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InsightsMay 7, 2018

Comparing Functions vs. AWS Lambda Functions

In one way or another, we’re often asked, “is Functions the same as AWS Lambda?” A breakdown of the similarities, differences, and use cases for Functions vs. Lambda.

Adam Bavosa
Adam Bavosa
Developer Relations Manager, PubNub
Product UpdatesMay 7, 2018

Announcing Next-Gen Language Translation with Microsoft

We’re pleased to announce our newest Functions partnership to bring powerful language translation directly into your data streams – our new Microsoft Azure Translator BLOCK.

Stephen Blum
Stephen Blum
CTO, PubNub
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InsightsMay 3, 2018

Capacitive Touch Sensors Demystified

This article explains how capacitive touch sensing, which lets a human trigger an input with little or no physical force, works and some different applications. This technology is used for DIY/Arduino projects as well as consumer products such as smartphones.

Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
InsightsApr 30, 2018

Creating a Scooter Sharing App Like Bird, Spin and Lime

With Project EON, you can create your own rideshare scooter application in just a few minutes and try to address this problem that is facing these emerging companies.

Jordan Schuetz
Jordan Schuetz
Developer Advocate, MuleSoft
BuildApr 23, 2018

IoT Publish-Subscribe Without an SDK

How to use PubNub’s RESTful API for any IoT device without using an SDK. This tutorial uses Python to implement the PubNub REST API on an Arduino Uno.

Cameron Akhavan
Cameron Akhavan
Developer Relations Engineer, PubNub
InsightsApr 17, 2018

How IoT is Vulnerable Within the Scope of GDPR

Today, companies who power platforms for IoT, gaming or web applications, and any site that leverages notifications and/or chat need to be deeply in touch with the data they process.

Stephen Blum
Stephen Blum
CTO, PubNub
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InsightsApr 17, 2018

Can Your App Become GDPR Compliant?

Built with ‘security by design’, PubNub was built with developers in mind. And with onset of GDPR, PubNub delivers key components to help you comply.

Stephen Blum
Stephen Blum
CTO, PubNub
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InsightsApr 11, 2018

The Future of IoT

IoT devices are becoming a part of the mainstream electronics culture and people are adopting smart devices into their homes faster than ever.

Jordan Schuetz
Jordan Schuetz
Developer Advocate, MuleSoft
BuildMar 26, 2018

Serverless Token Validation Using Functions and Vault

Validate tokens using Functions: a serverless, autoscaling, microservice platform. Deploy globally in under 5 minutes with JavaScript and PubNub.

Adam Bavosa
Adam Bavosa
Developer Relations Manager, PubNub