloud usage.Automation is the leading message from this year’s survey. Effective automation mitigates repetitive tasks and allows humans to focus on higher-value activities. But automation requires trust. FinOps practitioners are struggling to enable more advanced automation use cases due to lack of trust. Kevin Clark’s article series on The New Stack offers great insights for new leaders, including advice on building trust.As in typical hype curves, the push toward artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) use cases is in delivering innovative features for business with little focus on cost, but that will change as adoption grows. FinOps teams need to prepare now for the inevitable executive conversations about cost when the reality begins to sink in.VMware Tanzu was the first Premier Vendor member of the FinOps Foundation, dating back to 2020. We’ve been paying close attention to the trends in the State of FinOps survey over the years. Having members on both the Governing Board and Technical Advisory Council of the FinOps Foundation, Tanzu Cloud Health’s roadmap is leading many of these trends. 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Sign upSign inSign upSign inStefan WeberFollowITNEXT--1ListenShareStep-by-step instructions on developing a simple Stencil component for Amazon Location Service Maps for use in OutSystems.In 2022, OutSystems acquired Ionic, which is well-known for its cross-platform mobile UI toolkit, the Ionic Framework, and Capacitor, their cross-platform native runtime. So far, OutSystems and Ionic haven’t shared much about their joint roadmap or how their product lines will enhance each other.While it’s not confirmed, it’s quite likely that Capacitor will replace the current Cordova-based mobile applications in OutSystems. From my personal view, this change is much needed. It’s not that Apache Cordova is completely obsolete, but its relevance has been declining, with downloads decreasing since 2020. This decline means that community support, especially for existing Cordova plugins, is almost non-existent.Note that the official Cordova plugins in OutSystems Forge are maintained by OutSystems. The community support refers to 3rd party plugins.On the other hand, Capacitor is actively developed by Ionic and a large community. It offers better tooling, improved performance, and since it’s built on top of Cordova, it also provides some level of backward compatibility.Regarding Capacitor, we need to wait for OutSystems and Ionic to come up with a solution. However, there is already one Ionic product that we can use immediately in OutSystems: Stencil.Stencil is an open-source compiler that creates Web Components. Web Components are custom HTML elements (tags) that encapsulate behavior (methods and events) and content (HTML and CSS). This allows them to be used in web applications just like standard HTML tags. A key benefit of Web Components is their flexibility; they aren’t limited to any specific frontend framework (like React or Vue) and can be integrated into various environments, including OutSystems Reactive Web Applications.When exploring Web Components online, you’ll often come across the term “Design System”. Many renowned brands have developed their User Interface components into Web Component libraries, encapsulating their unique design and functionality. Examples include Adobe Spectrum, IBM Carbon, and Microsoft Fluent.With Stencil, you gain access to a robust toolkit for creating your own Web Component or a complete Design System library. Stencil Web Components are developed using TypeScript and JSX Syntax, simplifying the complexity of the browser’s Custom Elements API and adding extra features that make building and using your own component library very straightforward.You might be asking yourself why you should consider using Stencil with OutSystems. OutSystems already allows you to create highly reusable blocks, complete with styling and behavior.Well, if you’ve ever needed to build a somewhat complex frontend library using external libraries and had to expose behavior (methods) outside of OutSystems blocks, then you may get an idea, why a comprehensive toolchain like Stencil can be beneficial.In this article, we will create a simple Web Component for displaying and interacting with a map from Amazon Location Service and then use the Web Component in an OutSystems Reactive Web Application.You can evaluate Amazon Location Service using the free-tier for up to three months of usage.Without further delay, let’s begin with the prerequisites.:Using an API Key is the simplest way to integrate a Location Service map into your application. Check the documentation for alternatives to protect your map resources.Not much is needed for developing Web Components with StencilYou can also create a free account at npm. While not required, it simplifies the process of publishing your developed Web Components library to unpkg.com, a global content delivery network that works directly with npm published packages. Alternatively, you can upload the generated distribution files to any publicly accessible web endpoint.See my GitHub repository for the final code.Instead of changing the sample Web Component that comes by default, let’s make a new one.A Stencil component library can have as many components as you want. When using a component library in your applications the Stencil loader takes care of lazy loading only the component’s code, that is used on a page.This will create a new folder in the components directory containing two files: one with the TypeScript code for the Web Component and another with a CSS file for styling.Open the aws-map.tsx file in your editorTake a look at the @Component decorator. It marks the AwsMap class as a Stencil component and gives extra settings for the build process that turns a Stencil component into a Web Component.Learn more about the @Component decorator and its settings in the Stencil documentation.The render method uses two Stencil-specific HTML tags: <Host> and <slot>. For simplicity, think of the Host element as the outer container of the component, and Slot as a space to add extra tags (similar to children in React). You can find more details about the Host and Slot elements in the Stencil documentation.To display a map in the browser, we need to add the MapLibre GL JS library. MapLibre GL is an open-source TypeScript library that uses WebGL to display interactive maps from vector tiles.In your project directory, run npm install maplibre-gl to install this library.Next, we define some properties in our AwsMap class that our component needs to initialize a map. Properties correspond to HTML tag attributes.From the DOM this properties can be used in the following way<aws-map api-key="<key>" lat=<latitude> lng=<longitude> map-name="<Map Name>" region="<AWS Region>" zoom=<zoom level></aws-map>Note that camel-case property names translate to dashed representations in HTML.We need to add two more properties to our class. One will hold the map instance, and the other will keep a reference to the HTML element that shows the map.Then, we need to update the render method.Stencil allows us to tap into various lifecycle events of a component. For our map component, we need to initialize the map just once. Therefore, we put the initialization code in the componentDidLoad lifecycle event. You can learn more about Stencil's component lifecycle events in the documentation.Now, add the following two methods to your class:Note that we are using the defined component properties to initialize the Map instance.So far, when one of our component properties changes, it doesn’t affect the map. We’re going to change this by monitoring changes to the zoom property and adjusting the map’s zoom level accordingly. We can do this by adding a new method decorated with Watch.Add the following code below the zoom propertyWhenever the zoom property changes, this method will update the map's zoom level to the new value. Learn more about the Watch decorator in the documentation.Next, we will introduce a new method to our component that lets us add markers to our map. Add the following code:The method addMarker requires a color (in HEX format), along with longitude and latitude coordinates as inputs. It then creates a new Marker object and finally adds this new marker to the map instance.Methods need to be marked with the Method decorator and they must be asynchronous.The final modifications we need to make include adding the default styles from the maplibre module and then adding the map class styles to the component’s stylesheet.First modify the Component decorator to look like thisInstead of the original styleUrl that accepts only one stylesheet file, we're now using styleUrls which allows for an array of stylesheets. The first stylesheet, aws-map.css, is the component's own stylesheet, and the second is the stylesheet that comes with maplibre.Next open the aws-map.css file and add the following classRun Component in Development ServerTo test our component with the integrated development server, we first have to add our component to src\index.html. Modify the file, so that it looks like the followingEnsure you replace the component properties with your own values. The given latitude and longitude coordinates point to the OutSystems Headquarters in Lisbon.To launch the development server, execute npm start. Your page should now appear as follows:To use our component library, which currently has only one component, in OutSystems, you need to publish the build to a CDN or any other publicly accessible web server.To create a build, run npm run build. This will generate a production build in the dist folder of the project. You should then publish the contents of the dist folder on a CDN. To publish to your npm repositories, just run npm publish, log in to your account, and you're all set.Review and modify the package.json file before publishing to npm.The final part is to use the component library in an OutSystems application.Unfortunately, there is no built-in method to load the Stencil script directly. This includes using the RequireScript client action from the System module, so you will need to create your own loader action.Add the following code to the JavaScript elementThis code checks if there is already an element with an id of stencilloader. If not it creates a script tag and appends it to the DOM header.The src attribute is important. My package (in package.json) is named os-aws-location and I published a version 0.0.1 to npm. You have to modify the values according to your configuration.https://unpkg.com/<package name>@<package version>/dist/<package name>/<package name>.esm.jsIn the Demo screen add an OnInitialize event handler and add the RegisterStencil client action to the flow.One nice thing about Stencil is that the loader script is very small and it automatically lazy loads other elements on demand.With the components tag name now available we can create a custom HTML element on the screen. Drag a custom HTML element to the screen and set the values as followsMake sure that you provide a name for the elementNow it’s time for a first test. Publish the application and view it in your browser. If the map doesn’t appear, check the developer console for any errors.Next we want to add a marker to our map using the addMarker method we created in our component.Add the following codeFor simplicity this is all hardcoded to the same location as the initial map position.Give it a try. When you click the button, a new red marker should appear at the location.Stencil can be an excellent option for creating reusable frontend components for OutSystems applications, especially if you need to develop a design system that works both in OutSystems and other frontend technologies.I would be thrilled to see Stencil fully integrated into OutSystems. Imagine being able to build a complete design system with Stencil, publish it to a GitHub repository, and then, when starting a new Reactive Web Application in OutSystems, have the option to use that GitHub repository as the source for your components. OutSystems could automatically add those components to the widget tree. Wouldn’t that be amazing?But first things first. I am still learning Stencil myself, and there are still plenty of things for me to learn. I will work on my Amazon Location Service library over the coming weeks.Thank you for reading. I hope you enjoyed it and that I’ve explained the important parts clearly. If not, please let me know 😊 Your feedback is greatly appreciated.Follow me on LinkedIn to receive notifications whenever I publish something new.Some rights reserved----1ITNEXTDigital Craftsman, OutSytems MVP, AWS Community Builder and Senior Director at Telelink Business ServicesHelpStatusAboutCareersBlogPrivacyTermsText to speechTeams

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Posted on Mar 3                  Let's imagine a world where we build applications not only with the aim of these working well but also handling a lot of users smoothly, even when things get busy. That's what Reactive Architecture is all about. It's just like creating a smart system that knows how to manage lots of information at once, without slowing down or crashing. This way, everyone using the app has a great experience, no matter how many people online or how much data is being used. That is what bring me here, pay attention for a few minutes, the time to empty your cup of coffee we will be done.Imagine it's November 25, 2020, and you're going about your day when suddenly, you can't access your favorite tools and platforms online. Adobe won't load, your Roku streaming is glitching, Twilio-based apps aren't sending messages, Duolingo isn't teaching languages, and even planning an in-person meetup using Meetup feels like a distant dream. To top it off, New York City's Metropolitan Transit Authority is also facing tech hiccups. Why? Because AWS, a giant upon which the digital world leans, experienced an outage.This wasn't just any outage. It was the kind that reminded everyone of a similar hiccup back in 2017, which also sent waves of disruption across the internet. Both instances shone a spotlight on a truth we often forget: our vast, intricate digital ecosystem is more interconnected than we realize. A snag in one corner can send ripples across the entire pond, affecting services and sectors far and wide.Reflecting on the 2020 AWS outage is like peering into a digital mirror, revealing our collective reliance on cloud services and the vulnerabilities that come with this dependence. Despite tech advances and beefed-up infrastructures, the incident underscored a lingering question: How do we safeguard our digital lives against such outages? It pushed companies to think harder about having backup plans and highlighted the broader conversation about the centralization of internet services and the risks this centralization poses to our digital society.In essence, the AWS outage of 2020 was more than just a technical glitch; it was a moment of realization about the fragile web that supports our digital world and a call to action for ensuring its strength and resilience.At its core, Reactive Architecture is designed to create non-blocking, asynchronous applications that are capable of handling a vast number of concurrent data streams and operations. This approach not only enhances performance but also improves the user experience by ensuring responsive and resilient interactions.Reactive Architecture isn't just about building applications; it's about crafting experiences that feel alive. Imagine apps that breathe with the pulse of user interaction, systems that not only respond to demands but anticipate them, creating a seamless flow of information. This is technology that doesn't just serve; it engages, adapts, and excites, transforming the digital landscape into a dynamic ecosystem where performance and user experience converge in harmony.Simply because "Today’s demands are simply not met by yesterday’s software architectures", the landscape of software development has undergone a dramatic transformation. This shift is driven by the increased scale of deployments, the exponential growth in data volume, the need for rapid feature updates, and the expectation of flawless availability and lightning-fast response times. Modern software must be resilient, scalable, and quick to recover, catering to a user base that depends heavily on digital services for their daily activities and tolerates little to no downtime. This evolution underscores the critical need for architectures that can adeptly handle these modern complexities.Reactive Systems are built around four key principles to ensure they meet the demands of modern applications:Responsiveness: They aim for quick and consistent reactions to user requests, ensuring usability and utility. By maintaining steady response times, these systems can quickly identify and address issues, enhancing user confidence and interaction.Resilience: Even in case of failure, these systems remain operational, utilizing strategies like replication, containment, isolation, and delegation to prevent system-wide breakdowns. This approach allows individual components to fail and recover without affecting the overall system's availability.Elasticity: They adapt to workload changes without compromising responsiveness, by dynamically adjusting resources. This flexibility is achieved through designs that avoid bottlenecks, allowing for scalable and efficient operation on standard hardware and software.Message-Driven: Communication within these systems is based on asynchronous message-passing, which minimizes dependencies and simplifies management of failures and resource consumption. This method supports effective load management and system efficiency.Let's evaluate the good and bads of this type of systems.![VS memev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/czmw49otc7toc6copvb9.png)To compare these systems, we need to do some highlights in their approaches to handling data and system interactions. Alot of talking let's get more about.Responsiveness and Flow Control: EDA focuses on decoupling system components through events, allowing for dynamic and flexible application responses. Reactive Systems, while also emphasizing decoupling, prioritize controlled flow and backpressure, ensuring systems do not become overwhelmed by data.System Design and Complexity: EDA simplifies integration and extension by using events as a means of communication. Reactive Systems introduce additional complexity with their emphasis on non-blocking communication and backpressure, requiring a more thorough understanding of these concepts for effective implementation.Failure Management: Both architectures aim to enhance system resilience. EDA does so by isolating failures to the event level, whereas Reactive Systems offer a more structured approach to failure management through explicit message passing and backpressure, aiming to prevent failures from cascading.Scalability: EDA naturally supports scalability through its loosely coupled nature. Reactive Systems take this further by addressing scalability in the context of system load, offering mechanisms like dynamic resource management to maintain performance under varying conditions.In conclusion, both Event-Driven Architecture and Reactive Systems offer powerful paradigms for building scalable, resilient applications. EDA excels in decoupling components for flexibility and scalability, while Reactive Systems provide robust mechanisms for handling data flow and system load, ensuring responsive and resilient applications. The choice between them hinges on the specific requirements of your project, including scalability needs, complexity tolerance, and the importance of flow control and backpressure in maintaining system stability.Templates let you quickly answer FAQs or store snippets for re-use.        Are you sure you want to hide this comment? It will become hidden in your post, but will still be visible via the comment's permalink.      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Let's talk of Reactive Architecture. Reactive Systems are built around four key principles to ensure they meet the demands of modern applications:Responsiveness: They aim for quick and consistent reactions to user requests, ensuring usability and utility.