By the end of this post, you’ll be able to: Create an EKS cluster as a code, using the recommended tools by AWS Reduce costs and improve availability by using Spot Instances the right way Reduce costs even more and improve scalability by installing some powerful add-ons on the EKS…

Process automation is a constant exercise, we should be always aware of opportunities to automate tasks and optimize processes. …

Introdução Nesta série de posts, iremos demonstrar diversas técnicas e conceitos sobre como aplicar e usufruir dos benefícios do AWS Well-Architected framework com o Elastic Kubernetes Service, mais conhecido como EKS. Sobre o Well-Architected Framework O nosso objetivo não é fornecer uma explicação detalhada do framework em si, mas sim dar uma visão ampla do…

Today we will try to explain one of the options of Confluent Kafka’s authentication mechanisms, the SASL OAuthBearer authentication with ACLs for authorization. Confluent Kafka Security In the Confluent Kafka default installation there is no encryption, authentication, or authorization configured. All the components communicate freely in plain text with any topic. This can…

Kubernetes have some of the most active open source communities, and it is not new that has been consolidated as the standard for containers orchestration. For these and several other reasons, it is essential to know the core components of Kubernetes and their interactions. …

In this third part of the article API First: From Zero to Hero (Part 1), we will integrate the security layer of the API, covering all the steps for building complete APIs using the API First strategy. Securing the API with OpenID Connect (Authentication) We now have end-to-end integration testing of our API, however, we also need…

In this second part of the API First: From Zero to Hero (Part 1) article, we will level up by provisioning an API Gateway, import the API and run our API tests against the gateway. Importing an API into API Gateway Moving on with the integration tests, we will import our API into the API Gateway…

To develop and manage microservices APIs following the best practices and open standards, ensuring quality and security, we created this hands-on article demonstrating how we can use opensource tools and common techniques to make it possible to enable an ‘API First’ approach. Tools Kong as the API Gateway Keycloak as the…

Introduction Before we start, we must advise you that in this article we are not going to cover specific details about testing techniques, for that we understand that are many formidable sources on the internet. For some, when they hear the word ‘QAOps’ for the first time they might think: another…