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Maximizing Password Security: A Guide for IT Professionals on World Password Day

With every new device, application and website that your users and employees have to log in to, they have to create a new password. It’s no wonder then that they find this overwhelming. So, what do they do? They create a password that is easy to remember — something like “123456” or perhaps their birth date. Then, to keep it simple, they use the same password over and over again. On top of that, they opt for their browsers and devices to remember these passwords.

Migrating Graphite to the Cloud

Are you ready to take your monitoring and analysis game to the next level? As businesses increasingly shift to the cloud, migrating Graphite metrics to the cloud has become critical to unlocking the full potential of real-time performance monitoring. In this article, we'll guide you through migrating Graphite to the cloud and show you how to make the transition as smooth as possible. So grab a cup of coffee, and let's dive in!

Redgate opens the doors to cross-database DevOps Test Data Management

A constant challenge for many development teams is how to include test data management in the development process. Testing with consistent, realistic and compliant datasets, and bringing the database into CI and DevOps pipelines, has been shown to catch data-related issues long before they reach customers. The result: an increase in efficiency, a reduction in costs, and an improvement in the quality of software releases, enabling value to be released to customers faster.

The 5 Biggest Enterprise Threats to Your Mobile Security and How to Prevent Them

The 5 Biggest Threats: You may have found your business is relying on mobile devices more and more. The computing power of phones and tablets can now equal that of your average desktop computer, but their portability makes them far more useful in a remote working environment. With the number of online communications options available to mobile devices, making a call on a mobile phone is almost an afterthought – but with a cloud business phone system, it is an option that is supported.

The why and how behind running incident response game days

In any high pressure situation, the key to fast action is preparedness. And that’s true when it comes to incidents, too. Documenting and training your team on your incident response processes is essential to ensuring a coordinated and efficient response effort. And training sessions, or game days, as they’re sometimes called, are one way to get everyone up to speed.

How to setup Azure Key Vault

Microsoft Azure Key Vault is a cloud-based service designed to help organizations securely store and manage sensitive information such as encryption keys, secrets, and certificates. As more organizations migrate to cloud services, ensuring the security of sensitive data and applications is crucial. In this comprehensive guide, we will discuss Azure Key Vault with a focus on securing Blob Storage, providing how-to guides and best practices.

Node.js Example - Remote Debugging with Your Local IDE

In this video, learn how to debug a remote development session in Node.js using the previously deployed demo books application. Follow the steps to set up port forwarding and configure the IDE to map local folders to remote folders in the container. By starting the process in development mode with the inspect flag, discover how to enable the IDE to connect to the running process in the container. The demo includes setting breakpoints and stepping through code during debugging.

Node.js Example - Remote Development

This video demonstrates how to perform remote development on a Node.js environment by synchronizing files between the local machine and the remote environment. Using the demo books application, learn how to initiate remote development and sync local files with the remote backend component. This process involves starting an SSH server in the container, manually restarting the application, and making changes to the application that automatically trigger a restart upon saving.

Node.js Example - Deploy an Environment

In this video, learn how to create and deploy a Node.js environment in Bunnyshell. The example application consists of a React frontend, an Express backend, and a Postgres database. Follow the step-by-step guide on leveraging a Docker Compose file to set up the environment, customizing settings, and deploying the environment to a Kubernetes cluster. Once the environment is deployed, discover how to add and edit books in the demo application.