A FinOps Approach to Cloud Cost Optimisation — In software development, there is a common approach known as ‘shift left’. This approach involves moving tasks and processes earlier in the software development lifecycle, which helps identify and address issues at an earlier stage. One area where ‘shifting left’ can be particularly effective is in reducing cloud infrastructure costs…

In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, businesses today rely heavily on cloud infrastructure to run their operations efficiently. For many, AWS or other cloud providers have become a cornerstone of their IT ecosystem, powering applications that drive customer satisfaction. …

Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) is a cornerstone of cloud storage solutions, offering scalability, durability, and unmatched reliability. While S3 is renowned for its straightforward usage, hidden costs can quickly accumulate if you’re not vigilant. One area where these costs can hide is S3 multipart uploads. In this blog, we’ll…

AWS Lambda is an event-driven, serverless compute service that enables teams to execute code for any back-end service without having to deploy or configure their own servers. As one of its most essential features, Lambda reduces costs for running interactive back-ends and processing data at scale. Lambda has become increasingly…

Implement AWS Step Functions Local using Docker — AWS Step Functions is a serverless orchestration service that allows you to create and run state machines for coordinating distributed applications and microservices. It allows you to integrate with other AWS serverless tools such as AWS Lambda functions to build business-critical applications. Fundamentally, AWS Step Functions operates as a simple…

Software versioning using GitVersion — In simple layman language sofware versioning is just tagging your code at a particular point in time. It is as simple as tagging your git commit. Tag in git world is just an alias for a commit sha. If it was easier to refer and read commit sha then it…

Exam Tips for CKAD — While preparing for the exam, I asked a few of my colleagues to share their experiences, which helped me prepare well. K8s before the exam? Before start preparing for the exam I had very little to no Kubernetes hands-on experience. So I had to begin with the Kubernetes basics and then jump on to…

Just a config file to setup your entire automation test suite — What is Metadata? In simple terms, metadata is data about data but not data itself. Consider an example of an image. Its metadata would be? Is it a .png or jpeg? What size is it? When was it created? Who took it? Where is it located? These questions can provide more insight about the…

Learn about Serverless-Express Framework … — This is a subsequent article to Serverless Framework To Test AWS Microservices In our previous story, we have seen how to use Serverless Test Framework to test AWS microservices and stored execution reports in S3. Till now, if you want to view the execution report you must have to download…