Deployment shouldn’t be the most nerve-racking task for IT and DevOps Teams, but many times it is. But what if we’re talking about bigger systems, like those used by a major online retailer or a bank?…
Managing enterprise software production at scale is no easy task. This is especially true in today’s complex and distributed environment where teams are spread out across multiple geographical areas. To maintain control over so many moving parts, IT leaders need to break down silos and standardize processes. Luckily, they don’t have to reinvent the wheel […]
Gone are the days of monolithic software applications. In today’s microservices-and-continuous-integration-driven world, where apps run in hybrid cloud environments, and users engage with them on any device and on any underlying operating system, applications are increasingly complex. Yet at the same time, they are becoming increasingly vital to the success of any organization. On one […]
Anti-patterns often arise when developers find creative, or outside-the-box uses for a technology – or when they find workarounds for limitations that were specifically put in place by the creators of the technology to prevent misuse. Application container platforms like Docker have been the hot new thing for several years now, but they’re still fairly […]
Every engineering team relies on MongoDB cloning, but very few do it safely at scale. What starts as a simple way to copy data often turns into security risks, rising costs, and inconsistent environments. Cloning a MongoDB database is used to create safe, non-production copies for development, testing, analytics, and recovery. It is essential for […]