July 26, 2023

What Is a CDN?

• Cloud, DevOps, Portfolio, Technical Overview
• 8 min read

Definition A content delivery/distribution network (CDN) is a geographically distributed cluster of nodes that operate together to serve web content in agility and speed. This web...

March 15, 2023

Create an Audit Logging Dashboard

• Hands-on Tutorial, Monitoring & Tracing, Portfolio
• 12 min read

Miro’s audit logs help track events within different company teams. This means you’re all set to troubleshoot a problem or get a detailed report of significant...

March 15, 2023

Pandemic Preparedness with Akka Serverless

• Hands-on Tutorial, Monitoring & Tracing, Portfolio
• 12 min read

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for a scalable, easy-to-build testing and vaccine appointment booking system. The high demand showed manual booking wasn’t feasible or sustainable....

March 8, 2023

Apache Pulsar Schema versus Schemaless — Who’s the Winner?

• Hands-on Tutorial, Monitoring & Tracing, Portfolio
• 8 min read

Apache Pulsar is a cloud-native, open-source distributed streaming and messaging platform. Yahoo designed the system to fulfill the need for durability and scalability. One of its...

March 8, 2023

How to Mask Data for Testing in MongoDB

• Databases, Hands-on Tutorial, Portfolio
• 8 min read

Masking data for safe, compliant use in testing environments is not as straightforward as it seems, especially when using schemaless, unstructured databases like MongoDB. Personally identifiable...

March 1, 2023

Moving from Java Message Service

• Monitoring & Tracing, Portfolio, Thought Leadership
• 9 min read

(JMS) to Apache Pulsar Many mission-critical business applications rely on Java Message Service (JMS), a popular enterprise messaging API. Enterprise messaging systems provide a way to...

March 1, 2023

What is a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) and Why is it Important for DevOps?

• DevOps, Portfolio, Thought Leadership
• 8 min read

Most organizations that make software — from small startups to multi-billion-dollar behemoths — use third-party libraries and tools to develop their applications. Modern apps depend on...

February 22, 2023

Recording and Auditing SQL Queries in Postgres

• Databases, Hands-on Tutorial, Portfolio
• 4 min read

Database query logging enables audit management and disaster recovery. Fortunately, the open-source PostgreSQL database is packed with logging mechanisms. However, these may not be enabled by...

February 22, 2023

Code Quality Metrics: How to Evaluate and Improve Your Code

• DevOps, Portfolio, Thought Leadership
• 8 min read

High-quality code is efficient and reliable, runs well without bugs, and meets the user’s needs. It can cope with errors or unusual conditions. It is also...

February 15, 2023

What is Docker?

• Containers, DevOps, Portfolio, Thought Leadership
• 9 min read

Definition Containers are software packages with application code and all dependencies needed to run smoothly on any platform. They encapsulate applications in an environment where all...