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It’s 2024; who hasn’t heard of.NET Core, the primary framework developers use to build desktop and web apps? However, if you want to build something impactful, just choosing the right technology isn’t enough. Any major development process requires you to follow certain best practices to ensure that the project you’re building is future-proof. In this article, you’ll find the.NET Core top practices to help you ensure that your application is secure, scalable, and efficient.

Organizing a successful conference involves juggling many elements, from managing speakers and attendees to coordinating with vendors and exhibitors. Efficiently managing these conference vendors and exhibitors is key to a smooth and successful event. One of the biggest challenges that conference organizers face is ensuring clear communication, task tracking, and operational efficiency for everyone involved in the event.

At some point, your development team may be considering implementing load testing (also known as stress testing) as part of your software testing process. Load testing validates that your web app is able to withstand a large number of simultaneous users, decreasing the chance that any traffic spikes will bring down your services once deployed. These stress tests can be highly granular, giving you the opportunity to test run virtually unlimited strategies before they are set into the wild.

A major problem led Amazon to introduce Cost Explorer and Cost and Usage Reports. Many Amazon Web Services (AWS) users were overspending on services they couldn’t quite identify. Before the two cloud financial management tools, the AWS public cloud was like a buffet menu without prices. Engineers could use as many cloud resources as possible (and then some), only to be hit with surprise bills at the end of the month or billing cycle.

When monitoring your logs metrics and traces it’s crucial that you can detect issues early to ensure the uptime of applications, alleviate bottlenecks, and enhance the performance of your systems. If you’re an experienced developer or IT professional this is a straightforward task when you’re viewing the data in front of you. However, when you aren’t viewing your data, it's just as important to guarantee that your systems are functioning optimally. This is achieved through alerts.

Kiosks are a part of everyday life, we use them at stores for self-checkout, at doctors’ offices to check in, and so much more. But how do you make one? Certainly, you can’t just take an Android tablet and make it a kiosk, right? Well, it just so happens that you can! This blog walks through that process in NinjaOne, starting with enabling NinjaOne MDM, all the way through locking a tablet into single- or multi-app kiosk mode!

The backbone of any business or home setup relies on robust, reliable infrastructure. At the heart of this infrastructure lies a fundamental piece of hardware: the network switch. And beneath that there is a battle: Managed vs unmanaged switch. Whether you’re a seasoned IT pro or someone just dipping their toes into networking, knowing the difference between managed and unmanaged switches can save you a lot of trouble (and money) down the road.

Cybersecurity is a growing concern in today’s digital age, where every click could lead to unexpected threats. With the rise of phishing scams, malware, and other online attacks, it’s becoming harder to distinguish between safe and harmful websites. Whether you’re casually browsing the web or running a business, you need protection from these ever-present dangers. That’s where Uniform Resource Locator scanning comes in.

I promised more Build modules in my previous monthly Monday module blog post: package-method-winget. And here they are: windows-capability and windows-optional-feature.

Ever want a custom CFEngine Agent logo? Check out agentsvg. You can find agentsvg in core/contrib/ it’s a python script that can generate CFEngine agent logos. In addition to customizing the head and body colors you can customize the arm positions to be up, down, out or angled and the legs can be straight or out Happy Friday!