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Docker vs Podman: A comprehensive comparison

Introduction Containers have transformed the way we build, ship, and run applications. For a long time, Docker has been the go-to solution for containerization, setting the standard across the industry. However, Podman has gained attention as a strong alternative, offering solutions to some of Docker’s architectural challenges. In this blog, we’ll take a closer look […]

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Unseen Costs, Visible Impact: How Proactive ALB Management Drives Cloud Efficiency

Introduction Handling AWS costs is very important for cloud bill optimizations. One overlooked service that can significantly contribute to monthly expenses is Elastic Load Balancing. Our team, which works for a global advertising management platform client, a powerhouse in advertising and connected TVs, recently undertook a major step to optimize AWS ALB costs, mainly focusing […]

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Reclaiming Cloud Efficiency: Strategic Rightsizing for Business Impact

Introduction Cloud cost optimization is a vast and evolving discipline, but at its core, it starts with visibility. You can’t optimize what you can’t see. So, gaining granular insight into your cloud usage and billing is the basic foundation. You’re not the only one who has ever thought, “This bill feels too high,” after seeing […]

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How Amazon MSK Helped Us Stop Babysitting Kafka

Introduction For years, we have used Kafka in the Data Centre, then we moved to AWS and started using EC2 to run Kafka. However, the headaches increased along with our usage. We began to feel as though we were spending more time managing Kafka than creating anything of value due to broker upgrades, Zookeeper problems, […]

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From Manual Cost Analysis to Automated Insights: Building a Multi-Level Cost Analysis Dashboard in QuickSight.

If you’ve ever tried to track AWS costs with just Cost Explorer and spreadsheets, you’ll know the pain. On paper it sounds simple: export some data, make a pivot table, maybe throw a chart on top. In practice? You’re stuck chasing down anomalies with five browser tabs open, three CSVs half-filtered, and a sinking feeling […]

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Backup Like a DevOps Pro: 8 mysqldump Tips You Probably Didn’t Know

Introduction If you have worked with databases, you might have definitely crossed paths with MySQL, and probably used mysqldump at some point. It’s a go-to utility for backing up MySQL databases. But let’s be honest — most of us use it in its basic form and forget about it. Here’s the thing: MySQLdump is way […]

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RDS Proxy in Production: Real-World Lessons, Limitations, and Why We Use It

Introduction: The Real Problem Ever run RDS PostgreSQL in production? You’ve probably faced connection limit bottlenecks, app crashes during failovers, or unexpected timeouts, often at the worst possible moments. These are real production issues where RDS Proxy proves its value by offering connection pooling, improved failover handling, and secure credential management to keep your services […]

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Modern authentication with Azure workload identity federation

Introduction: Workload identity federation provides secure access to Azure resources from outside systems such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and Kubernetes without secret management. It utilizes Microsoft Entra ID for a trust-based token exchange, increasing security and making CI/CD flows easier. Problem Statement: An application service or script running outside of azure uses a secret […]

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Flying into the future: How an airline modernized revenue management with Google cloud

Introduction An airline organization, once operating its Revenue Management Software (RMS) on-premise, has successfully completed the migration of this critical application to the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). RMS is central to helping the airline identify sales opportunities, maximize passenger revenue, and remain competitive by monitoring market fares in real time. The migration aimed to overcome […]