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How Does Microservices Architecture Change Database Deployment?

This question was raised at the recent Redgate Summit: How does the implementation of a microservices architecture affect the implementation of a database DevOps approach? I could even rephrase it a little: Does a microservices architecture affect a database DevOps approach?

Having On-call Nightmares? Runbooks can Help you Wake Up.

You aren't sure how long you've been here, but the view outside the window sure is soothing. Before you can fully take in your surroundings, a siren rips you back into the conscious world. Slowly, you begin to piece together that you exist, and you are on call. The ringing, much louder now, pierces through your skull as you begin to open your bleary eyes. You turn over your pillow, grab your phone, and click through the PagerDuty notification.

A Quick Guide to Developing Steps for Relay

Relay has a substantial library of external services and tools — as of March 2021 there are 60 integrations in our Github organization. Each integration repo can contain multiple triggers, containers that receive webhook payloads from other services, and steps, which Relay executes to get stuff done in your workflow.

Continuous integration that you can trust: announcing SOC 2 certification

At CircleCI, we care about security - in 2018, we became the first CI/CD tool to meet the rigorous security and privacy standards required by government agencies to get FedRAMP authorized. Now, CircleCI is SOC 2 certified, adding another industry-recognized security accreditation.

Top 5 Challenges in the Adoption of multi-cloud Strategies

In my previous blog post, we discussed why research shows that over 90% of enterprises are embracing a multi-cloud strategy. Simply put, a multi-cloud approach offers significant advantages to organizations seeking to optimize the Three Cs of Cloud: Cost, Capabilities and Compliance. Still, with all the advantages to be gained with a multi-cloud approach, executives should be aware of the downsides. Here is my take on the top 5 challenges of multi-cloud adoption.

How to Integrate Microsoft Teams and Netreo

Netreo’s metrics, event monitoring, and notification capabilities can be extended to 3rd-party collaboration and messaging platforms for maximum operational efficiency. As outlined in our previous post, integrations with Netreo already include popular services such as Slack, PagerDuty, Jira, ServiceNow, and ZenDesk. Microsoft Teams is another messaging and collaboration application that enterprises are rapidly adopting.

How to Integrate Microsoft Teams and Netreo

Netreo’s metrics, event monitoring, and notification capabilities can be extended to 3rd-party collaboration and messaging platforms for maximum operational efficiency. As outlined in our previous post, integrations with Netreo already include popular services such as Slack, PagerDuty, Jira, ServiceNow, and ZenDesk. Microsoft Teams is another messaging and collaboration application that enterprises are rapidly adopting.

IAM Policies: Good, Bad & Ugly

In my last post we looked at the structure of AWS IAM policies and looked at an example of a policy that was too broad. Let's look at a few more examples to explore how broad permissions can lead to security concerns. By far the most common form of broad permissions occurs when policies are scoped to a service but not to specific actions.

What is an ARP Table?

ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) is the protocol that bridges Layer 2 and Layer 3 of the OSI model, which in the typical TCP/IP stack is effectively gluing together the Ethernet and Internet Protocol layers. This critical function allows for the discovery of a devices’ MAC (media access control) address based on its known IP address. By extension, an ARP table is simply the method for storing the information discovered through ARP.