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Using GreenOps to Improve Your Operational Efficiency and Save the Planet
Our infrastructures have environmental and economic costs; the IT sector is responsible for 1.4% of carbon emissions worldwide. GreenOps can be used to help mitigate this impact.
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Elevating Kubernetes Logging for Enhanced Observability
In this article, we will explore the challenges, strategies, and best practices that will help you achieve seamless log management in your Kubernetes environment.
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Optimizing Spring Boot Config Management with ConfigMaps: Environment Variables or Volume Mounts
Spring Boot stands out as a viable framework for its agility and streamlined workflow. Yet, effective configuration management remains a pivotal factor influencing deployment efficiency and ongoing maintenance. ConfigMaps, a feature in Kubernetes, provides configuration strategies for Spring Boot applications.
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Million Dollar Lines of Code - an Engineering Perspective on Cloud Cost Optimization
A single line of code can shape an organization's financial future. Erik Peterson, the CTO and founder at CloudZero, presented an engineering perspective on cloud cost optimization at QCon San Francisco.
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How Netflix Ensures Highly-Reliable Online Stateful Systems
Building reliable stateful services at scale isn’t a matter of building reliability into the servers, the clients, or the APIs in isolation. By combining smart and meaningful choices for each of these three components, we can build massively scalable, SLO-compliant stateful services at Netflix.
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Delivering Software Securely: Techniques for Building a Resilient and Secure Code Pipeline
Your CI/CD pipeline can potentially expose sensitive information. Project teams often overlook the importance of securing their pipelines. This article covers approaches and techniques for securing your pipelines.
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Unraveling the Enigma: Debunking Myths Surrounding Lambda Cold Starts
This insightful InfoQ article dispels the common myths surrounding Lambda Cold Starts, a widely discussed topic in the serverless computing community. As serverless architectures continue to gain popularity, misconceptions about Lambda Cold Starts have proliferated, often leading to confusion and misguided optimization strategies.
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Architecting for High Availability in the Cloud with Cellular Architecture
Cellular architecture is a design pattern that helps achieve high availability in multi-tenant applications. The goal is to design your application so that you can deploy all of its components into an isolated "cell" that is fully self-sufficient. It can benefit your customers regarding availability and ensure you hit your SLAs.
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AWS Lambda under the Hood
Mike Danilov, a senior principal engineer at AWS, presented on AWS Lambda and what is under the hood during QCon San Francisco 2023. This article represents the talk, which will start with an introduction to Lambda itself to outline the key concepts of the service and its fundamentals, which will facilitate a deep dive into the understanding of the system.
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The Hidden Cost of Using Managed Databases
The rising popularity of managed relational databases brings hidden costs, and informed decisions are crucial for optimal use. This article shows the importance of monitoring service expenses, revising default settings, and understanding operational constraints, considering limitations like reduced flexibility and observability.
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A Primer on Idempotence for AWS Serverless Architecture
Understand idempotence in AWS serverless, tackling challenges from at-least-once delivery. Implement and automate with AWS Lambda, emphasizing early planning for consistent outcomes. Use tools like Lambda Powertools and prioritize testing for reliability.
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Cloud-Computing in the Post-Serverless Era: Current Trends and beyond
Discover the evolution of cloud-computing in the post-serverless era, with a shift towards hyper-specialized vertical multi-cloud services and a trend moving from Infrastructure as Code to Composition as Code. Microservices are being redefined in the cloud landscape and upcoming cloud services are set to be rich in constructs.