#random (2024-12)
Non-work banter and water cooler conversation
A place for non-work-related flimflam, faffing, hodge-podge or jibber-jabber you’d prefer to keep out of more focused work-related channels.
Archive: https://archive.sweetops.com/random/
2024-12-03
Excited to Share a Milestone! I’m thrilled to announce that I have officially earned the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional certification!… | 28 comments on LinkedIn
2024-12-04
I’m not a big database guy but doing research for this article has come very close to converting me,
Stripe really know what they’re doing when it comes to data and they’ve done an awesome job building DocDB
https://newsletter.betterstack.com/p/how-stripe-processed-1-trillion-in
Stripe’s hand-crafted system that guarantees their data never gets lost
Wow looks like people on Reddit seem to really like this post
Stripe’s hand-crafted system that guarantees their data never gets lost
2024-12-05
Hello everyone, apologies if this is the wrong channel but I recently graduated and am looking to go into the dev ops field. I would like to learn more about dev ops and learn skills to improve my application to improve my chances of landing a role. I would really appreciate your advice! Here is my linkedIn if you guys have any improvements I could make. https://www.linkedin.com/in/reyan-j-49356633b/
Location: City Of London · 13 connections on LinkedIn. View Reyan J.’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.
There is a channel for #jobs
Location: City Of London · 13 connections on LinkedIn. View Reyan J.’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.
yep, this and it’s also a common question for #office-hours
2024-12-06
2024-12-10
Hey everyone!
I’m working on a research project to understand the challenges DevOps professionals face daily.
If you’re in DevOps, I’d love 3 minutes of your time to answer a short survey or share it with others!
Survey link: https://form.jotform.com/askopsai/devops-survey
Thanks so much for your help!
Please click the link to complete this form.
hi everyone.. I’m looking for help to upload a JAVA -jar descktop app into AWS Elastic bean enviroment
What have you already tried?
https://www.codejava.net/aws/elastic-beanstalk-deploy-a-sample-java-app
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/latest/dg/java-quickstart.html
https://dzone.com/articles/deploying-java-applications-to-aws-elastic-beansta
The ultimate guide to deploy your first application on AWS using Elastic Beanstalk - deploy a sample Java application
Create, configure, and deploy a Java application to AWS Elastic Beanstalk by using the EB CLI.
I’m trying to build a basic Spring Boot Java web app and deploy it to AWS Elastic Beanstalk (EB). Most tutorials I’ve read suggest uploading a JAR when creating an application, however, I’m unable to
This tutorial shares a simple example of deploying a Java application to AWS Elastic Beanstalk by using Amazon Cloud Development Kit (Amazon CDK).
2024-12-11
I wrote an article on how Dropbox built their own load balancer. It’s interesting but at the end, I say it took days to stabilise their systems, let’s just say maybe it didn’t https://newsletter.betterstack.com/p/how-dropbox-saved-millions-of-dollars
Dropbox saved resources by creating a superior version of a tool everyone uses
2024-12-12
That’s a lot of Prometheus servers.
I’m really curious how this works:
“The cloud security firm also said that the exposure of the “/debug/pprof” endpoints used for determining heap memory usage, CPU usage, and others, could serve as a vector for DoS attacks, rendering the servers inoperable.”
https://thehackernews.com/2024/12/296000-prometheus-instances-exposed.html
As many as 296,000 Prometheus instances are exposed online, leaking credentials and risking RCE attacks.
2024-12-13
Was trying to explain to kid what is the framework
Haha, so how did it go?
all good!
we have a little tradition: I’m explaining to her what is my job about – she makes funny illustrations about it, then I’m using it in internal presentations. it is always huge success
That’s so cool!
2024-12-17
Hey everyone, I came across an interesting stat: 41.3% of organisations say accurate forecasting of cloud spend is one of their top priorities for 2024.
But let’s be honest—getting it right isn’t simple. I’ve put together a quick article on the 5 cloud cost metrics that can actually help teams stay on top of their spend:
• Cost by Environment
• Cost by Resource Type
• Advisor Recommendations
• Budgets by Application
• Forecasted Spend If reducing cloud costs are on your radar, give it a read here https://medium.com/towards-aws/the-top-5-cloud-cost-metrics-every-team-should-track-9ffe4fa932bb
Discover the key metrics that will help your team track, manage, and optimise cloud costs effectively
More learnings about recent AI development, more pessimistic feelings about job market…
What you mean by that?
Companies will not like to hire even after economy is not this bad in the future, experiences and background of people looking for jobs are outdated very fast
Has anyone used AWS Cloudformation IaC generator? https://aws.amazon.com/awstv/watch/478dcfd5148/
Learn to use CloudFormation IaC generator for existing AWS resources, simplifying infrastructure management.
2024-12-18
I would say the first half of this article is really good, the second half is a bit less interesting but still worth a read https://newsletter.betterstack.com/p/how-doordash-improved-redis-to-handle
2024-12-19
2024-12-20
Hello community! Looked here to share the perfect Christmas Digital Card for cloud industry professionals to enjoy with your afternoon coffee! https://www.sardinasystems.com/christmas-time/
What’s inside?
Industry Advent Calendar Peek behind the doors to relive 2024’s biggest moments in the cloud and open source world.
Spirit Fish Quiz What kind of tech fish were you this year? Answer 8 fun questions to find out and share your vibe!
Cloud Quiz & Raffle Think you know the cloud? Test your knowledge starting today and enter a raffle to win a cozy data center heatmap blanket! Look for #SardinaChristmasChallenge on LinkedIn.
Let’s explore the fun side of the tech together. Because let’s face it, we all deserve a little break!
2024-12-22
If you’re unfamiliar with Vector, you should check out this video I made https://youtu.be/We7s8KFY7Qg?si=CKb0usICZWQQcNKq
Nice! example: Use Vector Remap Language (VRL) to transform Syslog message to a JSON structured event https://vector.dev/docs/reference/configuration/transforms/remap/#examples-parse-syslog-logs
Modify your observability data as it passes through your topology using Vector Remap Language (VRL)
2024-12-23
https://thenewstack.io/puppets-open-source-community-plans-to-fork-the-program/
Came across this in the OpenTofu Slack community. Another license change :(
Some Puppet developers say license changes by Perforce have forced them to fork the project to ensure it remains available to open source users.