Tag: Cloud
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Fog computing vs edge computing
Posted on August 19, 2023, Level beginner Resource Length short
Fog and edge computing, innovative technologies situated at the outskirts of the cloud ecosystem, hold the potential to revolutionize data processing. Delving into the intricacies of these approaches reveals how they can significantly enhance data processing methods. While both terms are sometimes used interchangeably, it's crucial to understand the nuanced differences that set them apart. By Jari Haiston.
Tags miscellaneous cloud cio apis iot
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Delivering messages at the scale of the World Cup
Posted on June 29, 2023, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
Events like the World Cup bring together a huge number of fans like Alex all over the world. The biggest challenge in maintaining such a service is scale. The type of traffic for such events can be extremely spiky. A very steady traffic volume can suddenly spike when Mbappe scores the goal that ties the game. Suddenly, FCM needs to notify 250M users about this event. By Michelangelo Mecozzi.
Tags messaging cloud queues nosql microservices
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CI/CD with Crunchy Postgres for Kubernetes and Argo
Posted on June 25, 2023, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) is an automated approach in which incremental code changes are made, built, tested and delivered. Organizations want to get their software solutions to market as quickly as possible without sacrificing quality or stability. While CI/CD is often associated with application code, it can also be beneficial for managing changes to PostgreSQL database clusters. By Bob Pacheco.
Tags devops cloud cicd kubernetes
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How to access, install, and use AI ChatGPT-4 plugins (and why you should)
Posted on June 24, 2023, Level beginner Resource Length medium
ChatGPT-3.5 is useful. ChatGPT-4 can be very useful. But, for the most useful version of ChatGPT to date, you need to add, implement, and use ChatGPT-4 with plugins. By Steven Vaughan-Nichols.
Tags startups cloud machine-learning miscellaneous
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Rails design patterns - the big picture
Posted on June 22, 2023, Level beginner Resource Length medium
A design pattern is a repeatable solution to solve common problems in a software design. When building apps with the Ruby on Rails framework, you will often face such issues, especially when working on big legacy applications where the architecture does not follow good software design principles. By Paweł Dąbrowski.
Tags web-development app-development cloud open-source
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Protecting serverless applications with AWS WAF
Posted on June 20, 2023, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Since serverless is designed to scale to infinity, one of the questions we get asked very often is whether a DDoS attack on the serverless application can result in a hefty Cloud Bill. One way to prevent this is to have rate limiting on API Gateway in place so that the serverless application doesn't scale to unexpected levels and end up using all underlying resources. By Vishwasa Navada K.
Tags serverless cloud infosec aws
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How to navigate the hidden risks of AI and digitization
Posted on June 19, 2023, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Discover how businesses can harness the potential of AI-powered digitization while mitigating risks related to data governance, ethics, workforce adaptability and cybersecurity to drive optimization and achieve unprecedented growth. By Alon Ghelber.
Tags ai cloud miscellaneous cio bots
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How generative AI changes everything about the observability industry
Posted on June 18, 2023, Level beginner Resource Length medium
In the last 40 years, I've seen three truly disruptive technologies: the world wide web in the early 1990s, Steve Jobs' introduction of the iPhone in 2007, and ChatGPT a few months ago, now the fastest growing app in history. By By Peter Pezaris.
Tags apis cloud devops ai bots
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How DevSecOps teams should approach API security
Posted on June 13, 2023, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
A recommended setup that addresses the unique concerns of developers, security and DevOps teams. It is common for these roles to lack a unified vision on how they approach API security. Therefore, in this post, I will provide a recommended API security setup that benefits all parties involved. By Gary Archer.
Tags apis cloud devops web-development infosec
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A brief history of MicroStack
Posted on June 7, 2023, Level beginner Resource Length medium
OpenStack is no doubt a wonderful and successful piece of software. It allows you to create your own cloud infrastructure, and thanks to its open-source nature, it's free to use for everyone. By Andre Ruiz.
Tags devops app-development cloud software-architecture
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How to keep docker secrets secure: Complete guide
Posted on May 29, 2023, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
Secret values such as API keys, passwords, and certificates need to be safely handled throughout the software development process and your app's runtime. Exposure of secrets can be catastrophic, as unauthorized actors could use the credentials to perform privileged interactions with your services. By James Walker.
Tags docker infosec cloud containers devops
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Cloud sustainability and the path to green software
Posted on May 28, 2023, Level beginner Resource Length medium
In an increasingly sustainability‑conscious world, cloud software, services, and infrastructure are no longer evaluated only in terms of performance, resilience, scalability, and reliability, but also according to their environmental impact. So, considering cloud sustainability means tools impact on the environment needs to be observed. By aster.cloud.
Tags management cio miscellaneous cloud learning