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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...

February 15, 2023

The Ultimate Guide to Python Pickle

Hands-on Tutorial, Monitoring & Tracing, Portfolio
10 min read

During application development, we often need to persist complex data (like objects) for use in different runtimes. However, maintaining persistence within complex data structures and objects...

February 8, 2023

Best Practices for Creating Your Own Webhooks

DevOps, Hands-on Tutorial, Portfolio, Web
9 min read

Webhooks have become a popular way for different pieces of software to communicate with each other and are now an industry standard. As events drive most...

February 8, 2023

How to Configure x.509 Certificates for MongoDB Databases

Databases, Hands-on Tutorial, Portfolio
7 min read

At the enterprise level, x.509 certificates power many user-, device-, and site-authentication processes. In fact, we can provide secure access to infrastructure, including databases, using short-lived...