Category: AWS

Unraveling the Spectrum of Cloud Services

In the current situation surrounding technology where change is the main theme, cloud services seem to be the base of the digital infrastructure of the present time. From personal storage solutions to enterprise-level solutions, the remarkable spectrum of cloud services is vast and diverse, providing a myriad of options tailored to various needs ranging from individual to organizational levels. In this blog, we’ll delve into the intricacies of cloud services, explore their advantages and find out what are the issues that enterprises might face during cloud migration or using cloud services.

Understanding Cloud Services

In essence, cloud computing refers to the delivery of computing services—which include, storage resources, processing power and applications—that are hosted offsite and remote, thereby avoiding physical hardware and onsite infrastructure. This shift in the paradigm offers a new way of storing, sharing and managing data, offering unprecedented flexibility, scalability and cost-effectiveness. Continue reading “Unraveling the Spectrum of Cloud Services”

Strategies for Monitoring Cloud-Based Data Processing

In the modern digital era, efficient data processing has become essential for businesses to gain insights, make informed decisions and stay competitive. The rise of cloud computing and cloud migration leads to the origin of cloud-based data processing solutions with high scalability, flexibility and cost effectiveness. These are used by enterprises to handle massive volumes of data.

However, maintaining the structure and performance of these cloud-based systems requires continuous monitoring of the system as well as careful planning of the implementation process. Here, in this blog, we’ll we’ll delve into key strategies for effectively monitoring cloud-based data processing.

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Simplifying Site-to-Site VPN Connectivity with StrongSwan 

Introduction

As a new member of the team, I was tasked for establishing site-to-site VPN connectivity using a third-party tool. After exploring numerous blogs in search of the perfect solution, I stumbled upon StrongSwan. Excited to put it to the test, I followed the provided guides carefully. However, upon implementation, I encountered a frustrating roadblock: while the tunnel was successfully created, communication between the virtual networks remained elusive.

This blog aims to tackle that very challenge head-on. I’ll be sharing a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to achieve seamless site-to-site VPN connectivity between two cloud environments. Guess, what’s the best part? The same principles can be effortlessly applied to on-premise infrastructure setups as well.

But, what if your cloud provider doesn’t offer managed services for site-to-site VPN connectivity? Or if the process for establishing site-to-site VPN connectivity using managed services requires different configurations and setup steps? Don’t worry, we’ll address those scenarios too.

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Unveiling Cloud Vulnerabilities: Top 3 Security Concerns

Cloud computing has become the backbone of modern tech space that allows businesses to stretch far beyond their boundaries, enabling them to be more flexible, accessible and scalable. They’re witnessing a cloud migration wave as most of the business operations are being governed by the cloud. As a result, enterprises are compelled to face serious cloud security challenges which demand immediate attention. With cyber incidents like data breaches and compliance issues on the rise, cloud security is a top-level priority for organizations now.

Here, we’ll dive into the 5 major challenges in the field of cloud security that companies need to overcome to secure confidential data and enhance infrastructure security. By resolving these challenges, businesses can ensure a seamless and secure multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud implementation in their business infrastructure.

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IP Whitelisting Using Istio Policy On Kubernetes Microservices

Recently, we explored Preserving the Source IP address on AWS Classic Loadbalancer and Istio’s envoy using the proxy protocol in our first Part. Continuing to the second part of this series, we will look at How can we apply IP whitelisting on the Kubernetes microservices!

Problem Statement:

There are some microservices behind an internet-facing loadbalancer that we want to have limited access to, based on source IP address. This will prevent our microservices from unauthorized access.

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