Application Transformation
K8s and Docker – use cases and differences
Both Kubernetes and Docker are used to deploy and manage containers. Often Docker Containers run applications within Kubernetes (K8s) node clusters. Usually th…
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Dev, Test, OptimisationTesting deployment of Applications in the Cloud (SAST, DAST)
Here are five areas where teams can add automated security checks into development pipelines. 1. Code quality (SAST) Perhaps the control that springs to mind f…
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MicroservicesMule SAPI migration to Kong – conceptual overview
Use Case: Migrate System APIs or SAPIs from Mule to Kong Gateway. Models: There are 2 basic deployment models when using an API gateway and SAPIs. 1-Gateway + …
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Cloud Design GoalsSide Car Pattern for Containers
A common Cloud pattern especially with a container deployment model, is to use a side car in which we deploy components of an application into a separate proce…
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Cloud Design GoalsCloud Native, some key ideas
Cloud native is a target model for most firms. Cloud native refers to using the native services and API integrations, along with the platform’s native PaaS off…
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AWS TechnologyAWS Athena and Redshift. Description and Use Cases.
What is Amazon Athena? Amazon Athena is a cloud-based query service for large-scale data analysis. Buyers of the product can use standard SQL to prepare and an…
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RisksZero Trust in, and with, the Cloud
Zero trust initially focused on segmenting and securing the network across location and hosting models. Today, however, to be successful, zero trust must also …
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AWS TechnologyAWS ECS, EKS, use cases, differences, deployment models
As the above diagram indicates, there are 6 deployment options, for Containers in AWS. It is rather confusing. The deployment model will depend on use cases, s…
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IaaS and PaaSKubernetes and Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) is a security mechanism in which each access authorization is based on roles that are assigned to a user. With this system, it…
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AWS TechnologyAWS DevOps, tooling and process
DevOps is a combination of specific engineering practices and patterns, followed by cultural changes that increase an organization’s or team’s abil…
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IaaS and PaaSPaaS, Containers and CaaS – use cases
What’s the difference between PaaS and containers? A PaaS is typically a suite of cloud-based applications that organizations can use to accomplish speci…
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ObservabilityObservability, Open Telemetry and trends in telemetry for 2022
Observability is at its core, the use of data to analyse what is happening with the system, understand threats and issues such as load or performance and to us…
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