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10 Things to Know Before Starting a DevOps Career

Thinking to start a career in DevOps? Here are the 10 things you need to know before starting your DevOps career. DevOps, as the name implies, is a combination of development and operations. The applications of DevOps in software development receive wide recognition due to their agile nature. DevOps helps in establishing a clear relationship between IT operations and development. The primary objective of DevOps is to strengthen the relationship between development and IT operations. DevOps emphasizes prominently advocacy for better collaboration and communication. So, many IT professionals prefer a DevOps career due to its massive potential for long-term growth […]

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Top 10 Web Hosting Companies in 2019

Cloud Computing / By Pavan Gumaste

The success of any web-based venture is hugely dependent upon the quality of hosting. In this context, it is essential to hire a reliable web hosting company first. There are several web hosting companies one can find upon searching through the internet. Selecting one good among them can be confusing sometimes. To make it simple, it is always advised to select based on your requirements. Figuring out whether you need shared hosting, dedicated hosting, WordPress, Linux or VPS is essential before hiring a hosting company. Knowing your requirements will help you choose one of the best web hosting companies. Also

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Top 20 Cloud Monitoring Tools in 2020

Cloud Computing / By Aditi Malhotra

Cloud services are presently one of the promising technologies in the highest demand. Conventional IT monitoring primarily refers to watching over servers and infrastructure. Many organizations realizing the value of shifting their operations to the cloud also look for cloud monitoring tools. Cloud computing gives the power for processing massive workloads along with the advantage of improved collaboration and mobility. However, the demand for best cloud monitoring tools continues to rise due to the lack of transparency regarding performance in cloud environments. Furthermore, cloud monitoring tools are also a mandatory requirement for promoting analysis. Furthermore, the tools can also provide

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8 Common Security Issues in Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Azure / By Pavan Gumaste

Microsoft Azure is one of the top cloud players in the market. With cloud adoption, cloud security has been the main concern among users. A number of security issues are found to be associated with every cloud platform. So, Microsoft Azure security issues have been a matter of discussion. This occurs in a scenario where customers are growingly transferring the work pressure to the comparatively budget-friendly options. At the same time, Microsoft has developed a completely distinct customer base. This, however, has brought up with a fresh set of Azure security issues for Microsoft. There are various kinds of malware

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8 Best Alternatives to OpenShift

DevOps / By Dharmalingam N

OpenShift is a cloud computing platform that comes as a service offering, by Red Hat. This is an application platform over the cloud where the developers can develop apps. They can do the needful testing, execute, and also have access to the application. OpenShift is an open-source tool. It is a tool with 915 GitHub stars and 560 GitHub forks. If you’re a beginner, you can get started with the OpenShift tutorial to know more. However, it’s not the only of its kind of tool at present. There are many incredible OpenShift alternatives to choose from. Given below are some

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Amazon AWS Outage

News & Updates, Amazon Web Services / By Pavan Gumaste

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the market leader in cloud computing service providers. The reputation of AWS is not subjected to any type of ambiguity because of its sturdy network of data centers and an extensive assortment of products and services. However, AWS also has its own share of flaws, and one of them came into public attention very recently i.e. Amazon AWS Outage. According to news reports, AWS experienced an outage in one of its data centers in North Virginia on August 31, 2019. The failure of utility power was the reason for this outage. But the actual damage

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11 New Features of Java 11

Java / By Aditi Malhotra

At an interval of every six months, Java introduces a new version release. On September 25, 2018, Oracle made JDK (Java Development Kit) 11 generally available. The JDK 11 is the latest update of the reference implementation of the Java SE platform and the most effective one in the Java version history. Java SE 11 is also the first Long Term Support (LTS) update in the new six-month release schedule of Java. Many enthusiasts in the tech world were eagerly waiting for the new release and a look into the latest Java 11 features. The Java 11 comes as the

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Top 5 Java Developer Skills

Java / By Aditi Malhotra

Certain technologies are considered a must to know for a Java developer. According to the recent survey conducted by a leading digital platform for learning Java, Java is considered the most demanded technology or one may say framework among the developers. Apart from this, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are the technologies that are equally demanding Java developer skills. There is enough interest of Java developers in Blockchain as well. Among others, the Spring Framework is the one, highly favored. As it is evident, these are not all the frameworks or technologies of Java. Various front-end frameworks have also surfaced,

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Ansible Tutorial - introduction to ansible

Ansible Tutorial – A Quick Introduction

DevOps / By Dharmalingam N

Looking at the present state of affairs, automation is the new trend in every sector. Automation finds prominent applications across different sectors such as advertising, marketing, sales, cloud, social media, and database management. Addressing the trouble of repetitive tasks, automation is here to stay! In this brief ansible tutorial, we shall take a look at one of the popular IT automation engines, i.e. Ansible. The primary task of ansible is configuration management. Ansible best practices make it an ideal alternative for obtaining the desired state in a particular infrastructure with the least human effort. In this article, we shall take

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Microsoft AZ-500 Exam: Latest Practice Tests 2025

News & Updates, Microsoft Azure / By Pavan Gumaste

Undeniably, Microsoft has been the most consistent and innovative player in cloud computing. In this blog, we have updated the new set of AZ-500 practice tests that will help you to check your preparation level and thus will make you fully confident for the exam. Azure AZ-500 practice tests have been prepared by our industry experts to help you in your AZ-500 certification exam preparation. In this way, practice tests help you know the level of your readiness for the real exam, so you can pass the exam on the first attempt. Let’s get started. What is AZ-500: Microsoft

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