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Using Zero Trust Networking in Cloud Migrations

Moving workloads to the cloud has many benefits, and one that is often overlooked is the opportunity to modernize your network. In a traditional “perimeter-based” architecture, users and devices are authenticated and authorized on a device-by-device basis when connecting remotely via VPN.

5 Simple Steps To Migrate From Heroku to AWS

While Heroku is ideal for startups because it provides tremendous simplicity and time-saving; Still, when your application starts growing and its architecture becomes complex, challenges related to DevOps, data security, and scalability begin to jump in. That’s where AWS takes over to overcome these limitations. In this article, we will walk you through exactly how to migrate your applications from Heroku to AWS in 5 simple steps with Qovery.

What's the Best Way to Backup Files in 2022?

In 2022, we have a massive amount of data storage services right at our fingertips. From free, local software included on our devices to premium, top-of-the-line cloud storage services that hold up to 15GB of data for free (and a lot more if you pay). Of course, we can't forget the trusty hard drive, the clunky brick you carry around in your bag that acts as a safe haven for your files until you drop it. When it comes to backing up files, safety is often overlooked.

Simplify DigitalOcean Application and Infrastructure Monitoring

Since early 2021, DigitalOcean and SolarWinds® Papertrail™ have worked together to improve the ease and efficiency of log management for infrastructure running on the DigitalOcean platform. The most exciting new development of this partnership is the availability of the Papertrail software as a service (SaaS) Add On in the DigitalOcean Marketplace.

Spark Tuning Helps You Optimize Your Resources (Part One)

As our recent survey showed, Apache Spark is poised to continue as big data’s most dominant large-scale big data processing platform. Thus it is imperative that Spark users learn and master Spark tuning if they want to get the most out of their Spark environments. But what is tuning in Spark? How is it done? Read on to know more about Spark tuning.

Monitoring Cloud Native Microservices

Today’s modern applications contain a broad set of microservices, with containers and serverless becoming the architectures of choice for many cloud applications. Both architectures facilitate highly scalable systems, and while which approach to take is routinely debated, containers and serverless technologies are being used in tandem more and more.

9 Powerful Ways To Align Engineering And Product Teams

One of the best ways to achieve efficient product development is to make sure everyone involved with a project is on the same page, working toward the same ultimate goals. However, this is harder to do than it sounds. Engineering and product teams bring very different priorities to the table, and establishing which priorities to focus on first often becomes a matter of debate.

Getting Your Clouds Under Control: Part 1-FinOps

Given the strategic importance of the cloud and size of cloud expenditures, it’s critical for enterprises to have solid controls in place to manage it all. According to our latest research, however, while most organizations agree with that sentiment, very few have put it into practice. There are distinct but related disciplines that come into play: FinOps and cloud governance. In this two-part series, we explore current state of each.