Tag: Cloud and infrastructure
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8 essential Android 15 security features you should set up immediately
Posted on October 1, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Google has released Android 15, which includes several significant security enhancements. These updates focus on privacy and theft protection, such as Private space, which allows users to create a separate, secure area on their device for sensitive data and apps1. Additionally, theft protection features include automatic device locking if theft is detected and preventing factory resets without authentication. By Parth Shah.
Tags frontend-and-mobile leadership-and-career product-and-design security-and-privacy cloud-and-infrastructure
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Oracle lauds customers and cloud collaboration at CloudWorld '24
Posted on September 16, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length short
The Memorystore team is thrilled to announce the preview launch of Valkey 7.2 support on Memorystore to provide users with a truly open-source and high performance key-value service. The introduction of Memorystore for Valkey into the Memorystore portfolio alongside Memorystore for Redis Cluster and Memorystore for Redis is a direct response to customer demand, and is a game-changer for organizations seeking high-performance data management solutions relying on 100% open source software. By Kyle Meggs, Ping Xie.
Tags cloud-and-infrastructure architecture-and-apis leadership-and-career
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5 ways to improve serverless performance
Posted on September 13, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length medium
An insightful webinar as we explore strategies for optimizing AWS Lambda performance. In this session, Yan Cui, AWS Serverless Hero, and Aviad Mor, Co-founder and CTO of Lumigo, will discuss three approaches that can significantly enhance the efficiency and scalability of your serverless applications. By Aviad Mor and Yan Cui.
Tags cloud-and-infrastructure software-engineering architecture-and-apis devops-and-ci-cd
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Google Cloud launches Memorystore for Valkey
Posted on September 10, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length medium
The Memorystore team is thrilled to announce the preview launch of Valkey 7.2 support on Memorystore to provide users with a truly open-source and high performance key-value service. The introduction of Memorystore for Valkey into the Memorystore portfolio alongside Memorystore for Redis Cluster and Memorystore for Redis is a direct response to customer demand, and is a game-changer for organizations seeking high-performance data management solutions relying on 100% open source software. By Kyle Meggs, Ping Xie.
Tags data-and-analytics architecture-and-apis cloud-and-infrastructure
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Serverless use cases: How enterprises are using the technology to let developers innovate
Posted on September 7, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Serverless, or serverless computing, is an approach to software development that empowers developers to build and run application code without having to worry about maintenance tasks like installing software updates, security, monitoring and more. With the rise of cloud computing, serverless has become a popular tool for organizations looking to give developers more time to write and deploy code. By Mesh Flinders.
Tags security-and-privacy architecture-and-apis cloud-and-infrastructure
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Admins wonder if the cloud was such a good idea after all
Posted on September 4, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length medium
After an initial euphoric rush to the cloud, administrators are questioning the value and promise of the tech giants' services. According to a report published by UK cloud outfit Civo, more than a third of organizations surveyed reckoned that their move to the cloud had failed to live up to promises of cost-effectiveness. Over half reported a rise in their cloud bill. By Richard Speed.
Tags cloud-and-infrastructure leadership-and-career miscellaneous
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Data streaming technologies overview
Posted on August 29, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length medium
The ability to process high volumes of data (big data) in real-time has become crucial for many organizations, and this is where data streaming technologies come into the picture. These technologies allow large amounts of data to be processed in real-time or near real-time as it is generated, enabling businesses to gain immediate insights and make time-sensitive data-driven decisions. By Darryn Campbell.
Tags data-and-analytics cloud-and-infrastructure architecture-and-apis software-engineering
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Google now uses Open Graph title tag (og:title) for title links
Posted on August 23, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length short
Google adds og:title to sources for generating search result titles, expanding use of Open Graph data beyond social media. By Matt G. Southern.
Tags business-and-emerging-tech miscellaneous software-engineering cloud-and-infrastructure
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What is AI security?
Posted on August 19, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Short for artificial intelligence (AI) security, AI security is the process of using AI to enhance an organization's security posture. With AI systems, organizations can automate threat detection, prevention and remediation to better combat cyberattacks and data breaches. By Annie Badman, Matthew Kosinski.
Tags security-and-privacy ai-and-machine-learning cloud-and-infrastructure architecture-and-apis leadership-and-career
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Wasm vs. Docker: Performant, secure, and versatile containers
Posted on August 18, 2024, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
Docker and WebAssembly (Wasm) represent two pivotal technologies that have reshaped the software development landscape. You've probably started to hear more about Wasm in the past few years as it has gained in popularity, and perhaps you've also heard about the benefits of using it in your application stack. This may have led you to think about the differences between Wasm and Docker, especially because the technologies work together so closely. By Savannah Ostrowski, and Sohan Maheshwar.
Tags devops-and-ci-cd cloud-and-infrastructure frontend-and-mobile
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Identity threat detection and response solution guide
Posted on August 15, 2024, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) has emerged as a critical component to effectively detect and respond to identity-based attacks. Threat actors have shown their ability to compromise the identity infrastructure and move laterally into IaaS, Saas, PaaS and CI/CD environments. Identity Threat Detection and Response solutions help organizations better detect suspicious or malicious activity in their environment. By The Hacker News.
Tags security-and-privacy devops-and-ci-cd cloud-and-infrastructure architecture-and-apis leadership-and-career
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C++ Refactoring tools in Visual Studio
Posted on July 21, 2024, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
Code refactoring is the process of restructuring existing code, while its outward functionality remains unchanged. By refactoring, you can simplify complex code structures, reduce code redundancy, and enhance code reusability. Visual Studio offers many tools to help refactor your C++ code. This article will delve into these tools, using the bullet3 open-source code as an example. By Mryam Girmay.
Tags software-engineering how-to product-and-design cloud-and-infrastructure