As an initiative by TechMeet360, the Tech Community of BizTalk360, we are conducting an Azure Meetup series. In the first part of the series, Microsoft Azure MVP @Kuppurasu Nagaraj gives a detailed look at getting started with Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing and Azure App Services.
One of the biggest announcements at the Microsoft Ignite 2019 is Azure Arc – the hybrid and multi-cloud platform from Microsoft.
View this content to learn how Azure Arc allows enterprises to manage on-prem and cloud resources like Windows VMs, Linux Servers, Kubernetes clusters, and Azure data services by centrally organizing and governing from a single place.
Azure Arc offers simplified management, faster app development, and consistent Azure services. Easily organize, govern, and secure Windows, Linux, SQL Server, and Kubernetes clusters across data centers, the edge, and multicloud environments right from Azure. Architect, design, and build cloud-native apps anywhere without sacrificing central visibility and control. Get Azure innovation and cloud benefits by deploying consistent Azure data, application, and machine learning services on any infrastructure.
Gain central visibility, operations, and compliance
Centrally manage a wide range of resources including Windows and Linux servers, SQL server, Kubernetes clusters, and Azure services.
Establish central visibility in the Azure portal and enable multi-environment search with Azure Resource Graph.
Meet governance and compliance standards for apps, infrastructure, and data with Azure Policy.
Delegate access and manage security policies for resources using role-based access control (RBAC) and Azure Lighthouse.
Organize and inventory assets through a variety of Azure scopes, such as management groups, subscriptions, resource groups, and tags.
Learn more about hybrid and multicloud management in the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure.
These are slides from an introductory session for Microsoft Azure done at IIT Sri Lanka giving the students hands-on exposure to Microsoft Azure. Introducing them to Azure App Service and Azure Functions.
The Java ecosystem is very broad, with different technologies including Java SE, Java EE/Jakarta EE, Spring, numerous application servers, and other frameworks. Wherever you are in Java, Azure supports your workload and process with an abundance of choice – from IaaS to fully managed services. You can run any application architecture, from monoliths, to containerized monoliths, all the way to completely microservices based apps.
We see three broad patterns for running Java applications in the cloud, depending on how much control or productivity you need.
The first is lift and shift with Virtual Machines:
Virtual machines provide the most flexibility, control and visibility while moving to the cloud, especially for initial lift and shift of Java workloads. Azure provides a variety of Java focused VM images and solutions templates in the Azure Marketplace to get you up and running quickly.
The second is modernization using containers:
Containers provide portability, flexibility, scalability, manageability, repeatability, and predictability.
Azure provides best of breed support for Docker and Kubernetes, especially through the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Azure Red Hat OpenShift.
Finally, Azure has the most managed hosting options for Java applications of any major cloud platform with fully managed PaaS for Spring, Tomcat, and JBoss EAP:
Managed services offer ease-of-use, ease-of-management, productivity, and lower total cost of ownership.
You can focus on building your applications, not managing infrastructure.
All of this is supported by managed databases and DevOps tooling:
Use fully managed SQL and NoSQL databases, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, Cosmos DB, and SQL.
Keep using the tools you love, with plugins for IntelliJ and Eclipse, integrations with a variety of DevOps tools like Maven, Gradle, Jenkins, and GitHub.
One of the biggest announcements at the Microsoft Ignite 2019 is Azure Arc – the hybrid and multi-cloud platform from Microsoft.
View this content to learn how Azure Arc allows enterprises to manage on-prem and cloud resources like Windows VMs, Linux Servers, Kubernetes clusters, and Azure data services by centrally organizing and governing from a single place.
Azure Arc offers simplified management, faster app development, and consistent Azure services. Easily organize, govern, and secure Windows, Linux, SQL Server, and Kubernetes clusters across data centers, the edge, and multicloud environments right from Azure. Architect, design, and build cloud-native apps anywhere without sacrificing central visibility and control. Get Azure innovation and cloud benefits by deploying consistent Azure data, application, and machine learning services on any infrastructure.
Gain central visibility, operations, and compliance
Centrally manage a wide range of resources including Windows and Linux servers, SQL server, Kubernetes clusters, and Azure services.
Establish central visibility in the Azure portal and enable multi-environment search with Azure Resource Graph.
Meet governance and compliance standards for apps, infrastructure, and data with Azure Policy.
Delegate access and manage security policies for resources using role-based access control (RBAC) and Azure Lighthouse.
Organize and inventory assets through a variety of Azure scopes, such as management groups, subscriptions, resource groups, and tags.
Learn more about hybrid and multicloud management in the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure.
These are slides from an introductory session for Microsoft Azure done at IIT Sri Lanka giving the students hands-on exposure to Microsoft Azure. Introducing them to Azure App Service and Azure Functions.
The Java ecosystem is very broad, with different technologies including Java SE, Java EE/Jakarta EE, Spring, numerous application servers, and other frameworks. Wherever you are in Java, Azure supports your workload and process with an abundance of choice – from IaaS to fully managed services. You can run any application architecture, from monoliths, to containerized monoliths, all the way to completely microservices based apps.
We see three broad patterns for running Java applications in the cloud, depending on how much control or productivity you need.
The first is lift and shift with Virtual Machines:
Virtual machines provide the most flexibility, control and visibility while moving to the cloud, especially for initial lift and shift of Java workloads. Azure provides a variety of Java focused VM images and solutions templates in the Azure Marketplace to get you up and running quickly.
The second is modernization using containers:
Containers provide portability, flexibility, scalability, manageability, repeatability, and predictability.
Azure provides best of breed support for Docker and Kubernetes, especially through the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Azure Red Hat OpenShift.
Finally, Azure has the most managed hosting options for Java applications of any major cloud platform with fully managed PaaS for Spring, Tomcat, and JBoss EAP:
Managed services offer ease-of-use, ease-of-management, productivity, and lower total cost of ownership.
You can focus on building your applications, not managing infrastructure.
All of this is supported by managed databases and DevOps tooling:
Use fully managed SQL and NoSQL databases, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, Cosmos DB, and SQL.
Keep using the tools you love, with plugins for IntelliJ and Eclipse, integrations with a variety of DevOps tools like Maven, Gradle, Jenkins, and GitHub.
Azure Arc is a solution that simplifies management across different hybrid clouds or multi-clouds. Azure Arc extends Azure management and security beyond the walls of Azure to other cloud platforms or on-premises environments enabling you to make use of Azure services to manage infrastructure at these environments. In this session, you will be introduced to Azure Arc, why should you use it and how to make use of it in different scenarios.
The security measures discussed in this IBM Redpapers™ publication represent best practice implementations for cloud security. In this paper, we presented guidance on cloud computing security. We examined the major security challenges for cloud providers and their clients, and we discussed concrete guidelines for the implementation of cloud security
This is a brief introduction to Microsoft Azure cloud. I used these slides in an intro session for developers. I did few demos during the session that not included in the slide. Brand name and logos are properties of their respective owners.
What is Microsoft Azure used for?-Microsoft azure Zabeel Institute
Microsoft Azure, commonly described as Azure, is a cloud computing solution created by Microsoft for building, screening, deploying, and taking care of applications and services through Microsoft-managed data centers.
Microsoft Azure - Introduction to microsoft's public cloudAtanas Gergiminov
Microsoft Azure is Microsoft's application platform for the public cloud. The goal of this presentation is to give you a foundation for understanding the fundamentals of Azure, even if you don't know anything about cloud computing.
Windows Azure Active Directory: Identity Management in the CloudChris Dufour
Windows Azure Active Directory provides easy-to-use, multi-tenant identity management services for applications running in the cloud and on any device and any platform. Originally created to support Office 365 it is now available as an Azure service. On November 28th, 2012 Microsoft shared that Windows Azure Active Directory (AD) has processed 200 BILLION authentications.
“At Microsoft, we have been on a transformative journey to cloud computing and we have been working with customers every step of the way. Millions of customers have embraced the cloud and we are excited to share the news that we’ve reached a major milestone in cloud scale computing. Since the inception of the authentication service on the Windows Azure platform in 2010, we have now processed 200 BILLION authentications for 50 MILLION active user accounts. In an average week we receive 4.7 BILLION authentication requests for users in over 420 THOUSAND different domains. This is a massive workload when you consider others in the industry are attempting to process 7B logins per year, Azure processes close to that amount in a week.
These numbers sound big right? They are. To put it into perspective, in the 2 minutes it takes to brew yourself a single cup of coffee, Windows Azure Active Directory (AD) has already processed just over 1 MILLION authentications from many different devices and users around the world. Not only are we processing a huge number of authentications but we’re doing it really fast! We respond to 9,000 requests per second and in the U.S. the average authentication takes less than 0.7 seconds. That’s faster than you can get your coffee from your cup and into your mouth! (Do not attempt this at home :-))!”
In this session we will take a tour of Windows Azure Active Directory to learn about its capabilities, interfaces and supported scenarios, and understand how you can take advantage of the features in your application.
Here you can read a full story about Microsoft Azure:
- History of Azure.
- Vendors of Azure.
- Why Azure id made.
- A feature of Azure.
- How Azure differs from other.
- Advantage and Dis-advantage of Azure.
- Where Azure is used.
Många agila organisationer inför continuous delivery som ett steg mot att snabbare leverera affärsnytta från IT projekten. Men hur får man det att fungera på riktigt? I denna session går vi igenom hur vi inför tekniker och verktyg för att bygga, paketera och driftsätta en applikation i Azure med hjälp av Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS). Vi kommer under presentationen visa hur man kan göra detta på tre olika sätt beroende på vilka syften och förutsättningar man har.
Microsoft Azure vs Amazon Web Services (AWS) Services & Feature MappingIlyas F ☁☁☁
If you are a Cloud Architect, Developer, IT Manager, Director or whoever may be, if you are associated with Azure or AWS cloud in some form, I’m sure you must have come across a common question.
“What is the alternate service available in Azure or AWS vice versa and it’s pricing?” I’m sure you will say yes!
Agreed, it’s hard to remember all the services offered by public clouds, i.e. Azure and AWS. Remembering existing services and their benefits itself is a big task, on top of that updating ourselves with the new feature releases and enhancements is another major task.
So I put together a Service & Feature Mappings between Microsoft Azure & AWS for my and colleagues quick reference.
I hope you also find this piece informative.
AWS Enterprise Day | Running Critical Business Applications on AWSAmazon Web Services
The Cloud Journey for many enterprise customers starts with an initial migration of websites and mobile applications to AWS, followed by deployment of their critical business services. These services, such as SAP and Oracle, are typically more complex and underpin many business processes in the customer's organisation and may be deployed as hybrid solutions, integrated closely with other internal and external services. To do this, customers need to have fast and reliable connectivity to existing on-premise networks, as we covered in the previous session. Let's look at how we can now build on that to help you understand the benefits that many customers have achieved when they moved their business applications to AWS.
Azure Arc is a solution that simplifies management across different hybrid clouds or multi-clouds. Azure Arc extends Azure management and security beyond the walls of Azure to other cloud platforms or on-premises environments enabling you to make use of Azure services to manage infrastructure at these environments. In this session, you will be introduced to Azure Arc, why should you use it and how to make use of it in different scenarios.
The security measures discussed in this IBM Redpapers™ publication represent best practice implementations for cloud security. In this paper, we presented guidance on cloud computing security. We examined the major security challenges for cloud providers and their clients, and we discussed concrete guidelines for the implementation of cloud security
This is a brief introduction to Microsoft Azure cloud. I used these slides in an intro session for developers. I did few demos during the session that not included in the slide. Brand name and logos are properties of their respective owners.
What is Microsoft Azure used for?-Microsoft azure Zabeel Institute
Microsoft Azure, commonly described as Azure, is a cloud computing solution created by Microsoft for building, screening, deploying, and taking care of applications and services through Microsoft-managed data centers.
Microsoft Azure - Introduction to microsoft's public cloudAtanas Gergiminov
Microsoft Azure is Microsoft's application platform for the public cloud. The goal of this presentation is to give you a foundation for understanding the fundamentals of Azure, even if you don't know anything about cloud computing.
Windows Azure Active Directory: Identity Management in the CloudChris Dufour
Windows Azure Active Directory provides easy-to-use, multi-tenant identity management services for applications running in the cloud and on any device and any platform. Originally created to support Office 365 it is now available as an Azure service. On November 28th, 2012 Microsoft shared that Windows Azure Active Directory (AD) has processed 200 BILLION authentications.
“At Microsoft, we have been on a transformative journey to cloud computing and we have been working with customers every step of the way. Millions of customers have embraced the cloud and we are excited to share the news that we’ve reached a major milestone in cloud scale computing. Since the inception of the authentication service on the Windows Azure platform in 2010, we have now processed 200 BILLION authentications for 50 MILLION active user accounts. In an average week we receive 4.7 BILLION authentication requests for users in over 420 THOUSAND different domains. This is a massive workload when you consider others in the industry are attempting to process 7B logins per year, Azure processes close to that amount in a week.
These numbers sound big right? They are. To put it into perspective, in the 2 minutes it takes to brew yourself a single cup of coffee, Windows Azure Active Directory (AD) has already processed just over 1 MILLION authentications from many different devices and users around the world. Not only are we processing a huge number of authentications but we’re doing it really fast! We respond to 9,000 requests per second and in the U.S. the average authentication takes less than 0.7 seconds. That’s faster than you can get your coffee from your cup and into your mouth! (Do not attempt this at home :-))!”
In this session we will take a tour of Windows Azure Active Directory to learn about its capabilities, interfaces and supported scenarios, and understand how you can take advantage of the features in your application.
Here you can read a full story about Microsoft Azure:
- History of Azure.
- Vendors of Azure.
- Why Azure id made.
- A feature of Azure.
- How Azure differs from other.
- Advantage and Dis-advantage of Azure.
- Where Azure is used.
Många agila organisationer inför continuous delivery som ett steg mot att snabbare leverera affärsnytta från IT projekten. Men hur får man det att fungera på riktigt? I denna session går vi igenom hur vi inför tekniker och verktyg för att bygga, paketera och driftsätta en applikation i Azure med hjälp av Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS). Vi kommer under presentationen visa hur man kan göra detta på tre olika sätt beroende på vilka syften och förutsättningar man har.
Microsoft Azure vs Amazon Web Services (AWS) Services & Feature MappingIlyas F ☁☁☁
If you are a Cloud Architect, Developer, IT Manager, Director or whoever may be, if you are associated with Azure or AWS cloud in some form, I’m sure you must have come across a common question.
“What is the alternate service available in Azure or AWS vice versa and it’s pricing?” I’m sure you will say yes!
Agreed, it’s hard to remember all the services offered by public clouds, i.e. Azure and AWS. Remembering existing services and their benefits itself is a big task, on top of that updating ourselves with the new feature releases and enhancements is another major task.
So I put together a Service & Feature Mappings between Microsoft Azure & AWS for my and colleagues quick reference.
I hope you also find this piece informative.
AWS Enterprise Day | Running Critical Business Applications on AWSAmazon Web Services
The Cloud Journey for many enterprise customers starts with an initial migration of websites and mobile applications to AWS, followed by deployment of their critical business services. These services, such as SAP and Oracle, are typically more complex and underpin many business processes in the customer's organisation and may be deployed as hybrid solutions, integrated closely with other internal and external services. To do this, customers need to have fast and reliable connectivity to existing on-premise networks, as we covered in the previous session. Let's look at how we can now build on that to help you understand the benefits that many customers have achieved when they moved their business applications to AWS.
This session provides an overview of how organizations can migrate workloads to the AWS cloud at scale. We will go through available migration frameworks and best practices with common use case examples during this session. After migrating the initial workloads, understand how to migrate at scale to the AWS cloud. Hear about real life experiences from the AWS Professional Services team and learn about common use case examples, frameworks, and best practices. Hear about what to avoid when migrating applications at scale to AWS and understand the tools and partner services that can assist you when migrating applications to AWS.
This session provides an overview of how organizations can migrate workloads to the AWS cloud at scale. We will go through available migration frameworks and best practices with common use case examples during this session. After migrating the initial workloads, understand how to migrate at scale to the AWS cloud. Hear about real life experiences from the AWS Professional Services team and learn about common use case examples, frameworks, and best practices. Hear about what to avoid when migrating applications at scale to AWS and understand the tools and partner services that can assist you when migrating applications to AWS.
There are options beyond a straight forward lift and shift into Infrastructure as a Service. This session is about learning about how Azure helps modernize applications faster utilising modern technologies like PaaS, containers and serverless
Next Level Learning IT Track - Journey to the Cloud with Azure in EducationMicrosoft Education AU
Review the presentation from the Next Level Learning IT Track - Journey to the Cloud with Azure in Education to gain a deeper understanding how Microsoft Azure and the IAAS, PAAS, SAAS in Azure, can drive efficiencies, security and savings in your school
AWS re:Invent 2016: Achieving Agility by Following Well-Architected Framework...Amazon Web Services
The AWS Well-Architected Framework enables customers to understand best practices around security, reliability, performance, and cost optimization when building systems on AWS. This approach helps customers make informed decisions and weigh the pros and cons of application design patterns for the cloud. In this session, you'll learn how National Instruments used the Well-Architected Framework to follow AWS guidelines and best practices. By developing a strategy based on the AWS Well-Architected Framework, National Instruments was able to triple the number of applications running in the cloud without additional head count, significantly increase the frequency of code deployments, and reduce deployment times from two weeks to a single day. As a result, National Instruments was able to deliver a more scalable, dynamic, and resilient LabVIEW platform with agility.
How a National Transportation Software Provider Migrated a Mission-Critical T...Amazon Web Services
In this webinar, Cascadeo will show you how they helped a national transportation software provider build an AWS architecture that enables them to effectively support more than 3,300 complex integration tests against nightly builds of their Interoperable Train Control Messaging (ITCM) application. You’ll also learn about how this software provider can scale on-demand, has improved governance and cost management, and rapidly supports new projects without increasing IT overhead using AWS.
Cloud Done Right - PaaS is the Remedy to VM HangoverMohamad Afshar
Virtualized hardware is all the rage in enterprise IT. However, is a purely virtualization-focused, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) approach really the right one for enterprises and government? What’s becoming clear is that virtualization is but one piece of a much bigger strategy for fast, self-service deployment and ultra-efficient operations, referred to as “platform as a service” (PaaS). PaaS leverages a wider set of middleware capabilities to enable application deployment in minutes rather than days and reduces operational costs by up to 90%. This general session will compare and contrast the IaaS and PaaS approaches, discussing architectural and operational considerations for PaaS using examples of best practices. It's a must-attend session for anyone considering building a private cloud.
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Watch the webinar: https://bit.ly/3iye9nb
Smurfit Kappa is one of the leading providers of paper-based packaging and displays in the world. They have operations in 30 countries. Their branch office in The Netherlands is one of the early adopters of Atomic Scope.
For this webinar, we had invited middleware specialist Rob van der horst to explain how his company is using Atomic Scope. During the session, Rob showcased how Smurfit Kappa is using the product and how they streamlined their internal processes with the help of Atomic Scope.
Key takeaways:
1. Know-how Atomic Scope is used in a real-world scenario
2. Understand how your organization can benefit from the product
3. Hear about the performance and stability improvement in v8.1
Optimise Business Activity Tracking – Insights from Smurfit KappaBizTalk360
Smurfit Kappa is one of the leading providers of paper-based packaging and displays in the world. They have operations in 30 countries. Their branch office in The Netherlands is one of the early adopters of Atomic Scope.
For this webinar, we had invited middleware specialist Rob van der horst to explain how his company is using Atomic Scope. During the session, Rob showcased how Smurfit Kappa is using the product and how they streamlined their internal processes with the help of Atomic Scope.
Key takeaways:
1. Know-how Atomic Scope is used in a real-world scenario
2. Understand how your organization can benefit from the product
3. Hear about the performance and stability improvement in v8.1
What's inside "migrating to biz talk server 2020" Book (BizTalk360 Webinar)BizTalk360
Watch the full webinar: https://bit.ly/3mMzbS7
Explore from the renowned BizTalk Server panel (Sandro Pereira, Tom Canter, and Lex Hegt) as they highlight on the challenges and solutions involved in migrating from the old BizTalk Server versions to BizTalk Server 2020.
They will also guide you through all of the migration phases—Evaluate, Plan, and Implement—and will show you how to execute your upgrade in a controlled and timely way.
Note: This webinar threw light on what the audience could expect from BizTalk360's upcoming book “Migrating to BizTalk Server 2020”
Integration Monday - Logic Apps: Development ExperiencesBizTalk360
How can I start developing Logic Apps? What are the different tools I can use? What are the advantages and drawbacks of each developer approach? What are the deployment options that I have? These are some of the questions that Sandro and Pedro have answered in this session, along with several tips that will aim to improve your Logic Apps development experience.
Integration Monday - BizTalk Migrator Deep DiveBizTalk360
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In this Integration Monday session, Mike discussed the challenges and approaches for some of the common testing scenarios when delivering integration solutions with Microsoft Azure.
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In the current software eco-system, the applications are becoming more eventful and we can not trust enough traditional message-based integration concepts and technologies for system integration. Through this slide, Sagar will walk you through design considerations for event-based integrations and Azure Event Grid as technology backend for these integrations.
Building workflow solution with Microsoft Azure and Cloud | Integration MondayBizTalk360
Most will agree that a business process can be a workflow. But, what do people think of when running workflows in the Cloud and in particular Azure or Microsoft Cloud. Because, Microsoft Azure and Cloud offer us several options to build them: No-code/low-code, and a code option with Power Automate, Logic Apps, and Durable Functions? In this session, we'll explore each and focus on building workflows with them. Furthermore, we'll see the differences and how each could potentially, complement the other.
Serverless Minimalism: How to architect your apps to save 98% on your Azure b...BizTalk360
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Learn how Terraform as IaC tool when applied using a DevOps mindset can help organizations build a very predictable and version-controlled target cloud infrastructure.
Get to know the two stateful programming models of Azure Serverless compute: workflows and actors and how these models can simplify development and how they enable stateful and long-running application patterns within Azure’s compute environments.
Learn how to build a sophisticated and user-configurable Slack Bot which gives customized trade reports to financial analysts using Serverless technologies on Azure. Learn the patterns we used and the architectural decisions we made from an experienced Serverless Enterprise developer and author.
Kubernetes is running. You have your deployments and services set. Now, how do you migrate the data store? Let's journey together on this code-focused tour through ConfigMaps, Secrets, Persistent Volumes, Persistent Volume Claims, and StatefulSets. We'll craft and launch a strategy to care for your users' data in this new container world. You can power your business on Kubernetes: stateless or stateful.
The Power Platform in Office 365 (Power BI, Power Apps, Flow, Forms, Sharepoint Online,...) is probably the best ecosystem in the world for a complete digital transformation in your company and maybe you are already paying for them without any usage.
We are living a complete digital transformation where people are not restricted by apps or devices or even location. Work can be done anywhere and on any device which leads to greater security concerns regarding this business data living on mobile devices and shared with external (sometimes not trusted users). Microsoft Unified Labeling protection leverages the power of the cloud and ease of use (a few clicks for implementation) to provide a complete Information Protection solution. Now with the new unified Azure label client, users can administer the labels from one location while being integrated across the whole Microsoft platform. Attendees will learn how to configure Unified labels with real case scenarios.
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Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
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I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
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In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
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• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
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Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
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All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
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In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
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- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Let's dive deeper into the world of ODC! Ricardo Alves (OutSystems) will join us to tell all about the new Data Fabric. After that, Sezen de Bruijn (OutSystems) will get into the details on how to best design a sturdy architecture within ODC.
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