Tag: Cloud and infrastructure
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What are namespaces and cgroups, and how do they work?
Posted on May 16, 2022, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
Recently, I have been investigating NGINX Unit, our open source multi-language application server. As part of my investigation, I noticed that Unit supports both namespaces and cgroups, which enables process isolation. In this blog, we'll look at these two major Linux technologies, which also underlie containers. By Scott van Kalken of F5.
Tags devops-and-ci-cd cloud-and-infrastructure
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Swift actors: How do they work, and what kinds of problems do they solve?
Posted on May 12, 2022, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
Since the very first version of Swift, we've been able to define our various types as either classes, structs, or enums. But now, with the launch of Swift 5.5 and its built-in concurrency system, a new type declaration keyword has been added to the mix -- actor. By John Sundell.
Tags frontend-and-mobile cloud-and-infrastructure how-to software-engineering leadership-and-career
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Modern alternatives to some of the classic Linux commands
Posted on May 11, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length medium
When you start learning Linux, you begin with a standard set of Linux commands that have been in existence since the UNIX days. As you grow old as a Linux user, you keep on mastering the same set of standard commands. By Abhishek Prakash.
Tags miscellaneous cloud-and-infrastructure how-to devops-and-ci-cd leadership-and-career
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Your complete guide to SSL/TLS and HTTPS
Posted on May 10, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Between the ever-increasing global cybersecurity threats and Google's tightening security standards, it's more important than ever for business owners to take active measures to safeguard their sites. Otherwise, you're putting both yourself and your customers at risk. Not good. By David Wahlstrom.
Tags security-and-privacy how-to cloud-and-infrastructure leadership-and-career
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How to switch to Ubuntu Rolling Rhino: rolling release version of Ubuntu
Posted on April 27, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Ubuntu goes bleeding edge with Rolling Rhino. Here's everything you need to know about it. New Ubuntu releases come out every six months, with most of the software frozen in time until the next release. To receive the latest updates as soon as they're available, many people turn to a rolling release distribution, such as Arch Linux. By Bertel King.
Tags cloud-and-infrastructure software-engineering leadership-and-career devops-and-ci-cd
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61% of people believe bots will succeed where humans have failed with corporate sustainability
Posted on April 26, 2022, Level intermediate Resource Length short
Global study finds 94% of people believe society has not made enough progress on sustainability and social efforts. People around the world are demanding more progress on sustainability and social efforts and are looking to businesses to step up, according to a new study by Oracle and Pamela Rucker, CIO Advisor, Instructor for Harvard Professional Development. By @Oracle.
Tags ai-and-machine-learning leadership-and-career cloud-and-infrastructure
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Hands-on learning lab: Stream Google Cloud data into Splunk Cloud
Posted on April 22, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length medium
If you haven't tried it yet, Google Cloud Skills Boost provides hands-on educational experiences so you can learn what you need to know about operating in the cloud. Labs from Google Cloud Skills Boost give users more than just a sandbox environment. By Brian Farnham.
Tags cloud-and-infrastructure how-to devops-and-ci-cd
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How to regulate quantum technology before everyone understands how it works
Posted on April 19, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Lawmakers, physicists, software engineers and end users need to find a common language and set some rules. It's time for researchers, legislators and regulators to start discussing quantum computing and all of the benefits and risks of this technology, according to a fellow at the Center for Quantum Networks. By Veronica Combs.
Tags leadership-and-career miscellaneous cloud-and-infrastructure data-and-analytics
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Top 5 pieces of advice for cloud migration projects
Posted on April 15, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Every organization is unique, and so is every cloud migration project. The project scope, timeline, and expense involved can vary widely depending on the size of the organization, how many geographies it operates in, how many applications are being implemented, and how many lines of business are being affected. By Susan Aumack.
Tags leadership-and-career frontend-and-mobile product-and-design cloud-and-infrastructure architecture-and-apis
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A new security approach for the new age of multi-cloud
Posted on April 7, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length short
Most organizations today deploy web applications across multi-cloud and hybrid environments. However, existing models for application security are obsolete and no longer up to the task of providing high-grade, consistent, and frictionless application security across clouds. By Eyal Arazi.
Tags leadership-and-career security-and-privacy cloud-and-infrastructure
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Archive DynamoDB items to S3 automatically
Posted on April 5, 2022, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
Storing data like JSON logs in DynamoDB is a great idea as DynamoDB is very scalable. In addition, it is easier to transfer data into a DynamoDB table using for example Lambda and AWS SDK. Also, it makes analyzing the logs easier for example the AWS Console offers great filtering options to search for specific so-called table items. By Martin Mueller.
Tags cloud-and-infrastructure architecture-and-apis leadership-and-career data-and-analytics
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An introduction to generics in Golang
Posted on April 2, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length medium
The Go 1.18 release adds support for generics. Generics are the biggest change we've made to Go since the first open source release. By Robert Griesemer and Ian Lance Taylor.
Tags architecture-and-apis product-and-design cloud-and-infrastructure software-engineering frontend-and-mobile backend-development