Architecting Applications for Kubernetes

Introduction Designing and running applications with scalability, portability, and robustness in mind can be challenging, especially as system complexity grows. The architecture of an application or system significantly impacts how it must be run, what it expects from its environment, and how closely coupled it is to related components. Following certain patterns during the design Read more about Architecting Applications for Kubernetes[…]

AWS Marketplace Launches New Website Workflow

AWS Marketplace, a curated digital catalog, which lists over 4,200 software listings from popular software vendors, has released a streamlined website workflow. This new workflow makes it easy for you to see how you procure, configure, and fulfill Amazon Machine Image (AMI) software products. Source: Amazon Web Services News AWS Marketplace Launches New Website Workflow

How To Verify Code and Encrypt Data with Python-GnuPG and Python 3

The author selected the Open Internet/Free Speech Fund to receive a $300 donation as part of the Write for DOnations program. Introduction The GnuPG package offers a complete solution for generating and storing cryptographic keys. It also allows you to encrypt and sign data and communication. In this tutorial, you will create a series of Read more about How To Verify Code and Encrypt Data with Python-GnuPG and Python 3[…]

Amazon Sumerian Regional and Feature Expansion

Amazon Sumerian is now available in three new AWS regions: US West (Northern California), South America (Sao Paulo) and EU (Frankfurt). This expands the number of AWS regions where Amazon Sumerian is available to 9. Please visit the AWS region table for more information. Source: Amazon Web Services News Amazon Sumerian Regional and Feature Expansion

AWS Deep Learning AMIs Now Include Horovod for Faster Multi-GPU TensorFlow Training on Amazon EC2 P3 Instances

The AWS Deep Learning AMIs for Ubuntu and Amazon Linux now come pre-installed and fully configured with Horovod, a popular open source distributed training framework to scale TensorFlow training on multiple GPUs. Source: Amazon Web Services News AWS Deep Learning AMIs Now Include Horovod for Faster Multi-GPU TensorFlow Training on Amazon EC2 P3 Instances

How to Install MongoDB on Ubuntu 18.04

The author selected the Creative Commons Corporation to receive a $100 donation as part of the Write for DOnations program. Introduction MongoDB is a free and open-source NoSQL document database used commonly in modern web applications. In this tutorial you’ll install MongoDB, manage its service, and optionally enable remote access. Prerequisites To follow this tutorial, Read more about How to Install MongoDB on Ubuntu 18.04[…]

Application Load Balancer Adds New Security Policies Including Policy for Forward Secrecy

Application Load Balancers now support two new security policies: ELBSecurityPolicy-FS-2018-06 and ELBSecurityPolicy-TLS-1-2-Ext-2018-06. ELBSecurityPolicy-FS-2018-06 implements ciphers that ensure Forward Secrecy. Customers now have a policy that prevents out-of-band decryption if someone records the traffic and later compromises the server’s private key. ELBSecurityPolicy-TLS-1-2-Ext-2018-06 gives customers the option of only using the latest TLS 1.2 protocol with the Read more about Application Load Balancer Adds New Security Policies Including Policy for Forward Secrecy[…]