Apache Iceberg has emerged as a pioneering open table format, revolutionising data management by addressing big challenges. In this article, we’ll delve into Iceberg’s capabilities, discuss its limitations, and explore the implications for data architects. A Brief History Lesson: Hadoop’s…
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Hybrid Cloud vs Multi-Cloud: Choosing the Right Strategy for AI Scalability and Security
As enterprises accelerate AI adoption, their cloud strategy determines whether they can efficiently train models, scale workloads, and ensure compliance. Given the computational intensity and data sensitivity of AI, businesses must choose between hybrid cloud and multi-cloud architectures. While both…
Issue and Present Verifiable Credentials With Spring Boot and Android
As digital identity ecosystems evolve, the ability to issue and verify digital credentials in a secure, privacy-preserving, and interoperable manner has become increasingly important. Verifiable Credentials (VCs) offer a W3C-standardized way to present claims about a subject, such as identity…
Unlocking the Benefits of a Private API in AWS API Gateway
AWS API Gateway is a managed service to create, publish, and manage APIs. It serves as a bridge between your applications and backend services. When creating APIs for our backend services, we tend to open it up using public IPs.…
While Performing Dependency Selection, I Avoid the Loss Of Sleep From Node.js Libraries’ Dangers
Running “npm install” requires trusting unknown parties online. Staring at node_modules for too long leads someone to become a node_modules expert. We Should Have Solved This Issue By 2025 The registry expands relentlessly at the rate of one new library…
Optimize Deployment Pipelines for Speed, Security and Seamless Automation
A developer’s work doesn’t stop once the code is written. The real action begins when it’s deployment day. The process—managing multiple environments, testing new features, or ensuring seamless uptime during releases—must be fast, secure, and efficient. Can you imagine a…
Zero Trust for AWS NLBs: Why It Matters and How to Do It
Introduction to AWS Network Load Balancer AWS has several critical services that drive the internet. If you have ever built any application on top of AWS and need a high throughput or volume of traffic, the chances are that you’ve…
Integrating Security as Code: A Necessity for DevSecOps
Security practices in DevOps have evolved from being a minor concern to one of the main focus points, which resulted in the DevSecOps movement. It’s about “shifting security to the left” in the software development lifecycle — so the security…
GDPR Compliance With .NET: Securing Data the Right Way
When developers hear the term GDPR, the initial reaction often involves stress and uncertainty, especially around how it might slow down development or degrade application performance. But here’s the truth: GDPR isn’t just another regulation to check off your list.…
The Transformative Power of Artificial Intelligence in Cloud Security
Cloud computing has reshaped how businesses operate, offering unmatched scalability, flexibility, and cost-efficiency. However, as organizations continue to shift critical operations to the cloud, they face escalating cybersecurity challenges. Traditional security systems often struggle to protect complex, interconnected cloud environments…
Why I Started Using Dependency Injection in Python
When I first started building real-world projects in Python, I was excited just to get things working. I had classes calling other classes, services spun up inside constructors, and everything somehow held together. But deep down, I knew something was…
Software Bill of Materials (SBOM): Enhancing Software Transparency and Security
Abstract This article explores the concept of a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) as an essential tool in modern software development and cybersecurity frameworks. The SBOM acts as a detailed inventory of all software components, dependencies, and associated metadata within…
Zero Trust Isn’t Just for Networks: Applying Zero-Trust Principles to CI/CD Pipelines
Zero trust has emerged as a cornerstone of modern enterprise security. It is mainly applied to networks, user identities, and endpoints of most organizations. However, the single layer left undersecured is the CI/CD pipeline. These systems orchestrate code validation for…
The Hidden Breach: Secrets Leaked Outside the Codebase Pose a Serious Threat
When you think of secrets scanning, most people immediately think about source code repositories on platforms like GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket. While the codebase is a source you absolutely should monitor, this is just a part of the overall secrets…
Enhancing Avro With Semantic Metadata Using Logical Types
Apache Avro is a widely used data format that keeps things compact and efficient while making it easy to evolve schemas over time. By default, it comes with basic data types like int, long, string, and bytes. But what if you need…
Zero Trust Architecture: Revolutionizing Network Security in the Digital Age
The Paradigm Shift in Cybersecurity In the rapidly evolving landscape of digital threats, traditional network security models have become increasingly obsolete. Enter Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA)—a revolutionary approach that fundamentally challenges decades of established cybersecurity thinking. Gone are the days…
Securing Parquet Files: Vulnerabilities, Mitigations, and Validation
Apache Parquet in Data Warehousing Parquet files are becoming the de facto standard for columnar data storage in big data ecosystems. This file format is widely used by both sophisticated in-memory data processing frameworks like Apache Spark and more conventional…
Jira Restore And Disaster Recovery: Scenarios and Use Cases
It’s hard to imagine the company managing its projects without issue-tracking tools. For example, Jira has probably become one of the most popular project management software solutions for organized teams. According to Atlassian, over 180k customers in about 190 countries…
Overcoming MFA Test Automation Challenges
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) has become an essential tool for safeguarding sensitive systems. As businesses strive to comply with regulatory requirements, the integration of MFA into workflows is now standard practice. However, automating tests for MFA-enabled systems poses unique challenges for…
Your Ultimate Website QA Checklist
A detailed website QA checklist helps make sure every aspect of the website is tested, whether through manual or automated testing approaches. It usually covers parameters like functionality, performance, usability, security, and compatibility across various browsers and devices. By following…