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Configuring NGINX Web Server on Amazon EC2 Instance using Ubuntu server. My Stage 0 DevOps Task

Handling millions of request by a website without crash can be attributed to the power of a well-configured web server and NGINX is a popular choice for its speed and efficiency.
This post provides a step-by-step guide to configuring the NGINX web server on an Amazon EC2 instance using Ubuntu Server.
The steps include launching an EC2 instance, updating the package list, installing NGINX, configuring the HTML page, and verifying the server.
By following these steps, you can have a fully functional NGINX web server running on your EC2 instance.

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Easy way to configure your kubeconfig and to debug your your EKS Cluster

Configuring and debugging apps on an EKS cluster has become simpler thanks to the removal of some components on the self-hosted container service, such as a container registry, distributed block storage system, Identity and Access Management and Kubernetes management platform in favour of AWS services.
To make accessing the EKS cluster swift, it is essential to configure kubeconfig and AWS CLI properly.
The kubectl must be configured with a profile name, region, and the target EKS cluster's name through AWS CLI.
The process can be automated with a Python script developed by a colleague, streamlining account and cluster setup on the kubeconfig file.
The kubectl and Granted offer a simple way of switching between clusters and users, enabling management of nodes, namespaces, pods, services and logs.
However, terminals can be tedious, so K9S's terminal-based GUI offers a better alternative with shortcuts and intuitive interfaces.
Integrating IDEs such as IntelliJ IDEA and VS Code with kubectl, can also enhance interactive Kubernetes experiences.
The Kubernetes platform remains the best bet for handling container ecosystems.

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Building a Scalable Web Application on AWS Using Core Services [Perfect for Beginners]

This blog guides beginners in building a scalable web application using AWS core services.
The project includes services like VPC, EC2, IAM, S3, and ALB.
Key steps include setting up networking, resource security, access management, deploying compute, administering the web server, load balancing, and testing and scaling.
The guide provides hands-on experience with core AWS services to build a secure and scalable web application.

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Azure Availability Zone vs. Availability Set: Making the Right Choice

Azure Availability Zones and Availability Sets are both designed to enhance the reliability and uptime of Azure Virtual Machines.
Availability Zones are physically separate datacenters within an Azure region, offering fault isolation, replication across zones, logical placement flexibility, high availability, and low latency.
Availability Sets distribute VMs across fault domains and update domains within a single datacenter, providing fault tolerance, planned maintenance event protection, VM distribution, and a 99.95% uptime SLA.
Choose Availability Zones for mission-critical applications, regulatory or compliance requirements, and low-latency cross-zone needs. Choose Availability Sets for single-region high-availability applications, cost-sensitive deployments, and single-datacenter resilience.

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Playwright on Cloud: Automating Review Data Extraction

The Playwright on Cloud: Automating Review Data Extraction provides an application that automatically extracts review data from product websites with pagination on the review section. It can extract data from sites with universal support for all pagination types. A GET API is also implemented to return the extracted review. It is composed of three main components: API Gateway, Lambda Function, and EC2 instance.
The API Gateway component exposes the automation process to the network. A REST API with the GET response is used to trigger the lambda function that manages the process on the EC2 instance using SSM. The API endpoint should have a query search parameter named ‘page’. Lambda proxy integration is set to True to get the lambda function output as the response from the API.
The Lambda Function component works as a middleman that gets triggered from the API call and executes the automation pipeline in the EC2 instance and passes the output generated by the pipeline to the API response. The EC2 instance executes a Python script with the unique_id and url passed as command-line arguments to extract review data.
The EC2 Instance component uses BeautifulSoup to remove all unnecessary code to reduce the token size for the LLM. BeautifulSoup is used to identify the class name of the button, which is unique for every website, to go to the next review page. It scrapes the review page by page using BeautifulSoup. The review data is passed back from the EC2 instance to the Lambda function using the S3 bucket, acting as a cache store for already extracted reviews.
There were some challenges faced while choosing an LLM due to its false positive values, source code size, and performance. Playwright works on Chromium and is not natively supported by Lambda functions. Therefore, EC2 was used as a manual workaround.
The application is composed of several components and technologies used, which include AWS Lambda, EC2, API Gateway, S3, Python (Beautiful Soup, Playwright), Gemini-1.5-flash, Next.js, etc. The API endpoint must accept the full URL in the query parameter to extract the review data from the product website.
The Playwright on Cloud: Automating Review Data Extraction provides an excellent solution that automates the review data extraction process using several cutting-edge technologies and components to scrape review data with universal pagination support.
The link to the original article and API endpoint is provided in the article.

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Predictions for 2025 from theCUBE Research’s top analysts

The technology industry is undergoing a new cycle with the rise of massively parallel computing and generative artificial intelligence.
Geopolitical tensions are higher than ever in the tech industry.
ETR survey data shows a significant shift in customer spending patterns, with roughly 44% of customers stealing from other budgets to fund their gen AI initiatives.
The 2025 predictions made by TheCUBE Research's analysts include a focus on DeepSeek, networking for AI, the limitations of large language models, the impact of consumer tech on user experiences, policy changes in cyber risk, and the complications of using AI to replace human coders.
The emergence of DeepSeek is predicted to expand the market for AI, driving further adoption and increasing volume.
Networking is predicted to become a strategic enabler of AI-driven initiatives, evolving from being viewed as basic plumbing to critical infrastructure.
Large language models are predicted to be insufficient for generating meaningful enterprise ROI in 2025. Instead, a mix of AI techniques will need to be used.
AI is predicted to become a central focus of consumer electronics with an increase in AI-PCs, presenting a massive opportunity for vendors to embed AI-optimized processors and accelerators.
The US government’s recent move to eliminate certain cybersecurity agencies is predicted to create unintended consequences for national security and the private sector, particularly with regard to insurance and financial stability.
The surge in AI deployments is predicted to force the data protection ecosystem to evolve rapidly, prioritizing comprehensive backup and governance across increasingly complex infrastructure.

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Azure SQL Managed Instance: The Cloud-Ready SQL Server Replacement

Azure SQL Managed Instance is a fully managed database service that provides near 100% compatibility with SQL Server on-premises.
Managed Instance combines cloud scalability with familiar SQL Server features.
It supports features like CLR, linked servers, and Service Broker and comes with built-in redundancy ensuring data resilience.
Managed Instance is designed to preserve the functionality and compatibility of a traditional SQL server and reducing migration efforts.
Managed Instance is available in two tiers tailored to different needs: General Purpose and Business Critical.
Managed Instance is perfect for businesses migrating complex workloads to the cloud as minimal changes are needed to the applications.
Use cases include running large-scale systems requiring SQL Server Agent and cross-database queries and hosting legacy applications in the cloud.
Real-world scenarios include mid-sized banks that need to migrate their core banking platform from on-premises to the cloud.
Best practices include proper configuration of VNets, taking advantage of Azure Hybrid Benefit, and monitoring performance.
Organizations looking to modernize their databases without sacrificing feature compatibility or performance should consider Azure SQL Managed Instance for a seamless path to the cloud.

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Forget the RTX 5090 – the RTX 5070 is the best gift Nvidia has given PC gamers in ages

The RTX 5070 is the lowest-spec desktop card announced by Nvidia at CES 2025.
The list price of the RTX 5070 is $549 / £549, which is $50 / £40 lower than the RTX 4070.
The card is expected to perform between the RTX 4070 and RTX 4080.
With its price tag and features like Multi Frame Generation and DLSS 4, the RTX 5070 has the potential to be a strong performer for 1440p gaming or even reasonably priced 4K gaming.

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Brace for pricier gadgets as steep tariffs hit top US trade partners

President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, which could lead to a price hike for shoppers in the US and impact various industries.
Items sourced from Mexico and Canada will now face a 25% tariff, while those from China will have an extra 10% duty.
The tariffs could increase taxes by $958 billion between 2025 and 2034 on a conventional basis, potentially resulting in an average tax increase of more than $670 per US household in 2025.
The removal of exemptions and retaliatory taxes could further impact US shoppers, especially for goods from popular e-commerce platforms and result in increased prices for electronics, appliances, and electric vehicles.

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Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 714 review: everything you need and nothing you don’t

The Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 714 is a fast, budget-friendly option, which is well-suited for low-end hardware and runs Chrome OS.
Acer has released only one configuration of the laptop so far, which is priced at an attractive $699.
Design-wise, it has an all-aluminum chassis with minimalist lines and chrome edging, which looks good and doesn't come across as ostentatious.
It features a good IPS display, solid build quality, and excellent battery life, making it an easy convertible 2-in-1 to recommend.
In terms of performance, the laptop scored 1,599 in the Geekbench 6 single-core test and 5,482 in the multi-core test, which is more than enough for average Chromebook users.
The laptop's Intel integrated graphics may not be the best, but they're still capable of running most Android games without any lag.
Connectivity options on the laptop include Thunderbolt 4 ports, which are rare on Chromebooks, and legacy ports.
The laptop's display is touch- and pen-enabled, and the webcam is a high-res QHD (2560 x 1440) version.
The Chromebook Plus Spin 714 weighs 3.21 pounds, which is a bit heavy for using it as a tablet.
Overall, the Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 714 is an excellent option for those who don't need the complexity and wide compatibility of Windows 11 and macOS, but a simple tablet isn't enough.

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Introduction to AWS IAM for Beginners

AWS IAM (Identity and Access Management) is crucial for maintaining security in your AWS environment
IAM allows you to manage user access, define roles, and set permissions
Key features of IAM include users, groups, roles, policies, and MFA
Best practices for IAM involve the principle of least privilege, using groups, enabling MFA, and regular permission reviews

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It’s a shame AMD isn’t releasing a flagship GPU — now would be the perfect time

AMD conceded the flagship battle to Nvidia and the latter put out what could be its most disappointing flagship offering in a decade in the form of the RTX 5080.
For close to a decade, there has been a linear progression between AMD and Nvidia and while AMD was about to get a leg up, it decided to drop for the count.
In the early 2000s, ATI and Nvidia were fighting for GPU supremacy but that changed as AMD bought ATI in 2006 and it continued to battle Nvidia at the high end, but that slowly morphed in the years that followed.
AMD hit a reset in 2019 with the first RDNA architecture focusing on midrange graphics cards and by the RDNA 2 generation, AMD was able to contest Nvidia’s RTX 3090 with its own RX 6900 XT.
Then, in the next generation, AMD once again came out swinging with its flagship RX 7900 XTX, but once again, Nvidia was one step ahead.
The RTX 5080 is a very strange GPU as it comes with about 70% of the performance of the RTX 5090 despite being half the price.
When talking about cards like the Titan, and now, the RTX 5090, price doesn’t matter. It just doesn’t. These GPUs serve to put Nvidia on top of the performance stack, and there’s a group of devout users that will pay whatever price Nvidia slaps on the box.
Raw performance may be Nvidia’s game. But value is AMD’s, and PC gamers are in desperate need of a little bit of value right now.
This is the perfect time for an AMD flagship that could take the fight to Nvidia’s 80-class offering but there is no such card offered by AMD this generation.
If no one can contest Nvidia, the quality of hardware will quickly diminish, and the need of hour is a GPU offering value to customers.

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Quordle hints and answers for Monday, February 3 (game #1106)

Quordle puzzle is one of the original Wordle alternatives and offers a genuine challenge with more than 1,100 games.
Number of different vowels in Quordle today is 3.
Three Quordle answers contain repeated letters.
One of Q, Z, X or J appears among today's Quordle answers.
Three Quordle answers start with the same letter.
Today's Quordle answers are SLEET, TENSE, SEIZE, SCAMP.
Today's Quordle Daily Sequence answers are FRISK, CROOK, AWASH, BUDGE.
Past 20 Quordle answers is given in the article for reference.

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NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, February 3 (game #337)

Today's theme for NYT Strands is 'Order up!'
Clue words for today's game are COLD, KIND, BOND, BIKE, BECK, and SLACK.
The spangram hint for today is 'Over easy.'
The spangram for today's game touches the left side on the 4th row and the right side on the 4th row.

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A Production Ready EKS Deployment with IaC & GitOps - Part 3 - Backend & Provider Configuration

This part of the series focuses on provisioning an AWS EKS Cluster using Terraform.
The terraform.tf file contains the backend and provider configurations for the Terraform project.
The main.tf file configures the providers declared in terraform.tf, including the AWS provider and Kubernetes-related providers.
The variables.tf file defines the variables used across the Terraform configuration.

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