Identity and Access Management is a crucial component of Amazon Web Services. It handles the management of user identities and credentials throughout Amazon’s cloud ecosystem. IAM isn’t just useful for managing access to EC2 instances. It can actually be integrated to control access to other Amazon services, including specific tools like Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service …
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Multi-cloud environments may be the latest trend in cloud infrastructure, but that doesn’t mean on-premise servers are no longer used. Though many have adopted cloud technology, there are a lot of companies still relying on on-premise hardware for their apps and/or databases as well. This means there is a big need for cloud and on-premise …
Secure, reliable, and observable. These three objectives are what systems engineers aim for when developing a solution, both from an infrastructure standpoint and from a service design perspective.
AWS CloudWatch is already incredibly useful for monitoring AWS environments. CloudWatch is used in a wide range of setups to collect key metrics, monitor logs, and automate some parts of the monitoring and maintenance tasks. The recent addition of pod-level monitoring to CloudWatch makes the tool even more appealing. Dubbed the AWS CloudWatch Container Insights, …
Performance testing is a crucial part of the development process, but it is also one of the most overlooked steps in a development cycle. Not many developers are…
In a previous article here, we discuss how there are no rules when it comes to configuring Kubernetes Storage. It is more about understanding…
Containers are one of the most important concepts in cloud computing. In fact, they have completely reshaped the way that many of us think about and approach virtualization. Containers behave much like virtual machines (VMs), but they are much more flexible and lightweight than a full-blown VM. Because they are so lightweight and flexible, containers …
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The use of containers makes deploying even the most complex apps easier, and, as we’ve discussed in too many articles to mention, Kubernetes takes the idea to a whole new level. The platform allows for workload and services to be managed in such a way that everything is compartmentalized and highly efficient. Most major cloud …
Terraform has been a revelatory experience for many people new to the platform. The software offers a powerful approach to infrastructure automation. It is one of the most innovative examples of infrastructure as code (IAC) available today. Delivering a cloud-based approach to networking whereby cloud architecture is rendered entirely via code. Terraform helps configure cloud …
Named from the Latin “terra” for earth plus ‘forming’, the Terraform software is designed for infrastructure shaping at its core. An open source infrastructure automation tool, Terraform completely changes the way that users approach virtualization in the cloud. Terraform is able to serve many of the same templating functions as CloudFormation on Amazon Web Services …
This post on how your project will take a leap with Test-Driven Development was originally published on DZone here. What Is Test-Driven Development? Test-driven development (TDD) refers to an approach in software development geared towards reducing errors and improving flexibility when designing applications. It is a process that encourages a quick, rapid, and fearless testing …
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There’s a wealth of great content on the internet when it comes to software testing. As a DevOps consultant, though, I still regularly get asked about testing best practices. So, I thought I’d collate the information into one place as part of a short series on Software Testing. When it comes to making code changes, …
Summary In six steps, you’ll have a cluster up and running: Install Docker Assign 3 managers for the Docker Swarm Add two nodes or ‘workers’ to the Swarm Discover how to view your Swarm status Run a test service across all machines Anybody that is already familiar with Docker knows the limitations of running standalone …
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Learn what modernizing applications on the cloud entails and the various approaches you can leverage to meet your application modernization goals
Learn how you can automate code deployment on AWS, through a step-by-step guide on CI/CD pipeline creation with AWS CodePipeline
In our experience, customers often focus on modernizing front-end and back-end compute systems and focus less on their back-end data stores. This is despite the
Learn what modernizing applications on the cloud entails and the various approaches you can leverage to meet your application modernization goals
Learn how you can automate code deployment on AWS, through a step-by-step guide on CI/CD pipeline creation with AWS CodePipeline
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