by Shane Schlabach | Nov 27, 2024 | Azure, Blog, Cloud, Microsoft
Security and management are essential when managing access to Entra joined machines. Using Microsoft Entra credentials achieves both and is a fairly straightforward setup when logging onto a device locally. Connecting remotely via RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) can...
by Shane Schlabach | Aug 1, 2024 | Azure, Blog, Cloud, Microsoft
As Azure grows and resources continue to improve, Microsoft will continuously retire old and outdated resources. Any resources not migrated by the retirement date may stop working as Microsoft shuts down the endpoints on which they run. Below is a list of all...
by XTIVIA | Jul 19, 2024 | Azure, Blog, Cloud, Microsoft
CrowdStrike recently experienced a significant outage affecting Windows hosts due to a defect in a single content update. This issue has impacted numerous environments, including Azure-related virtual machines and on-premises workstations. In this blog post,...
by Shane Schlabach | Jul 11, 2024 | AWS, Blog, Cloud, Databases
When creating an S3 Replication Rule, objects that were uploaded prior to the rule being created will not be replicated. These will need to be replicated manually with an S3 Batch Operation. This can also be used for occasional one-off replications if needed....
by Shane Schlabach | Jul 9, 2024 | AWS, Blog, Cloud
When you create a general-purpose S3 bucket, AWS automatically redundantly saves all data across a minimum of 3 availability zones in the region where the bucket was created. This allows for 99.999999999% file durability, which ensures that you will never lose any of...
by Phani Krishna Pochiraju | Jan 18, 2024 | Blog, Cloud, Testing
Introduction Cloud-based testing, an integral component of contemporary software development, is at the forefront of the IT industry’s significant transformation. This transformation is primarily driven by the adoption of ‘Virtualization,’ a...
by Suresh Yarlagadda | Dec 28, 2023 | Blog, Cloud
Google Cloud Pub/Sub is a cloud-based messaging service that allows you to send and receive messages between independent applications distributed across the cloud and on-prem platforms. It is a fully managed real-time messaging service that facilitates application...
by Shane Schlabach | Dec 7, 2023 | AWS, Blog, Cloud
Session Manager is an AWS-managed service that provides users access to their instances without using a Bastion Host or opening inbound ports, such as 3389 for RDP & 22 for SSH. It can also offer access when an instance is unresponsive. There are a couple of...
by Shane Schlabach | Nov 2, 2023 | Blog, Cloud
Choosing a cloud provider can be difficult, with several options, each offering a wide variety of services. The two leading providers are Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure, which combine for over 50% of the cloud provider market share. There are several others, but here...
by Vivek Agarwal | Sep 26, 2023 | AWS, Blog, Cloud, Data Management
Navigating the world of data engineering tools can often be a complex undertaking. Deciding when to use one solution over another, such as Amazon EMR versus AWS Glue, often hinges on careful consideration and understanding of these services’ specific features...
