Devops

Privileged Identity Management Privileged Identity Management (PIM) is a service in Microsoft Entra ID that enables you to manage, control, and monitor access to important resources in your organization. These resources include those in Microsoft Entra ID, Azure, and other Microsoft Online Services such as Microsoft 365 or Microsoft Intune. This blog has been written […]

TLS certificate lifetimes are being significantly reduced over the next few years as part of an industry-wide push toward greater security and automation. Here’s the phased timeline currently in place: Now through March 15, 2026: Maximum lifetime is 398 days Starting March 15, 2026: Reduced to 200 days Starting March 15, 2027: Further reduced to […]

Securing your Sitecore XM Cloud environment is critical to protecting your content, your users, and your brand. This post walks through key areas of XM Cloud security, including user management, authentication, secure coding, and best practices you can implement today to reduce your security risks. We’ll also take a step back to look at the […]

  This guide will walk you through building a small application step-by-step, focusing on integrating several powerful tools and concepts essential for modern Android development. What We’ll Cover: Jetpack Compose: Building the UI declaratively. NoSQL Database (Firestore): Storing and retrieving data in the cloud. WorkManager: Running reliable background tasks. Build Flavors: Creating different versions of […]

In Part 1 of this series, we learned about the importance of AWS and Pulumi. Now, let’s explore the demo part in this practical session, which will create a service on AWS VPC by using Pulumi. Before We Start, Ensure You Have the Following AWS Account with IAM permissions for resource creation Install Pulumi CLI: # […]

Pulumi is a modern Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool that allows you to define, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure using general-purpose programming languages. Unlike Terraform, which uses HCL, Pulumi enables you to define infrastructure using Python, making it easier for developers to integrate infrastructure with application code. What You’ll Learn How Pulumi works with AWS […]

In this blog, we will explore the various Containers, their functionalities, and how they interact to create a seamless customer shopping experience. HCL Commerce Containers provide a modular and scalable approach to managing ecommerce applications. Benefits of HCL Commerce Containers Improved Performance: The system becomes faster and more responsive by caching frequent requests and optimizing […]

Terraform Terraform is a HashiCorp-owned Infrastructure as Code (IaC) technology that allows you to develop, deploy, alter, and manage infrastructure using code. It maintains your infrastructure’s lifespan, enables you to define resources and infrastructure in human-readable, declarative configuration files, and manages your infrastructure’s lifecycle. Code is simply instructions written in the HCL (Hashi Corp Configuration […]

In the ever-evolving landscape of cloud computing, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has emerged as a cornerstone practice for managing and provisioning infrastructure. IaC enables developers to define infrastructure configurations using code, ensuring consistency, automation, and scalability. AWS CloudFormation, a key service in the AWS ecosystem, simplifies IaC by allowing users to easily model and set […]

Automating deployments is crucial for efficiency and reliability in today’s fast-paced development environment. GitHub Actions provides a seamless way to implement CI/CD pipelines, allowing developers to automate the deployment of static websites without manual intervention. In this blog, we will explore how to deploy a static website to an AWS S3 bucket using GitHub Actions. […]

As part of security and compliance best practices, it is essential to enhance data protection by transitioning from AWS-managed encryption keys to Customer Managed Keys (CMK). Business Requirement During database migration or restoration, it is not possible to directly change encryption from AWS-managed keys to Customer-Managed Keys (CMK). During migration, the database snapshot must be […]

The Systems Manager (SSM) streamlines managing Windows instances in AWS. If you’ve ever forgotten the password for your Windows EC2 instance, SSM offers a secure and efficient way to reset it without additional tools or manual intervention. Objective & Business Requirement In a production environment, losing access to a Windows EC2 instance due to an […]