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Untangling Microservices or Balancing Complexity in Distributed Systems
The microservices honeymoon period is over. Uber is refactoring thousands of microservices into a more manageable solution [1]; Kelsey Hightower is predicting monoliths are the future [2]; and even Sam Newman is declaring that microservices should never be the default choice, but rather a last resort [3].

Ingest Data from Google Cloud Dataflow to BigQuery — Without the Headaches (Part II)
Separating the “bad data” from the good with a retry mechanism.

How to Increase AWS EKS Availability while using EC2 Spot
Running workloads on EKS using spot instances with on-demand instances fallback

Ubiquiti and GCP Site-to-Site VPN: The How-To Guide
How to set up a direct, encrypted connection between Google Cloud and your on-premise network.

Make uploads fail-proof in Google Cloud Storage (GCS)
How to utilize resumable uploads with custom URLs

DoiT International Wins Google Cloud Reseller of the Year Award for North America!
The Reseller Award for North American recognizes DoiT International’s outstanding success in 2019 deploying Google Cloud.

How to Best Prepare for your Cloud Certification Exam
In my previous post, I gave tips for preparing for your Cloud Certification exams. In this one, I’ll lay out the best preparation materials I could find and get you ready for those critical two or three hours of the exam.

DoiT International Achieves APN 50 Certifications Distinction
DoiT International, a leading provider of proprietary cloud optimization technologies and cloud expertise, announced today that its cloud engineering team has collectively achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) Certification Distinction for achieving over 50 AWS Certifications.

How to Inject Secrets from AWS, GCP, or Vault Into a Kubernetes Pod
In the world of Kubernetes, we try to automate and minimize code duplication. Consuming secrets from a secret manager in Kubernetes should be the same way. Here’s how to do it.

Build on Your Experience to Earn Cloud Certifications
In this post, I will explain how to use your professional strengths to pass certification exams, even when you don’t yet know the subject matter.
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Google BigQuery Data Modeller
Wondering where to start when modeling your data in Google BigQuery? This post has you covered with a simple repo and example.

DoiT International Achieves AWS Well-Architected Partner Status
DoiT International, a leading provider of proprietary public cloud optimization and operations software and public cloud expertise, announced today that it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Well-Architected Partner status, recognizing DoiT International has the expertise to deliver AWS Well-Architected reviews for existing workloads or new applications based on AWS’s best practices and guidelines.