When working with Google Cloud Platform’s Managed Service for Apache Kafka, you’ll quickly discover that authentication can be surprisingly challenging, especially when using Apache Beam Dataflow pipelines. In this post, I’ll share a utility I created called gcp-kafka-auth-handler that bridges this gap.
When architecting cloud-based solutions, one key principle I follow is to isolate resources within their respective regions and avoid sharing or replicating them across regions. This approach consistently provides a more secure and compliant framework for business continuity. Recently, AWS has introduced replication capabilities for various resources. In this post, I will delve into AWS Key Management Service (KMS) and assess whether adopting replication for KMS keys offers tangible benefits.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers a VPN Client that is particularly advantageous for organizations seeking scalable and secure connectivity solutions compared to traditional VPN services like NordVPN. This distinction is largely due to the inherent flexibility and elasticity of cloud-based services provided by AWS, tailored to meet the dynamic requirements of modern businesses.
The examination of GitHub Actions involves a comprehensive evaluation of its functionalities, features, and overall effectiveness. GitHub Actions is a powerful tool for automating workflows within the GitHub platform, enabling seamless integration and continuous delivery processes. It facilitates the automation of tasks such as code compilation, testing, and deployment, contributing to an efficient and streamlined development pipeline.
This shows the steps required to configure the control and data plane of a Kubernetes deployment on AWS using EKS and the autoscaling service.