DevOps

AWS EMR Cost & Performance Optimization: A Business-Centric Approach

Introduction AWS Elastic MapReduce (EMR) is an AWS service for filtering big data using open-source tools such as Apache Spark, Apache Flink, Trino, Hadoop, Hive, Presto, and many more. It provides a platform to run your applications without thinking much about the management of the underlying infrastructure. AWS EMR is a multipurpose, easy-to-use, highly available, […]

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Mastering AWS Cost Management with QuickSight: A Comprehensive Workflow from Data Export to Dashboard Insights!

Challenges with Existing Cost Explorer AWS Cost Explorer provides resource-based cost insights, but it has a limitation: it only allows viewing cost data for individual resources for the last 14 days. If cost trends need to be analyzed over a longer period and specific resources contributing to cost increases beyond two weeks need to be […]

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13 Must-Know Automation Scripts for DevOps Monitoring & Logging

Introduction Monitoring and logging are crucial for maintaining a reliable system. Whether you’re managing cloud infrastructure, microservices, servers, or CI/CD pipelines, automation scripts provide a strong foundation & play a key role in preventing late-night production issues In this article, we will look at 13 essential automation scripts that every DevOps engineer should know. These […]

Ahmad Ali
Ahmad Ali
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AWS Storage Gateway: A Step-by-Step Guide to Setting Up and Configuring an SMB File Share on EC2

AWS Storage Gateway is a service used to connect your on-site storage systems (for example, servers and data centers) to storage on AWS. This means you can store your data in the cloud but still access and manage it as if it were stored locally on your system. It gives you the advantage of using […]

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Downtime Is The Enemy: Our Battle-Tested Zero-Downtime JFrog Migration Story

“In the world of continuous delivery, downtime is the enemy of progress “ Have you ever thought that you are sitting in your office peacefully and suddenly, you are notified that migration is about to begin for the most critical tool on which all other or I would say the entire project depends on it. […]

Vansh Raj
Vansh Raj
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From Risk to Resilience: Leveraging Azure for Uninterrupted Business Operations

Introduction Over the past 15 years, the cloud has fueled business digitization, offering scalable, reliable services. However, it often falls short in disaster recovery, requiring manual intervention and leaving gaps in the automation of failover and recovery processes. Gartner estimates IT downtime costs $5,600 per minute, while FEMA reports that 40% of businesses fail to […]

Navjot Singh
Navjot Singh
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Striving for Legacy Transformation: A Pragmatic Approach to Modernizing Monolithic Systems

Nowadays, every org wants to migrate to a microservices architecture; the idea sounds great on paper. But when you’re staring at an 8-year or decade-old monolith that processes millions of transactions and somehow never breaks, suggesting a complete rewrite feels… well, insane. I’ve been down this road more times than I care to admit. Be […]

Sanyam Munjal
Sanyam Munjal
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Cost, Performance, and Sustainability: Why ARM is the Future of Cloud Innovation

Introduction The cloud computing market is going through rapid change and continuous improvement in terms of cost and performance. The Graviton processors manufactured by AWS utilize ARM architecture and are proving to be ground-breaking for cloud-based businesses. These Performance-Per-Watt metrics along with further enhancements will actionably re-define the landscape of the cloud world. AWS Graviton, […]

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Optimizing Nexus Deployment in Jenkins: Best Practices for DevOps Teams

Introduction In today’s fast-paced software development environment, DevOps teams must ensure that their deployment processes are streamlined, secure, and efficient. Nexus, a robust artifact repository, plays a crucial role in managing software dependencies and ensuring that teams have swift and dependable access to necessary resources. However, the traditional method of managing Nexus configurations through settings.xml […]