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Understanding the Future of the Data Center Edge

Dzone - DevOps

With the adoption of Kubernetes and microservices, the edge has evolved from simple hardware load balancers to a full stack of hardware and software proxies that comprise API Gateways, content delivery networks, and load balancers. The Early Internet and Load Balancers.

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Virtual Network Functions in VPC and Integration With Event Notifications in IBM Cloud

Dzone - DevOps

Previously, proprietary hardware performed functions like routers, firewalls, load balancers, etc. In IBM Cloud, we have proprietary hardware like the FortiGate firewall that resides inside IBM Cloud data centers today. What Are Virtual Network Functions (VNFs)?

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Our DevOps Toolbox: The Consul Interview

Exadel

Consul is another arrow in our quiver of DevOps tools. Recently, Michael Shklyar, a DevOps Software Engineer from the Exadel Digital Transformation Practice, recently sat down with Alexey Korzhov , a DevOps specialist from one of our client projects, to discuss Consul, it’s advantages, and how it helps him solve issues.

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Infrastructure as a Code: Best tools and benefits in DevOps

Openxcell

With DevOps’ help, the businesses can transform into a fully functional data-driven entity, overcoming the limitations posed by the lack of proper infrastructure. And, what are the benefits of Infrastructure as Code in DevOps? Continuous testing in DevOps is a critical practice ensuring the quality of the software.

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The Network Also Needs to be Observable, Part 2: Network Telemetry Sources

Kentik

Networkers running enterprise and critical service provider infrastructure need infrastructure-savvy analogs of the same observability principles and practices being deployed by DevOps groups. Data center : Leaf and spine switches, top of rack, modular, fixed and stackable. API gateways for digital services. Conclusion.

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Hybrid vs. Multi-cloud: The Good, the Bad and the Network Observability Needed

Kentik

Below is a hypothetical company with its data center in the center of the building. This allows DevOps teams to configure the application to increase or decrease the amount of system capacity, like CPU, storage, memory and input/output bandwidth, all on-demand. Hybrid Cloud Benefits.

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How to Protect Your Azure App with a Web Application Firewall

Modus Create

This article is part of our upcoming series on Microsoft Azure’s security services, geared towards DevSecOps and DevOps engineers. Azure Application Gateway and Azure Front Door have some overlapping functionality as both services can be used to terminate (HTTP/HTTPS) and load balance across backend servers.