Karandeep Singh

DevOps

Prompt Engineering for DevOps: Enhancing Automation and Efficiency

Introduction Artificial intelligence has recently significantly altered various sectors, and DevOps is among those affected. The increasing utilization of AI tools like ChatGPT has made prompt engineering a vital competency for professionals in the DevOps field. [caption id="attachment_68356" align="aligncenter" width="625"] Prompt...

18-Oct-2024

DevOps

Building the Future of Multiplayer Games with AWS GameLift: Key Strategies for Success

Introduction As the gaming industry grows rapidly, developers face increasing pressure to provide scalable, reliable, and cost-effective solutions for hosting and managing multiplayer game servers. AWS GameLift is Amazon’s answer to this challenge. [caption id="attachment_67358" align="aligncenter" width="728"] AWS...

26-Sep-2024

DevOps

Safely Remove Kafka Brokers from Amazon MSK Provisioned Clusters

Introduction As companies grow and their data streaming needs change, it's important to optimize resources to stay efficient and control costs. AWS has rolled out a new feature for Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) that enables the removal of brokers from MSK clusters. This capability enables you to adjust the size...

24-Sep-2024

DevOps

Achieving Corporate Sustainability Goals with Green DevOps on AWS

Introduction Do companies believe their infrastructure no longer emits CO2 by migrating to the cloud? [caption id="attachment_64147" align="aligncenter" width="733"] data in cloud[/caption] Many companies believe that moving their infrastructure (data) to the cloud automatically makes them environment-friendly, but this is a...

20-Aug-2024

DevOps

Transforming Notifications: Transitioning from Office 365 Connectors to Workflows

Introduction As Microsoft Teams evolves, so do its features and functionalities. Recently, Microsoft announced the deprecation of O365 connectors within Teams, encouraging users to migrate to the more flexible and secure Workflows app. If you rely on O365 connectors for notifications and integrations, this blog will help you transition...

28-Jul-2024

DevOps

Pro Jenkinsfile: Avoid These Common Mistakes – Part 2

Introduction Hello again, DevOps Engineers! Uncle Jenkins is back, ready to dive deeper into the world of Jenkinsfiles. Our previous blog covered some important tips to avoid common CI/CD pitfalls. If you missed it, check out Part 1 of this series to catch up on those crucial points. In this blog, we'll explore more advanced strategies...

27-Jun-2024

DevOps

Enabling a TV Ad Firm to Reduce Risk and Boost Reliability with Canary Deployments

Introduction In today's fast-paced software development landscape, ensuring that new features and updates are delivered reliably and without disruption is crucial. Canary deployments, a critical strategy within the DevOps toolkit, offer a powerful method to achieve this goal. One such great journey is the story of a Global Advertising...

27-Jun-2024

DevOps

Pro Jenkinsfile: Avoid These Common Mistakes – Part 1

Introduction Hello, DevOps Engineers! Uncle Jenkins here, your trusty CI/CD butler, ready to help you master the art of writing Jenkinsfiles. Just as a butler ensures everything in the household runs smoothly, I'm here to ensure your CI/CD pipelines are efficient and error-free. Let's dive into some common pitfalls you might face and,...

06-Jun-2024

DevOps

Driving Efficiency and Cost Reduction: Kafka Migration to AWS MSK for a Leading Advertising Firm

Introduction In the world of data management, companies seek to streamline operations and enhance scalability. One key journey involves migrating self-managed Apache Kafka clusters from AWS EC2 to Amazon MSK. We executed such a migration for a client with zero downtime, offering insights and strategies in this blog. Motivations Behind...

14-May-2024

AWS, Cloud

Boosting ECS Task Monitoring with CloudWatch Input Transformer

Introduction In the fast-paced world of application delivery, ensuring the health and reliability of our ECS tasks is crucial. Without a reliable alerting mechanism, there’s a risk of overlooking critical task failures that can have a bad impact on our production environment. Just imagine a situation where application tasks fail...

30-Jul-2023