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Using Zero Trust Networking in Cloud Migrations

Moving workloads to the cloud has many benefits, and one that is often overlooked is the opportunity to modernize your network. In a traditional “perimeter-based” architecture, users and devices are authenticated and authorized on a device-by-device basis when connecting remotely via VPN.

How to Start a Career in IT

Information technology (or IT) is essential for businesses to stay competitive and offer the best products and service to their customers. There is a growing demand for IT professionals who are skilled and trained. Many people are interested in pursuing a career in IT. This article will discuss the reasons for choosing an IT career, how to get started, and useful tips.

Apache Pulsar vs. Apache Kafka 2022 Benchmark

You will have seen the Nastel Messaging Middleware Performance Benchmark Report comparing the performance of the commonly used messaging middleware platforms – IBM MQ, RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka, ActiveMQ Classic, ActiveMQ Artemis, TIBCO EMS, and Apache Pulsar. Nastel produced this using its CyBench performance benchmarking technology. StreamNative has also produced its own benchmark report focused on comparing Apache Pulsar vs. Apache Kafka using the Linux Foundation Open Messaging benchmark.

The ultimate logging series: Using the PHP system logger

Logging is essential to application development. Logs provide exhaustive, robust information that is useful for tracking all the changes made to an application's code. PHP logs help you track the performance of the method calls within your application, the occurrence of a particular event, and the errors in your application. With proper PHP logging techniques, you can track and optimize an application's performance.

Regression testing your Java Agent Plugin

For developers who’ve created their own instrumentation with the Java Agent plugin, the next phase of the process is regression testing. By performing regression testing, you can ensure that your plugin functions the way it’s supposed to after you’ve made code changes or updates. You’ll have your own plugin, but to illustrate regression testing in this article, I’ll use the plugin in our example repo.

Your Marketing Worked and You Got the Prospect Meeting... Now What?

Lead generation continues to be the number-one challenge facing MSPs today. Many of my blog posts to date, along with several of the boot camp sessions I have delivered so far, have been focused on this all-important topic. But what do you do when you get a bite and you now have a prospect that wants to meet with you? How do you structure this critical first meeting so that you can successfully navigate the prospect through the rest of the sales funnel to becoming a signed, closed deal at the end?