Cloud News, Latest Updates and Recent Announcements on Techminis

A naukri.com initiative

New

Home

Cloud News

Dev

434

Image Credit: Dev

Build Scalable Blazor CRUD Apps in 30 Minutes with Azure SQL

Blazor is a promising technology gaining traction among cloud developers.
The video demonstrates the process of connecting a Blazor app with Azure SQL using Visual Studio 2019.
Prerequisites include an Azure subscription, Visual Studio 2019, and an eagerness to learn.
Watch the video for valuable insights on building scalable Blazor CRUD apps with Azure SQL.

Read Full Article

26 Likes

Dev

292

Image Credit: Dev

Introduction to Terraform Variables(Input) and Values

In this post, we'll explore the basics of Terraform values and Input variables and how they work in modules. Every Terraform configuration is part of a module, even a single .tf file. We will start with the basic example of a Terraform setup with a root module and a child module, then we will move on to the different types of Input Variables and values in Terraform.
Terraform modules are building blocks, grouping multiple resources, enabling reuse and organization of cloud infrastructure. Modules help manage complexity by breaking down large infrastructure into smaller, manageable components.
Input variables let you customize aspects of Terraform modules without altering the module's own source code, making a module composable and reusable. When you declare variables in the root module, you set their values using CLI options and environment variables. Types of Input Variables include String, Number, Bool, List, Map, Tuple, Object, and Set types.
Local Values, on the other hand, reduce duplication within the Terraform code, simplifying complex expressions or calculations. Local values help define reusable expressions that improve the flexibility and readability of the code. When used in the code, local values are reduced to a name and assigned a value.
Output Values serve two main purposes: displaying information details about a resource, data source, local value, or variable after deployment and exporting information for use outside the module.
The blog post also includes a practical guide to deploying Nginx on an Ubuntu EC2 instance using Terraform modules. The guide features a project in which input variables and local values are passed, and output values are declared to create and remove AWS resources while deploying Nginx on an Ubuntu EC2 instance.
The Terraform version is locked in the project to ensure stability and prevent unexpected updates. The root and child modules are defined, and values are passed using input variables and local values. The project is completed with the creation of output values to access the Ubuntu instance's public IP.
Terraform Modules and Input variables, together with local and output variables, provide the flexibility to manage complexity in cloud infrastructure by enabling modular and reusable blocks of code.

Read Full Article

17 Likes

Digitaltrends

Image Credit: Digitaltrends

EmuDeck is slowly taking over my PC gaming setup

EmuDeck started as a way to set up emulators on the Steam Deck, but it has now become a critical part of PC setups.
EmuDeck offers features beyond its core function, including game mode, a cloud sync function, local multiplayer and much more.
It could be your one-stop solution for retro and emulation enthusiasts with its exhaustive list of features.
Game mode is a standout feature that replaces your Windows desktop with Steam, making it easier to launch games through a console-like PC experience.
You can get EmuDeck on just about any platform now as a quick and easy way to set up your emulators.
EmuDeck has grown into something much more powerful, and it’s not slowing down.
Most of what EmuDeck offers is free, including its core function of setting up emulators.
The developer behind EmuDeck initially created it to avoid setting up emulators manually every time he bought a new device.
It also minimizes the amount of time you’d need to spend on the desktop, all while installing and configuring everything you need through a single, easy-to-use package.
Features developed on top of the core of EmuDeck include Retro Achievements support to migration utilities that allow you to carry your entire library to other systems.

Read Full Article

Digitaltrends

333

Image Credit: Digitaltrends

Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 Hybrid review: part Android, part Windows

The Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 Hybrid is a laptop that comes with a detachable Android tablet.
It comes with an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H chipset, 32GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD, and a 14.0-inch 2.8K OLED display for Windows operation.
Its Android tablet portion has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, 12GB of RAM, a 256GB of UFS storage, and a 14.0-inch 2.8K OLED display.
Its hinge can be tight when taken out of the box, and the mechanism for attaching and detaching the tablet is finicky.
It comes with a Hybrid Folder utility that allows you to access a shared space for passing files between the Windows and Android systems.
In Windows, there’s also the Hybrid Stream utility that opens Android in a window, giving you the ability to use both environments at once.
It has a good keyboard, a reasonably large touchpad, and a touch and pen-enabled, 14.0-inch 2.8K (2880 x 1800) OLED display.
The laptop lasted for 9.75 hours while browsing the web and around 8.5 hours in a video-looping test.
The ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 Hybrid is of great design and build quality, but there’s one primary flaw that software can’t address.
With an expensive price tag, the Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 Hybrid is recommended for its dual-device integration, but a second generation is desirable with improved hardware and software.

Read Full Article

20 Likes

Dev

242

Image Credit: Dev

Beyond Microsoft Graph - Postman collection

The Beyond Microsoft Graph Postman collection provides examples of the requests obtaining access tokens, and sample API endpoints for each service that you can call.
The collection covers Microsoft Graph APIs, Azure, Cost Management, Application Insights, Deployment Annotations, Power Platform, Power Platform Admin, Power Platform Environments, and Azure DevOps.
The collection includes API requests for app registrations, service principals, Azure resources, cost management, Application Insights, deployment annotations, Power Platform management, Power Platform environments, and Azure DevOps API access.
It is recommended to use authentication libraries, such as Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL), to manage token interactions with the Microsoft identity platform.

Read Full Article

14 Likes

Dev

105

Image Credit: Dev

Understanding WordPress Architecture on AWS: It’s Simpler Than You Think

This article discusses how to host the WordPress website on Amazon and AWS components that can be utilized for the purpose.
The article starts by breaking down the components of the architecture diagram for hosting WordPress on Amazon.
Amazon S3 is used for static assets such as media and theme assets while Amazon Route 53 and CloudFront are used for DNS and CDN respectively.
The Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) provides security and is used for segregating public and private subnets. NAT Gateway is used for outbound communications from private subnets while Application Load Balancer handles incoming traffic.
Elastic File System (EFS) provides a scalable and shared file system that can be accessed by multiple WordPress instances, while ElastiCache for Memcached is used for temporary storage to make your site load faster.
The article shows how the WordPress application runs on EC2 instances and is scalable based on user demand.
RDS for MySQL manages the database with read replicas used to distribute read operations to different servers. The article concludes by revisiting the architecture and showing how the components fit together.

Read Full Article

6 Likes

Dev

147

Image Credit: Dev

Investigating Azure Regional Capabilities

To investigate Azure regional capabilities for a new region, the author initially searched through resources on the web but found limited useful information.
They then decided to use Azure CLI to query and compare capabilities of existing and target regions.
The author shared a PowerShell script that lists existing resource types and checks their availability in the target region.
By using the script, they were able to assess the possibility of launching in the new region and gained more insights into Azure CLI capabilities.

Read Full Article

8 Likes

Dev

388

Image Credit: Dev

Automating EC2 Patching with AWS Patch Manager

This repository, Patch Manager Control, provides an automated solution for managing EC2 patching using AWS Patch Manager.
Key components include IAM Roles & Policies, SNS Notifications, Patch Baseline & Groups, and Maintenance Windows.
The solution integrates with AWS environments using Terraform for infrastructure-as-code.
The repository structure includes core Terraform configurations, variables for customization, and key outputs.

Read Full Article

23 Likes

Dev

192

Image Credit: Dev

Continuous Delivery applied to Authorization with IAM Identity Center and AWS IAM Access Analyzer – Part 2

This article discusses how to use CDK pipelines to create a pipeline for managing identity center authorization, and AWS IAM Access Analyzer to securely control access to AWS resources.
The solution architecture of the pipeline is described, with the IAM Identity Center delegated to an administrator account, allowing Securely manage identities and access centrally across AWS accounts and applications through AWS IAM.
The article discusses the requirements of validate-aws-policies, Python, CDK, cdk_nag AWS IAM Access Analyzer, AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK), AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), AWS CodeBuild, AWS CodePipeline, AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS), AWS CloudFormation, AWS Lambda, and AWS Chatbot.
The article describes the hands-on steps involved in creating the code, including delegating the IAM Identity Center administration, parametrizing the project properties, and deploying the pipeline using the CDK deploy command.
The article warns that the Github connection is disabled by default, and must be enabled through the console.
The article concludes by providing a direct link to the example code for the pipeline.

Read Full Article

11 Likes

Tech Radar

Image Credit: Tech Radar

Quordle today – hints and answers for Sunday, September 22 (game #972)

Quordle is an Wordle alternative which is still going strong now nearly 1,000 games later.
It offers a genuine challenge, though,Hints and answers for Quordle today (game #972) can be found
The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 3*.
The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 0.
Yes. One of Q, Z, X or J appears among today's Quordle answers.
The number of today's Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 0.
Today's Quordle answers start with Z, M, A, and D.
The answers to today's Quordle, game #972, are ZESTY, MEATY, ALIVE, DRAWN
It's been a while since we've had an uncommon letter in Quordle.
Quordle offers a genuine challenge and you can check for hints and even complete answers in this article.

Read Full Article

Tech Radar

160

Image Credit: Tech Radar

NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Sunday, September 22 (game #203)

NYT Strands today is the latest word game from the New York Times.
Today's theme is 'I've got you under my skin.'
Hint words to unlock the in-game hints system: TRAIN, THEM, RIVER, ROLE, HATE, HATER.
The spangram hint is 'They keep you going,' and it touches the left, 5th row and right, 5th row of the board.

Read Full Article

9 Likes

Dev

306

Image Credit: Dev

Excited to Share My Renewed Azure Certification Journey!

I successfully renewed my Azure certification.
Azure is a leading cloud platform for building, deploying, and managing applications.
Renewing the certification involved thorough preparation and dedicated study.
Grateful for the guidance of Scott Tuffy and Alen Rodgers.

Read Full Article

18 Likes

Dev

292

Image Credit: Dev

Next goal

The deadline for submitting my thesis to REV-ECIT 2024 for turning it into a published journal article is September 30th.
I have successfully completed my thesis with an impressive score of 9.1/10.
I passed a difficult interview and received a better job offer from my current company, which is a big step for my career.
My future career goals include mastering microservices using Java, Go, and TypeScript, obtaining AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA) certification, improving verbal English skills, and enhancing problem-solving abilities through LeetCode challenges.

Read Full Article

17 Likes

Guardian

247

Image Credit: Guardian

Worker who mistakenly sent abuse to customer wins unfair dismissal claim

Meliesha Jones, a part-time administrator at Vale Curtains and Blinds, mistakenly sent an email to a customer calling him 'a twat', instead of the company’s installations manager.
Due to her actions, Jones was sacked for gross misconduct, though she recently won an unfair dismissal claim, resulting in £5,484.74 in damages.
The customer repeatedly complained about his order with Vale Curtains and Blinds and demanded a full refund of the cost of his curtains.
Jones wrote, 'Hi Karl – Can you change this ... he’s a twat so it doesn’t matter if you can’t,' but instead of forwarding the email, she clicked reply and sent the email to the customer.
Jones apologised profusely to the customer when they called, but the customer's wife wanted to speak to a manager.
The company was investigated for its mishandling of the incident but failed to follow a justifiable procedure when dismissing Jones.
An appeal was lodged but was denied by an employment judge, who ruled that the workplace's disciplinary procedure was a sham designed to placate the dissatisfied customer.
In 2005, Alastair Campbell similarly and mistakenly sent an expletive-laden email to a BBC Newsnight reporter calling him a 'twat'.
Blair’s former communications director emailed Andrew McFadyen after he inquired about the mastermind behind adverts depicting Michael Howard as a flying pig and a Shylock-type character.
Campbell later said the email was sent in error and that he was not very good at his Blackberry's email features.

Read Full Article

14 Likes

Digitaltrends

425

Image Credit: Digitaltrends

This was a huge week for AI. Here are the 5 biggest announcements you need to know

Apple gave us a sneak peek of its Intelligence and announced its launch in October, Runway announced video-to-video generation via text prompts feature and an API that will allow incorporating the model, Lionsgate partnered with Runway to train AI video models to develop capital-efficient content creation opportunities.
Snap released the latest iteration of its Spectacles AR glasses line which offers wider field-of-view and received significant upgrades over previous versions, YouTube introduced AI-enhanced production tools that can generate six-second clips using DeepMind's Veo video generation model and Dream Screen that generates AI background images.
Coincidentally, YouTube's new tools can suggest topics for the video and users can use Veo to create, animate and edit videos from a text prompt and lowercase the barrier to entry for new content creators.
Apple Intelligence's full feature hasn't been rolled out yet but the beta version is available now for users to have a taste of the generative AI agent which will require more refinement and polish before it's ready.
Debuting an API Runway's Gen-3 Alpha boasts advanced capabilities of changing the cinematic style of any video using text prompts and transforming videos into AI-generated models.

Read Full Article

25 Likes

For uninterrupted reading, download the app

Cloud News

Discover more