Cloud offers undeniable benefits when it comes to building cost-effective agile solutions. Enterprise-wide pushes to modernize application stacks have added fuel to cloud migration initiatives. As more and more monoliths are decomposed and redesigned using a distributed microservices architecture, the large portfolio of cloud-native services makes developing and deploying in the cloud faster and economical. […]
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Anthos, building your cloud ecosystem
Google Next 2019, where 30,000 tech enthusiasts descend on the streets of San Fran to learn, promote and embrace what Google Cloud has to offer. Google cloud is steadily gaining momentum in cloud space and is now the third largest cloud services provider in the world. Google’s engineering team understands the complexities of a rigid […]
Developing PaaS Using Step Functions and Hashicorp Tools
Introduction: Cloud tools now have the ability to let DevOps deliver cloud infrastructure along-side applications that are deployed on it. Did I just say, build a PaaS solution? Commercial PaaS solutions like OpenShift and Pivotal Cloud Foundry can be expensive and require specialized skills. They do speed up development and keep your enterprise cloud adoption […]
Building Data Streaming APIs
Internet produces 2.5 Exabytes of data every day. Data management systems will accumulate 44 Zettabytes of data by the end of 2020. To put things in perspective, 1 Zettabyte is equivalent to 1 trillion Gigabytes. That is a lot of data and most of if contains relevant information. Automated workflows, social media, government agencies and IOTs […]
AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate
“CIOs expect to shift 21% of their company’s applications to a public cloud this year, and 46% by 2020, according to a report by Morgan Stanley.” Intro Recently, I attended a webinar on “Cloud Migration”. It was a joint presentation by folks from AWS and Chef. It touched on two key areas – “migration to […]
Discovering AWS Data Migration Service
Pete – “This year we have the budget to replace our existing data replication technology.” Harry – “Good to hear. Have you evaluated any tools or services?” Pete – “I recently attended an Amazon Web Services (AWS) seminar hosted by our cloud services team. They showcased many managed and core compute services. Harry – You […]
The “Services Soup”
As efficient software applications penetrated every aspect of business workflow, so did the information systems that delivered them. Whether small or large, they spread like a viral fever. Every workflow, department, business unit or a subsidiary took advantage of their efficiency and stable record management capabilities. While their adoption grew, certain challenges became inevitable. How […]
Serverless Computing
Introduction Cost optimization, better flexibility and efficient resource management are some of the key factors fueling the growth of Cloud infrastructure. Serverless Computing is another step in this direction. Serverless Computing, also knows as function as a service (FAAS), is a Cloud-computing model where the Cloud provider completely manages the container that processes the service […]