Will Velida

Red Hat's products are a game-changer for those who've seen and experienced the risks associated with hosting everything in one cloud provider. With Red Hat, you can host in and across any cloud provider(s), on-prem, and edge, all with a common platform, both managed and unmanaged. #openshift #RHEL #ansible #redhat. Hey, you can even procure using your cloud providers' marketplaces. Hit me up if you'd like to know more. https://lnkd.in/gcg2y-vs

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Tune into our next ep of New Breakpoint for step-by-step demos that show how AKS can help you build resilient, scalable cloud-native applications. Register now: https://lnkd.in/gJQpdAAX #MicrosoftAustralia #MicrosoftNZ #MSDeveloperANZ #MSAzureANZ

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🤖 First speaker Announced!!! (and as topic names goes, this is one of the best 🌟 ) RSVP Below!! Broderick Westrope - Software Engineer at Mantel Group will be speaking on: The Developer’s Guide to the Galaxy: The Rise of GitHub Copilot Explore how GitHub Copilot is transforming software development by enhancing productivity, facilitating learning, and addressing ethical considerations in AI-assisted coding. https://lnkd.in/gaZbgHir #awscommunitybuilders #aws #github 🎉🎉🎉🎉

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With AI adoption on the rise, there's no better time to embrace data and AI opportunities. Data is your key differentiator—an excellent opportunity awaits.

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All organization has to think about this. When we had onprem servers before cloud, there were 3-4 datacenters as backup. Below incident could be a learning to have backup cloud provider for your application? Read below. https://lnkd.in/e8dWFNBM

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It was a pleasure to attend the first Open Source Data Infrastructure meetup last night in Auckland hosted by Aiven. Thanks to Dana Garifullina, I learned a lot about the benefits and inner workings of tiered storage for Kafka and how it is a great way to offload some of your Kafka storage costs onto cloud storage like S3 or Azure Blob Storage. It seems to be one of the tweaks that has a massive payoff with little to no downside. I also really enjoyed 🐯 James Sewell's from Timescale comments about reducing technical complexity by using Postgres for everything. One point that really struck a chord with me was, "Optimize for your requirements and never because you can." It's a reminder that optimization should serve real needs, not just be a technical exercise. Most users don't need sub-microsecond response times. The end user won't recognize a query running 0.1 or even 1 second faster, but they will realize a new feature they wanted has been implemented. Use your time wisely on things that truly affect your user.

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There has been a lot of hype around the Rust programming language. Most articles and blogs I read are heavy on promises, and a little light on testing. I’ve done a simple comparison between a lambda written in Python vs the same lambda written in Rust. Both use the official AWS SDKs. Boto3 is well established but the Rust SDK is new. The official release was about 8 months ago at reinvent. I’ve load tested both using K6. Why? Well, because I want to see for myself if I really do get the 8x improvement in performance and equivalent reduction in cost that people promote. What were the results? Come along and find out! https://lnkd.in/gfzVfDXY

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Three years ago, AWS made a 10-figure infrastructure investment in New Zealand. today AWS has announced a landmark $1.3B investment to build a top-secret cloud infrastructure for Australia's defense and intelligence agencies. The TS Cloud project will span three facilities and is set to create up to 2,000 local jobs over the next decade. The TS Cloud will enhance information sharing, interoperability, and collaboration with the United States, while bolstering the resilience of Australia's tech infrastructure. AWS’s commitment to renewable energy will also power this project, underscoring their sustainable approach. With this initiative, Australia's defense and intelligence sectors will leverage cutting-edge AWS services, driving a mission-first focus and eliminating the heavy lifting of traditional IT hardware! #AWS #CloudComputing #NationalSecurity #Innovation #Australia

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More than relevant considering recent revelations from the Australian Communications and Media Authority in a Federal Court filing. As modern IT teams are expected to forge tech stacks that contain hundreds (if not thousands) of interconnected applications, defining a comprehensive API management approach can prove to be an unwieldy challenge. Having a centralized place to deploy, manage, and monitor your API resources is one of the most effective strategies to address this; that’s why API management is a central tenet of MuleSoft.

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I'm back in Australia after an incredible week at AWS Re:Invent in Las Vegas. It was a fast-paced week of sessions, key notes and demos. Generative AI remains a strong theme however there was also a focus on the foundations and ensuring you're building reliable, scalable and fault-tolerant systems. The highlights for me were: - AWS RDS Aurora DSQL: Fast distributed active-active databases - S3 is evolving: New bucket types are being introduced, including Iceberg Tables on S3 Buckets. Expecting more types in future to drive further value. - Resource Control Policies (RCPs): Further improving the preventive control options. A lot of improvements across AWS services appear to be driven by the work done to ensure minimal time drift, allowing the system time to be trusted to the microsecond level. By enhancing this foundation more complex enhancements can be delivered on top. Further Reading: https://lnkd.in/gQEKyB-c https://lnkd.in/gik9_ACs https://lnkd.in/gU_NXAC6 https://lnkd.in/gx6MzhCF

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#Modernize to #microservices on #MongoDB in less time than lift and shift - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank share their fantastic story about their journey and learnings #appdev #genai #aiml #cloudmigration

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As a Cloud Architect, I tackle questions on resilience, availability, disaster recovery, backup, and hypothetical scenarios in cloud environments daily. Since May 2024, I've been addressing how to prevent incidents like the UniSuper-GCP mishap. Recently, CrowdStrike joined the conversation in a rather dramatic fashion. I always emphasize that the cloud isn't a fantasy world; it comes with its own set of challenges and risks. However, experts (like me 😉) are dedicated to finding the best possible solutions. Remember, the best solutions often require triple the effort and a significant investment! #cloud #architecture #cloudincidents

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This article dives into the peculiarities of time zone implementations in programming, showcasing examples such as Nepal’s unusual offset and Greenland’s midnight transitions. It highlights the reliance on the IANA Timezone Database, how designators can be ambiguous, and quirky real-world cases like Australia’s Lord Howe Island with its 30-minute daylight saving shift. The piece serves as a reminder of the intricate yet manageable nature of global timekeeping for software developers. https://lnkd.in/dBaJkRRM

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Wow, this is why 3rd party, independent backups are crucial! Google Cloud completely deleted the account of Australian pension fund UniSuper - resulting in massive data loss, user lockouts, etc. Thankfully UniSuper made sure to protect their data by having 3rd party backups hosted outside of their main provider otherwise the damage could have been disastrous. #DataSecurity #BackupSolutions #TeachableMoment https://lnkd.in/eh66vKHD

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I put together a summary of my key takeaways of the Sydney AWS Summit experience on the Cevo Australia blog. #aws #summit #sydney https://lnkd.in/gadNfqmP

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