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Data structures for effective Python applications

Because computers rely on data to execute instructions, computing will always entail data interaction. The amount of data can be overwhelming in real world applications, so developers must consistently devise methods to access it quickly and efficiently in a programmatic way. A solid understanding of data structures is a great advantage for teams that specialize in developing tools and systems. Organizing data optimally maximizes efficiency and makes data processing easy and seamless.

DevOps Explained

DevOps is not just one thing, but rather a set of tools and practices that, well, everyone is following, or should be. But, for all of its ever-increasing popularity, few can really explain what DevOps is about without tangling themselves up in jargon. With this guide, we’ll help you navigate the DevOps maze in a way that’s easy, fun, and will hopefully get you going in the quest for more—and better—implementation. Without further ado, here’s DevOps explained!

What Are SSH Keys? An Introduction

SSH or Secure Shell is one of the oldest protocols used in networking for secure encrypted communication between two systems and to remotely manage servers and other systems. Ever since its introduction, they have been adopted by IT teams in organizations all over the world to manage their assets. And SSH keys continue to play a significant role in granting secure access to computer systems, and with the cloud computing boom, they’re playing even more important roles. So what are SSH keys?

5 Ways An SDI Platform Can Improve The Performance Of Your Applications

Improving the performance of applications and workloads that employees and customers engage with can have direct benefits to an organisation’s productivity and profit. In this blog we look at 5 ways that an SDI platform which offers private connectivity can help IT teams streamline networking activities and navigate performance challenges very quickly.

Terraform vs Pulumi vs CloudFormation: Best Choice for 2022

When getting started, using an Infrastructure as Code (Iac) tool might seem overkill, and something that will slow down development. Building and deploying manually is often the way to go early stage - infrastructure changes constantly and having to re-write your configuration can be a pointless exercise until you have a better understanding of the fundamental pieces of your infrastructure.

Declare early, declare often: why you shouldn't hesitate to raise an incident

My first incident.io-incident happened in my second week here, when I screwed up the process for requesting extra Slack permissions, which made it impossible to install our app for a few minutes. This was a bit embarrassing, but also simple to resolve for someone more familiar with the process, and declaring an incident meant we got there in just a few minutes. Declaring the first incident when you start a new job can be intimidating, but it really shouldn’t be.

Gartner: tips for improving reliability

In their report titled “IT Resilience — 7 Tips for Improving Reliability, Tolerability and Disaster Recovery”, Gartner presents seven strategies for improving the resilience posture of your critical systems. These recommendations range from how to get started, to identifying IT hazards and risks to reliability, to capturing metrics and translating them into business value. In this blog, we’ll take a high-level look at the report and summarize some of its key findings.