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Blog postFor an explanation of this script, see Jeffrey Everhart’s excellent introduction to Apps Script.
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Blog postThis post aims to add some missing information to Google’s docs about setting up CI/CD for Cloud Functions with Cloud Build. Global vs Regional Cloud Build triggers are global by default. You can create a regional trigger in the Cloud Console by changing the location when editing or creating a trigger. NOTE: I can’t find …
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Blog postTerraform provides a very simply way to use for_each to iterate over a list of resources. If you have a list of strings, use the toset() function to convert the list to a set of strings. Example: assign a unique role on each resource My use case is setting up a number of dev environments …
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Blog postFree tools like openssl, keytool, and KeyStore Explorer can be used to transform common SSL certificate formats into archives that are compatible with web servers like Apache Tomcat.
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Blog postLearn how to create multiple Terraform resources, and multiple blocks within Terraform resources, from data.
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Blog postThis article explains my current mental model of Terraform, in the hope that it will save you some time in your learning process. The foundation of using any programming language or software tool correctly is to develop a valid mental model for it, and refine your model as you learn more. There isn’t one correct …
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Blog postHere's an example of using Terraform to define resources to host static content in a Google Cloud Storage bucket, fronted by a Cloud Load Balancer with a custom URL and SSL certificate.
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Blog postIf you’ve been around IEEE for a long time, you remember when your email address ____@ieee.org was just an alias that forwarded all email to your actual email provider. However, in 2013 the IEEE partnered with Google to create an actual Gmail account for your IEEE email address. While the intent behind this benefit is …
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Blog postA free demo app is available in the Atlassian Marketplace which supports multi-page blueprints for Confluence. This app works around numerous bugs in the official Atlassian blueprint tutorials and a key Atlassian API bug. Background on Confluence Confluence is one of the leading enterprise wiki products. Its built-in feature set is already very powerful, and …
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Blog postAccording to its official description, “Sequelize is a promise-based Node.js ORM for Postgres, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite and Microsoft SQL Server.” Sequelize is widely used in Node.js web applications to abstract the database layer. I recently found a “corner case” for Sequelize which is possible to accomplish, but is not well documented anywhere on the web. …
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Blog postIn Part 1, I explained the general feedback mechanisms that are available in Amazon Simple Email Service (SES), and compared their strengths and weaknesses. Now I will explain the different configuration methods that can be used to select a feedback mechanism. Domain-Level SNS Configuration You can configure Simple Notification Service (SNS) feedback for an entire […]
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Blog postHow advanced is your organization’s information system management? Here’s a simple framework for thinking about your organization’s infrastructure management capabilities: Level 0: We can’t get it to work. Level 1: We got it working! Level 2: We got it working and documented the process so that we can set up similar systems on a repeatable […]
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Blog postAmazon Simple Email Service (SES) is a lean, low-cost option to send bulk email. However, the low cost of SES comes at a cost; it lacks many features that are built into SendGrid or other email services. You have to build your own “features” with combinations of other AWS services. The figure below summarizes some […]
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Blog postWearing the CISO Hat As someone who works in the CIO/CTO role in smaller organizations, I often have to act as the CISO and sometimes even as the compliance officer. Disadvantages As someone who is not a security specialist, there are a number of disadvantages to taking on the role of CISO. The most obvious […]
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Blog postHave you encrypted the hard drive or solid-state drive (SSD) on every laptop in your organization? If your business or nonprofit organization handles Protected Health Information (PHI), you should encrypt every laptop as soon as possible! Laptops that store PHI may be one of the greatest vulnerabilities in any organization. Just one stolen laptop can […]
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Blog postAmazon S3 is widely used as a repository for backups. Backups are an important aspect of a resilient system, but they are also a potential security vulnerability. Unauthorized access to a database backup is still a PCI or HIPAA violation. The permissions on Amazon S3 should be configured to minimize access to critical backups. My strategy is to use IAM to […]
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Blog postSSH is a powerful tool for accessing remote systems. This guide will illustrate one of the more confusing and poorly documented capabilities of the ssh command on Linux: port forwarding. Port forwarding is a way to “tunnel” any TCP protocol through a secure, encrypted SSH connection. It can also be used to make network connections transparent to the applications […]
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Blog postThe Open Compute Project (OCP) is valuable to enterprise IT professionals because it embodies the best practices of companies that operate hyperscale computing systems. It’s not often that a business is willing to share information about the practices that are key to their competitiveness. Economical, efficient, and scalable infrastructure is crucial to the success of […]
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Blog postRootwork consultant and co-founder Craig Finch will participate in a panel discussion about the Open Compute Project at the Data Center World conference, which takes place in Orlando, FL from October 19-22, 2014. The panel discussion (TRD-8) will take place from 4:30-5:30PM on Tuesday October 21 in Barrel Spring 1.
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Blog postCraig Finch has written a feature article for HPCwire about how outdated system administration practices are holding back the growth of high performance computing.
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