DevOps, Technology

Introduction to AWS Inspector

AWS Inspector is an automated security assessment service which helps to improve the security and compliance of applications deployed on AWS EC2 by identifying potential security issues, vulnerabilities, or deviations from security standards. Using Amazon Inspector, one can easily automate security testing across development, test,...

by Shruti Lamba
Tag: cloud
28-Jul-2016

Agile, AWS

CloudFoundry PaaS – Introduction

Cloudfoundry: Open Source Platform as a Service A platform used for running applications and services. The purpose of cloudfoundry is to change the way apps and services are deployed and run by reducing the cycle time of development to deployment. Cloud Foundry directly takes benefits of cloud-based resources such that apps running...

by Deepak Bansal
Tag: cloud
27-Jul-2016

AWS, Technology

Platform as a Service (PaaS) – Introduction

Platform as a service (PaaS) :  a cloud computing model which allows user to deliver applications over the Internet. In a this model, a cloud provider provides hardware ( like IaaS ) as well as software tools which  are usually needed for development of required Application to its users. The hardware and software tools are provided as a...

by Deepak Bansal
Tag: cloud
25-Jul-2016

AWS, DevOps

Python Borrowing Resources using Fabric

In my previous blog post, I wrote about Cost Optimizations for the various AWS resources. The script consisted of six methods and the overall time required for the script to execute was roughly about 15-20 mins. While the script is running, it used to slow down my system. Also, there was a time consumption due to many reasons like...

by Aman Jain
Tag: cloud
18-Jul-2016

AWS, DevOps

Using AWS Lambda Function for AutoScaling of ECS Containers

AWS Lambda is an event-driven compute service using which you can perform actions by executing some set of code on any event. We are using a lambda function to trigger AWS ECS container auto-scaling that is executed on the SNS event. Below is the AWS Lambda code in node.js that will get Cluster Name, Service Name & Operator...

by Tejprakash Sharma
Tag: cloud
30-Jun-2016

Application Security, AWS

The A to Z of Public Cloud Security Tools

You may wonder why an arrangement of servers, constructed of hard metal, which tend to run hot and weigh thousands of pounds, be called a “cloud”? This can be propped up only by an engineering diagram, in which data travels by an undefined pathway from beginning to end. So, the cloud refers to the randomized packet transfer protocol...

by Ranvijay Jamwal
Tag: cloud
10-Jun-2016

DevOps

DevOps in the Cloud: Your Gateway to Success

DevOps and Cloud is a combination one cannot resist. It not only makes the development process more efficient but leads to business success as well. The advantages are many; on-ground indications reveal that DevOps is a more productive way to develop software, plus it means better quality resulting code and faster delivery time. With...

by Ranvijay Jamwal
Tag: cloud
27-Apr-2016

AWS, Technology

Docker Monitoring Using New Relic

In my last couple of blogs, I talked about Docker monitoring, why I would need Docker monitoring and how I can monitor Docker containers using AWS, Ruxit and Sysdig. Today, we are going to talk about another such tool which most of us already know about which also provides Docker monitoring. The tool is New Relic.   How to...

by Ranvijay Jamwal
Tag: cloud
30-Dec-2015

AWS, Technology

Docker User Interface using Simple Docker UI App

I have always loved using Docker the traditional way. Running commands like docker run etc. has been the way we use Docker. While surfing the internet, I found this chrome app which can be downloaded and installed via google chrome and easily be used for getting a user-interface for your Docker Engine. It simplifies the way we use Docker....

by Ranvijay Jamwal
Tag: cloud
09-Nov-2015

AWS, Grails

Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring Using Datadog

Infrastructure monitoring in the cloud is the topmost priority for any application running in the cloud. This includes monitoring the web servers, databases, applications & various tools being used. Datadog not only provides monitoring but also has alerts integrated so that you get notified for certain type of issues which occur. For...

by Ranvijay Jamwal
Tag: cloud
29-Jun-2015