Migration
Using Docker to deploy E-Commerce/CMS
CMS Web-Site Management Content and Containerisation – Example Concept Problem statement: Deploy many websites, from a master copy, to various nodes, using an …
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SecurityPrivileged Access Management or PAM
Privileged Access Management or PAM PAM and security in general are concerned with 2 basic concepts: 1 ) Protecting my systems and data from external attack an…
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Application TransformationFinancial Services – Overview of transforming Legacy, Containers, VMs, Cloud Native
PDF Presentation at the bottom of the page. Overview of migrating, refactoring and Containerising Applications in the Financial Industry, given different works…
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VirtualizationVMs, Containers, Middleware and migrating applications properly
Moving complex 3 Tier architectures to the Cloud (re-platforming); can be complicated, especially when you have legacy middleware to worry about. Many large fi…
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AgileWhat is Architecture and how can Agile improve Architectural Design?
A curious aspect of IT Architecture is that there is no single definition of Architecture. This causes real problems on projects. The reason is that Architectu…
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AgileAgile and Domain Driven Design
Issues with Agile include scaling and not having a detailed design which considers all aspects of security, interoperability and networking. OOAD and Domain Dr…
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VirtualizationImportant aspects of Storage and Compute Virtualisation
Important aspects of Storage and Compute Virtualisation There are 2 important points about storage and cloud computing: 1) The relationship between storage and…
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VirtualizationOrchestrating Automated Actions in the Cloud
An orchestrator refers to a software system programmed with workflow rules and business logic that facilitates automated actions and integrated connectors to e…
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VirtualizationManaging Cloud Deployments
Managing cloud systems and orchestrating workloads is a primary concern as well as a learning curve for organisations deploying a cloud architecture. Important…
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Cloud Design GoalsCloud Native Characteristics
PCF is the market leading PaaS platform and very useful if deploying on Azure and other Cloud IaaS models. Migrating, refactoring or building apps to be ‘Cloud…
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Cloud Design GoalsCloud Native versus Traditional Applications
Cloud Native vs Traditional IT Most Cloud Platforms are trending towards breaking down monolithic services into ‘micro’ or discrete services. An example would …
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Cloud Design GoalsKey Cloud Design Goal: Redundancy, High Availability
Redundancy, Availability, Continuity, and Disaster Recovery A key benefit of virtualising the infrastructure is to construct a platform which provides best-of-…
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