Category: Cloud Architecture
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Scaling Applications on Kubernetes with Monitoring, Backup, and Storage
Kubernetes, a platform for managing scalable, containerized applications, employs horizontal and vertical pod autoscaling for application scaling. It also uses tools like Prometheus for monitoring, Velero for backup and restore, and Persistent Volumes (PV) and Persistent Volume Claims (PVC) for storage. Utilizing these features, alongside proper monitoring and backup, can significantly enhance application performance, reliability,…
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The Top 5 Challenges Facing Cloud Solution Architects and How to Overcome Them
Cloud Solution Architects are crucial for digital transformation, but face challenges like data sovereignty regulations, security concerns, data issues, economic factors, and cloud complexity. Solutions involve seeking legal advice, leveraging security efforts from cloud providers, strengthening data governance, conducting cost-benefit analysis, and using cloud management platforms. Understanding and addressing these issues aids in successful digital…
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Jaeger Tracing on Kubernetes: A Comprehensive Guide to Providing Traceability in Your Application
Jaeger tracing is an open-source system that monitors and troubleshoots distributed systems based on microservices. Utilizing the OpenTracing API, it helps trace the flow and performance of system requests. This is achieved by integrating the Jaeger client library in the application, creating traces, and configuring the Jaeger agent for data collection. Visualizing traces allows for…
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Monitoring Cloud Workloads with Prometheus and Grafana: A Guide for OpenShift, Azure, and AWS Users
The blog post explains how to use two open-source tools, Prometheus and Grafana, for monitoring workloads on OpenShift, Microsoft Azure, and Amazon AWS. It offers a brief description of each platform and provides detailed instructions for installing and configuring Prometheus and Grafana for effective system metrics visualization.
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Maximizing Cost Efficiency: How Kubernetes Streamlines Cloud Operations for Businesses
Learn how Kubernetes, an open-source container orchestration platform, optimizes cloud resources, reduces downtime, and enhances developer productivity, leading to significant cost savings for businesses. Explore the benefits of Kubernetes, its vendor-agnostic nature, and the robust community support it offers.
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How to Monitor MS Azure Performance and Reduce Costs Using Built-In Features
In today’s competitive business world, it is imperative for companies to have a clear understanding of their cloud resources’ performance and cost. Microsoft Azure, being one of the most widely used cloud platforms, provides various built-in features to monitor performance and reduce cost. With Azure’s built-in monitoring features, organizations can get real-time visibility into the…
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Real-Time Azure Resource Monitoring with Python: Benefits and Sample Code
Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing service that provides a range of tools and services for building, deploying, and managing applications and services through the global network of Microsoft-managed data centers. Azure offers a wide range of resources, such as virtual machines, storage accounts, and databases, that can be used to create and run applications…