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AWS 2022: A Year in Review – Major Service Launches and Features

Introduction 2022 was a transformative year for AWS, with many significant launches and feature enhancements. Let’s dive into the most impactful AWS services and features that were introduced during this period. 1. Amazon Inspector for Container Images AWS significantly expanded its security capabilities with the launch of Amazon Inspector support for container images. This brought in theContinue reading “AWS 2022: A Year in Review – Major Service Launches and Features”

Kubernetes GitOps with ArgoCD: A 2021 Deep Dive

Introduction 2021 saw GitOps emerge as a leading practice for Kubernetes deployments, with ArgoCD becoming the de facto tool for implementation. Let’s explore how to implement GitOps effectively using ArgoCD in Kubernetes. What is GitOps? GitOps is a declarative approach to Kubernetes cluster management and application delivery where: Setting Up ArgoCD 1. Installation 2. BasicContinue reading “Kubernetes GitOps with ArgoCD: A 2021 Deep Dive”

2021 Cloud Provider Comparison: AWS vs Azure vs GCP – Key Features and Leadership Areas

Introduction 2021 was an important year for cloud computing, with major developments across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Let’s dive into the key features and compare where each provider excelled. Service Leadership by Provider AWS Leadership Areas Azure Leadership Areas GCP Leadership Areas Feature Comparison Matrix Compute Services FeatureAWSAzureGCPVM Types400+200+150+Container SupportStrongStrongExcellentServerlessExcellentGoodGoodBare MetalYesLimitedNo Storage Services FeatureAWSAzureGCPObject StorageS3 (Excellent)Blob (Good)Cloud Storage (Good)Block StorageEBS (Excellent)Managed Disks (Good)Persistent Disk (Good)File StorageEFS (Good)FilesContinue reading “2021 Cloud Provider Comparison: AWS vs Azure vs GCP – Key Features and Leadership Areas”

AWS CDK (Python) How to Create EKS Cluster

In my previous post, I have discussed about how to create vpc, subnets, internet gateway, nat gateway using AWS CDK(Python). In this post, we will be discussing about how to create EKS (k8s) cluster. This is requested by many of my followers, so I would like to write a blog to help the community. CreateContinue reading “AWS CDK (Python) How to Create EKS Cluster”

The SQL Server Basic Installer: Just Install it in three clicks

Microsoft introduced the new Basic Installer experience for SQL Server 2016 Express, SQL Server 2016 Developer, and SQL Server 2016 Evaluation Editions. Just three clicks you can get a default installation of these editions. You may check full details here Cheers Ramasankar Molleti MSDN:LinkedIn:Twitter

Different ways to Monitor Deadlocks

Every database environment, deadlocks are common problems and it is important for DBA’s to monitor deadlocks and make sure to prevent them from reoccurring. There are multiple ways to monitor deadlocks Using Trace Flags  We can enable two trace flags 1204 and 1222 to capture deadlock information in error log. Run the below code, this willContinue reading “Different ways to Monitor Deadlocks”

Free SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition

Earlier this month, Microsoft announced the general availability of SQL Server 2016 for Windows and Windows Server.  You can get started today with SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition, which is free and has all the features and capabilities of Enterprise Edition (Dev/Test only; not for production environments or use with production data). Cheers Hope you likeContinue reading “Free SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition”

Forgot SQL Server “SA” password? Don’t Worry

Hi Rama, Need your help. I forgot the “SA” password and I am unable to access to SQL Server via windows/sql authentication.  Is there any way we can recover the “SA” account? Hello Vamshi, Yes, we can as long as you are able to RDP and you are a built in administrator to your windows box.Continue reading “Forgot SQL Server “SA” password? Don’t Worry”