Tag: Cloud and infrastructure
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Implementing in-app subscriptions in iOS & Android with no backend servers
Posted on February 23, 2022, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
More recently I have been experimenting with different monetization strategies for the apps so users can unlock features or just leave a tip. For the longest time I kept things simple with a "non-consumable" one-time purchase. Over the holiday break I decided to take things a step further and dip my toes into the world of subscriptions. By James Montemagno.
Tags frontend-and-mobile how-to product-and-design cloud-and-infrastructure
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Five ways to get started with network automation
Posted on February 22, 2022, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
However, even though network automation has become increasingly popular, most organizations are still managing their network infrastructure manually by a CLI or GUI. Why is this? By Sean Cavanaugh.
Tags cloud-and-infrastructure devops-and-ci-cd
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A cloud-like on-prem load balancer for Kubernetes?
Posted on February 21, 2022, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
Everyone knows that using a Kubernetes Load Balancer is a challenge. Back in the day when I was responsible for network operations, the load balancer management was under my team's responsibility too. By Alex Saroyan.
Tags cloud-and-infrastructure devops-and-ci-cd
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Applying test-driven development to your database
Posted on February 20, 2022, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
Test-driven development (TDD) is a popular software development methodology that aims to reduce defects and improve the ease of maintaining code. In this post, you learn how to apply TDD to write queries and expressions with the Fauna Query Language (FQL). By Ron Callahan.
Tags cloud-and-infrastructure data-and-analytics devops-and-ci-cd testing-and-quality
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An introduction to the Azure DevOps toolset
Posted on February 19, 2022, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
In this post, we start to delve into DevOps toolsets, specifically Microsoft Azure DevOps Services. This is the third in a series of blog posts about DevOps. By Ron Callahan.
Tags cloud-and-infrastructure devops-and-ci-cd
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Cloud egress charges: How to prevent these creeping costs
Posted on February 18, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length medium
One of the advantages of using the cloud is the ability to scale rapidly. On-demand scalability can eliminate the need to overbuy capacity that is only required for peak times. By factioninc.com.
Tags leadership-and-career cloud-and-infrastructure devops-and-ci-cd
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OPC UA, MQTT, and Apache Kafka - The Trinity of data streaming in IoT
Posted on February 13, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length long
In the IoT world, MQTT and OPC UA have established themselves as open and platform-independent standards for data exchange in Industrial IoT and Industry 4.0 use cases. Data Streaming with Apache Kafka is the data hub for integrating and processing massive volumes of data at any scale in real-time. By Kai Waehner.
Tags data-and-analytics cloud-and-infrastructure
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Streaming analytics with Apache Pulsar and Spark structured streaming
Posted on February 12, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length long
Apache Pulsar, a promising new toolkit for distributed messaging and streaming. In this piece we combine two of our favorite pieces of tech: Apache Pulsar and Apache Spark. By Daniel Ciocîrlan.
Tags data-and-analytics leadership-and-career cloud-and-infrastructure
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Right hybrid cloud strategy enables agility at scale
Posted on February 11, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length long
In today's world, there's a common thread connecting almost every organization, of every size, across all industries and regions: uncertainty. Change—often disruptive—is happening faster. or the organizations trying to navigate it, the need for business agility—the ability to adapt rapidly and effectively—has never been more important. By @IBM.
Tags data-and-analytics leadership-and-career cloud-and-infrastructure
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Top concerns for operating cloud-native technologies
Posted on February 8, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length short
Platform9 announced the results of its research, revealing that 91% of survey respondents cite security, consistent management across environments, high availability, and observability as their top concerns for operating cloud-native technologies. By @helpnetsecurity.
Tags leadership-and-career cloud-and-infrastructure miscellaneous data-and-analytics
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DevSecOps: Why you should care and how to get started
Posted on February 7, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length long
The increasing popularity of DevOps software development methodologies has led to shorter and more agile life cycles, in which software is released and deployed in minutes or hours rather than the days, weeks, or even months required under traditional practices. However, many development teams still experience delays in getting releases into production due to the security considerations that are traditionally brought to bear at the end of the life cycle. To address this, organizations are more and more frequently adopting a DevSecOps approach. By Katrina Novakovic, Chris Jenkins.
Tags devops-and-ci-cd cloud-and-infrastructure product-and-design security-and-privacy
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Distributed tracing with Istio, Quarkus and Jaeger
Posted on February 6, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length medium
In this article, you will learn how to configure distributed tracing for your service mesh with Istio and Quarkus. For test purposes, we will build and run Quarkus microservices on Kubernetes. The communication between them is going to be managed by Istio. Istio service mesh uses Jaeger as a distributed tracing system. By Piotr Minkowski.
Tags devops-and-ci-cd cloud-and-infrastructure architecture-and-apis