Category: Cloud Cluster Computing

ESpanix is a Spanish non-profit organization that manages and maintains a neutral Internet Exchange Point in Spain. Stackscale is connected to ESpanix with a clear objective: improving the connection routes to all providers that exchange traffic there. ESpanix’ Infrastructure and interconnection ESpanix Internet Exchange Point has its own data center in Madrid and its own…

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Which are the most popular programming languages in 2023? There are different lists of the most commonly used programming languages: the PYPL ranking (monthly updated) and the list of Stack Overflow’s Developer Survey 2023. Top 10 programming languages in 2023 These are the most popular programming languages according to the PYPL index and Stack Overflow’s…

AWS CloudFormation is Amazon’s “infrastructure as code” solution, and is core to a lot of other services, especially on medium to large projects. Rather than setting up infrastructure manually, just define what you want through code (in a JSON or YAML template), and let AWS do the rest of the work for you. It’s repeatable,…

There are many programs out there to create animated GIFs or memes, but if you already have Microsoft PowerPoint, then that’s all you need! In this hands-on tutorial, I’ll walk you through how to insert characters for the animation (there are lots to choose from in PowerPoint), how to storyboard each animation frame, and then…

Cloud servers are virtual servers that, just as traditional servers, deliver processing power and data storage. However, they are virtualized, delivered over a public or private network, using IPv4 or IPv6, and accessed remotely. How does a cloud server work? Cloud servers are virtualized using a hypervisor like VMware or Openstack. The hypervisor acts as…

Internet Exchange Points or IXPs are a key element of the functioning of the Internet. The Internet has become an essential tool for many people. Thousands of millions of people use it every day for checking their email, visiting their favorite websites and purchasing in eCommerce sites. Many people know how to use the network…

One thing I hear a lot from AWS newbies is that security in AWS can be a little overwhelming. There are so many concepts and services to learn. I totally agree! So in this video, I’m joined by Ashish from @CloudSecurityPodcast to help you cut through the noise, focusing on the important things you need…

In this post we want to collect the most common terms in cloud computing; from basic concepts such as the main cloud service models and types of cloud to more specialized concepts related to cloud computing. Let’s start from the beginning… What is cloud computing? Cloud computing is a computing resources and services distribution model…

Performance tests help measure diverse aspects of web applications, sites and environments, in order to guarantee they are fast, stable and scalable. There are diverse types of performance tests, such as load tests, stress tests or capacity tests. What is a performance test? Performance tests are used to measure stability, scalability, throughput and performance of…

Network latency, or simply latency, is the time it takes to transfer a packet between a server and a user through a network. It is one of the factors that determine network performance. The shorter the delay to transfer data across a network, the lower the latency and vice versa.  The lower, the better: why…

AWS Amplify has become really popular recently for doing full-stack web and mobile development on AWS. But what exactly is it and why should you use it? In this hands-on tutorial, I’ll walk you through the main components of Amplify—starting with the Amplify Console and moving to the Amplify CLI from the Cloud9 IDE (but…

In AWS, a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) is a private network for your resources. When you create a new account, a default VPC is created automatically. But it’s a best practice to use a custom VPC for your resources, which means you can end up with multiple VPCs. So how can they talk to each…

Need something to jazz up your next PowerPoint presentation, with a slightly geeky or nerdy twist? Or do you want to show that an AI robot has taken over your deck? This command line animation is just the thing! In a hands-on tutorial, I’ll show you how easy it is to add text, update the…