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Create a URL shortener API with Kotlin, the micro-framework Ktor and PostgreSQL (Part 1/2)

The source code for this post can be found on this github repo Ktor is a brand new micro-framework created by the Jetbrains team and running over the JVM. Jetbrains are the authors of Kotlin - the official language for Android, and Intellij - one of the popular IDE. I personally have +4 years of experience using Spring and I wanted to give a try to Ktor which seems promising. Creating a URL shortener is a good way to start.

Azure Service Bus Topics vs Event Grid

This blog will brief on the distinction between Azure Service Bus Topics and Azure Event Grid. First let us see a short introduction of what these Azure services are, before getting deeper into their distinctions. It is important to note the difference between services that deliver an event and services that deliver a message. Service Bus topics handles messages whereas Azure Event Grid handles events.

Succeeding With Service Level Objectives

In this blog, Danny Mican, a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, outlines how to implement SLOs from scratch using the IIDARR process. He also states it is extremely crucial for your SLOs to be actionable and is always following a feedback approach as it will play an important role in the debate of Features Vs Technical Debt.

AI Meets Kubernetes: Install JupyterHub with Rancher

AI and Machine Learning are becoming critical differentiators in the technology landscape. By their nature, AI and ML are computation hungry workloads. They require best-in-class distributed computing environments to thrive. AI and ML present a perfect use case for Kubernetes, the distributed computing platform engineered at Google to run their massive workloads.

Episode 5: Let's Encrypt? Let's Not.

SSL support is table stakes for any modern website. Browsers and search engines penalize un-encrypted websites to such an extent that SSL is necessary just to participate in the modern web. In many cases it is a quick, easy option for configuring SSL. Let's Encrypt is held up as a one-size-fits-all solution to everything SSL, but there are downsides. Situations differ between applications and LE is not always the best fit. Let’s Encrypt isn't a fit for Request Metrics. For now, we’ll buy a certificate like grumpy old men.

Pipelines CI/CD and the JFrog Platform Difference

With the release of the JFrog DevOps Platform, we launched the first general availability of JFrog Pipelines, our powerful system for next-generation CI/CD. Pipelines’ many great features help make DevOps pipelines automation rapid, repeatable, and secure. With flexible runtime management, a robust DSL, and a real-time interactive UI, Pipelines is a muscular CI/CD solution we know you’ll love. But what makes Pipelines different?

Managing Remote Workers During COVID-19? 5 Key Tactics for IT Infrastructure Management

Google recently joined Facebook, Apple, Amazon, LinkedIn, Twitter and HPE in recommending its North American employees work from home to help slow down the spread of Coronavirus COVID-19. Workers can communicate in real-time on message systems like Slack and videoconferencing like Zoom. However, with >200k tech workers now at home needing robust and secure connection to the internet for these high bandwidth collaboration tools, the virus is not the only thing these workers are slowing down.

What is Amazon ECS?

Many companies are moving their infrastructure and web applications to the cloud. Along with moving to the cloud, organizations are finding new ways to remain agile and nimble, especially when it comes to software. By utilizing Amazon AWS and Amazon ECS, companies are decoupling their monolithic applications and taking advantage of microservice architecture.

Stackery Announces Support for AWS HTTP APIs service

Stackery is pleased to announce its addition of support for the new AWS HTTP APIs service which is being introduced today alongside the existing API Gateway tooling. Our addition of such support, in parallel with the GA announcement of HTTP APIs, is an example of how we partner with AWS to accelerate serverless application development and delivery for customers.