Tag: devops

Observability

Tutorial: Utilizing VectorDotDev To Expose Log-Metrics To Prometheus

In this age of fast-growing advancement in cloud implementations, there is a great need to manage logs effectively. In some cases, you have to study the metrics and know what the system is about; it helps in understanding your system to take decisions, post-mortem analysis and several other interesting functions. In this piece, we would…

Automation - Docker

Top 10 Best Practices For Docker

Containers are the industry standard. They are a unit of software that packages up an application’s code and all its dependencies for it to run reliably from one environment to another. More specifically, a Docker container image is used as a stand-alone, lightweight software package with everything needed to run your application.  Organizations from banking…

Security & Compliance

Tutorial: How to provide secure access with Hashicorp Boundary

In provisioning infrastructure for any environment, there is a need for users to securely access dynamic hosts and services – this is where the hashicorp boundary takes a great task up. Hashicorp is an open-source solution and has had several things that have made it evolve in the past years and boundary has to be…

CI/CD - DevOps - Productivity

5 Test Steps Every CI/CD Pipeline Must Have

One way to build applications and consistently deliver high-quality software updates and changes to your users is to implement a CI/CD pipeline. CI/CD stands for Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery. Continuous Integration (CI) implements small changes and frequently checks in code version control repositories by pushing development teams through a coding philosophy and set of…

Cost Optimization

Business Metrics For Cloud Cost Optimization

As a business, you want to get the highest value out of each and every dollar you spend in the Cloud. One of the best ways to do this is to prioritize business metrics or, in other words, employ a FinOps strategy. FinOps combines systems, best practices, and culture to better understand costs in the…