Cloud bursting is a technique used by organizations to dynamically expand their computing resources from a private cloud to a public cloud when there is a sudden increase in demand for computing resources. With cloud bursting, organizations can handle unexpected spikes in demand without investing in additional hardware, which can be costly. This technique has become increasingly popular in recent years, as organizations seek to improve their scalability and cost-effectiveness.
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of physical devices that link to and share data with other devices and services via the Internet or another communication network. There are presently over ten billion connected devices worldwide, with more being added every year. Anything that has the required sensors and software can be connected to the internet. The following tools have enabled IoT:
Access to low cost, low power sensors.
Various protocols enable internet connectivity.
Cloud computing platforms such as Azure.
Big data.
Machine learning.
Artificial intelligence.
What is Azure IoT Central?
Azure IoT Central is a platform as a service (PaaS) for creating, managing, and maintaining enterprise-grade IoT solutions. Choosing to build with IoT Central allows you to focus your time, money, and energy on transforming your company with IoT data, rather than just managing and updating a complex and ever-changing IoT infrastructure.
Platform engineering has become an increasingly important aspect of modern software development. It provides the infrastructure and tools needed to deploy and manage applications at scale. Platform engineering involves designing, building and maintaining the systems and services that power cloud computing platforms, mobile app development platforms, financial services platforms, social media platforms, e-commerce platforms and other applications.
Here, in this blog, we will provide an overview of what platform engineering is, the benefits of platform engineering, why it is important as well as real-world examples of its use in various industries.
GitHub Actions is a powerful CI/CD tool that lets developers build, test, and deploy software through customizable workflows. It provides a managed infrastructure for executing tasks, but sometimes it’s necessary to use a self-hosted infrastructure.
In this blog, we will detail how to set up and leverage self-hosted runners with GitHub Actions, aiming to optimize workflow and improve your development process.
GitHub Actions can use two types of runners: hosted and self-hosted.
Hosted runners are provided by GitHub and run on virtual machines in the cloud.
Self-hosted runners are machines that you set up and manage yourself. They run on your infrastructure, and you can customize them to meet your needs.
Cloud Implementation has become a key component of modern IT systems, enabling organizations to scale their operations and reduce costs. However, managing cloud infrastructure seamlessly and driving a cloud deployment securely is not easy. It requires a deep understanding of the underlying technologies and the right cloud advisory.
In this blog, we’ll explore the building blocks of cloud infrastructure, including virtualization, containers, microservices and serverless computing. Here, we’ll discuss how these technologies work together to create a flexible, scalable and cost-effective cloud infrastructure. We’ll also discuss the different challenges of managing cloud infrastructure and cloud deployment.
What is Cloud Infrastructure?
Cloud infrastructure refers to the physical and virtual components, resources and services that are used to build and operate cloud computing environments. Cloud infrastructure includes servers, storage devices, networking equipment, software applications and tools that are hosted and delivered over the internet.
In a cloud infrastructure, resources are delivered as a service and customers can access them on demand and pay only for what they use. This is a key advantage of cloud computing as it enables businesses to quickly scale up or down their infrastructure needs without having to invest in expensive hardware or manage complex systems themselves.
Cloud infrastructure can be classified into three main types: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS).
IaaS: In IaaS, customers are provided with virtual machines, storage and networking infrastructure, which they can use to deploy and run their own applications.
PaaS: In PaaS, customers are provided with a platform for developing, testing and deploying their applications, while the cloud provider manages the underlying infrastructure.
SaaS: In SaaS, customers are provided with software applications that are hosted and delivered by the cloud provider.
Cloud infrastructure is typically hosted and managed by large cloud implementation providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform. These providers help in hybrid cloud implementation, cloud infrastructure management, cloud deployment and much more. These providers have built massive data centres around the world, which host millions of virtual machines and store exabytes of data.
