Migrating your workloads to Azure can help you leverage the benefits of cloud computing. This includes agility, scalability, lower costs, and easier management. However, the process of migration can sometimes be complicated. You have to select the proper service model for every workload and establish a migration strategy for all workloads. A well-planned migration strategy can help you make the move without impacting your business. The following tips will ensure that your Azure migration goes smoothly. Reasons for Migrating to the Cloud Cloud migration can be risky and expensive, but also rewarding. Here are some of the common drivers for moving workloads and applications to the cloud: Reducing operating costs—the…
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Test-Driven Development: a Cost-Effective Approach to Developing Software
The main goal of software developers is to create high-quality products with the required functionality. At the same time, this product creation shouldn’t cost a fortune. One of the effective methods used to speed up the process of creating software and reduce its cost is test-driven development, which offers a pool of benefits to both programmers and customers. TDD or Test-Driven Development: What Is It? Test-Driven Development is an approach to software or mobile app development that relies on cycling. Its mechanism of action is the following: a QA engineer writes a test that covers the desired change; developers write a code, which must pass this test; the code is…
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Top 5 Open Source Kubernetes Monitoring Tools
Image source Monitoring distributed microservices like Kubernetes is not an easy task because they require real-time attention and proactive monitoring. To overcome this challenge, many companies develop various open-source monitoring tools for Kubernetes. Some tools collect metrics, others collect logs. Some are Kubernetes-native, others are more agnostic in nature. Some are data collectors while others provide an interface for operating Kubernetes. This article takes a look at five of the more popular Kubernetes monitoring tools out there. What Is Kubernetes? Kubernetes (K8s) is an open-source platform for deploying, automating, managing, and scaling containerized applications. Kubernetes groups containers into clusters for easy discovery and management. You can deploy K8s on-premise, and…
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6 Tools for Optimizing your Media with Java
Image Source Modern web design focuses on displaying media in clear and aesthetic ways. It also places an emphasis on accessibility, across devices and for a variety of users. This is partially due to changing tastes and partially due to advances in technology. Advances in media optimization play a role in particular. The media you use and the way it affects the experience of your users have a huge impact on the effectiveness of your sites. It also affects your page loading speed, which impacts your search rankings and your bottom line. Java is the most widely used language in web and mobile applications. Finding suitable Java tools is key…
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Agile Project Planning: A Step-by-Step Guide
Image Source Guest Post by Gilad David Maayan Software teams have been adopting agile project management methodologies for nearly a decade. As a result, development teams have increased their velocity and communication, and they are quicker to react to market trends. However, to be truly effective, agile methodologies rely on solid planning. This article offers a guideline for planning your agile project. What Is Agile Project Planning? Agile project planning is a project management approach that breaks big projects into independent units called sprints. Each sprint is a short work cycle that runs from one week to one month. Teams use sprints as small manageable tasks, which they strive to…
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Promote yourself on my blog
I just realized that this bog is up for more than five years. I was not so active in the first two years hence this blog did not generate much traffic. In 2016 I resumed and then I have been writing since then. Oh by the way this blog is not my first attempt though as I have written in past as well. So far I have written 99% of these posts(quite obvious, right?) but I am the person who loves to share the knowledge I have and so far I am successful. Today I am (re)opening this platform for everyone who wants to share his/her creativity. This is not…
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Securing Your Data in Azure: Tips and Tricks
Guest Post by Gilad David Maayan Two-thirds of all businesses are currently using some form of cloud storage, with many turning to Azure as their provider. Cloud services contain a significant amount of data and allow persistent Internet access. This makes clouds an appealing and valuable target for attackers. To make sure that your data doesn’t fall victim to attacks, you should take steps to protect your cloud systems. The first step is learning how your data is vulnerable and what steps you can take to secure it. In this article, you’ll learn about security concerns specific to Azure and some best practices for addressing these vulnerabilities. Azure Security Considerations…
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5 Must-Know Web Application Security Tips
Image Source Guest Post by Gilad David Maayan Gone are the days when developers could code a web application, release it, and be done with the project. Agile methodologies are changing the way we work, the way we code, and the way we collaborate. The developers of 2019 are expected to ensure the web apps they deliver are secure. That means your work doesn’t end with quick delivery. You also need to secure the apps. Read on to learn how to do that. 1. Don’t Aim to Fix All Vulnerabilities: Prioritize Them Common website platforms like WordPress, Drupal and Joomla are plagued with thousands of vulnerabilities. If you develop your…
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5 Ways EBS Snapshots Can Make Your Life Easier
Image source Guest Post by Gilad David Maayan Amazon Web Services is the leading cloud provider, offering a range of storage options to meet the complex and evolving needs of an organization. Along with the standard cloud storage option, S3, Amazon also offers EBS, which provides flexible storage for the data contained in applications. With Amazon’s high availability, customizability and variety of integrated cloud services, you can pursue a storage tiering strategy for your data, taking advantage of a key facet of Amazon—EBS snapshots. Read on to learn how snapshots can make your life on the cloud easier. What Is Amazon EBS? Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) is a cloud-based…
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Getting Started with AWS Automation: EBS Snapshots, AWS Lambda and AWS Systems Manager
Image source: Pixabay Guest Post by Gilad David Maayan Whether you’ve recently adopted cloud-based services or you’ve been using them for a while, you’re likely interested in reducing the amount of manual work that managing a cloud system requires. Luckily, AWS includes a variety of automation tools and integration options that you can put to use to accomplish just that. We’ll look at three of your options here, one simple to implement and two a bit more challenging, to give you a better idea of how they work and how you can use them to maximum benefit. EBS Snapshots The Automation of EBS snapshots is one of the easiest places…
