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Unraveling AWS Lambda: Exploring Scalability and Applicability

In our previous blog, we shared our firsthand experience of implementing a tracing collector API using serverless components. Drawing parallels with Amazon Prime Video’s architectural redesign, we discussed the challenges we encountered, such as cold-start delays and increased costs, which prompted us to transition to a non-serverless architecture for more efficient solutions.

Why Andy Warhol would like - and dislike - AI

In a series of blog posts about AI, I’ve been looking at how intelligent ChatGPT is, how good ChatGPT and Bing are when you employ them as a technology writer, and how the engineering team at Redgate is using GitHub Copilot to aid with writing code. Now it’s time to take a look at image creation tools, and where better to start than Andy Warhol? I like Andy Warhol.

Common AzCopy Errors and How to Fix Them

AzCopy is a command-line tool provided by Microsoft to transfer data to and from Azure Storage services like Blob, File, and Table storage. It’s a vital tool for IT professionals who handle large-scale data operations, offering an efficient way to move data where it’s needed. However, as with any robust tool, users might encounter errors or issues while working with AzCopy. In this article, we’ll explore some common AzCopy errors and provide solutions on how to fix them.

Unique Challenges for Software Developers in the Public Sector

If you’re a software developer in the public sector, you’re familiar with the unique challenges public sector professionals face. From grappling with tight deadlines and limited resources to working with complex legacy systems, the journey of a public sector software dev seems to be filled with obstacles at nearly every turn.

How to Transform the Management and Modernization of Your Infrastructure to Maximize Business Outcomes

But whether it’s replatforming legacy applications or migrating them to the cloud, enterprise IT leaders routinely suffer from run-away costs, unforeseen complications, and out-of-control environments on the other side of the modernization process. Yet, as an enterprise IT leader you have little choice but to forge ahead.

Automate network topology mapping with OpManager's topology software

Network topology mapping is the process of mapping topological relationships between network components and establishing those relationships in the form of network diagrams. Network mapping helps visualize physical and logical connections between all elements and nodes, thus simplifying network management. A network topology mapper is a tool that helps perform network mapping effectively.

SMS Alerts for GitHub Actions - Civo Navigate NA 2023

Rishab Kumar, a Developer Evangelist at Twilio, shares their insights on implementing SMS alerts for GitHub actions during an informative talk. Their presentation primarily focuses on using GitHub Actions for build and CI/CD tasks due to its efficient cost structure. However, Rishab points out a feature gap: the platform lacks the capability for SMS alerts or phone calls. To address this, they demonstrate how to configure SMS alerts in a manner akin to enterprise tooling such as OpsGenie or PagerDuty.

How to monitor connector's API Connections in Logic Apps?

Let us consider a scenario where a Logic App is used to communicate with SharePoint through API connections, known as connectors. When configuring the connector, it communicates with Azure AD, retrieving a username and password and continuously refreshing the authentication token. When the Logic App calls the connector, it performs operations like uploading files to SharePoint.