Securing Your Online Presence: Unraveling the Relationship Between DNS and Certificate Management

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In the digital landscape, maintaining a secure and reliable online presence is paramount. Two key components that play a vital role in achieving this are DNS (Domain Name System) and certificate management. Understanding how these elements work is crucial for safeguarding the safety and integrity of your online activities. While they operate independently, they also intertwine as essential security gateways into your domain. In this article, we will explore the intricate relationship between DNS and certificate management, shedding light on their individual significance and their collaborative role in fortifying your online presence. By gaining a comprehensive understanding of these components, you’ll be better equipped to establish a robust and resilient digital foundation. Let’s delve into the world of DNS and certificate management and unlock the secrets to a secure online journey.

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Unleashing Potential: How Good Leadership Fosters Growth in Exceptional Individuals

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Leadership comes in many styles.

Some good, and some well, let’s just say not so good.

I would like to focus on this topic, by exploring leadership in an open format, and hopefully along the way, help inspire and influence those already in a position of leadership, as well as help shape those future leaders to come.

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Embracing the Cloud: Understanding the Fundamentals of Cloud Technology

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Working in the IT industry, many of my friends and family approach me when it comes to anything “computer” related, due to them having very little knowledge about IT in general with one of the most mysterious topics for them being the Cloud.

They often hear terms like, “it is in the cloud“, or they own devices like an iPhones and find themselves receiving messages that their “cloud storage is almost full“.

In reality this can be confusing when they don’t really know what that means or what they should do.

This post is to help people understand the Cloud, clarifying certain terminology and hopefully take away the mystery that surrounds the Cloud.

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How I passed my AWS Certified Security (Speciality) Exam

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Today we operate in a environment where cyber security attacks, damages, ransom and other scary activities occur often and can absolutely cripple a business of all sizes from start-up to enterprise.

No matter your background into cloud computing, I think this certification is a MUST in the AWS certifications, it is not one of the easiest of the AWS certifications, however it will give you a good foundation and security focus when making use of the services AWS has to offer as well as design for cost-effective and fault-tolerant solutions.

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Best Cloud Training Providers for 2020

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2020 has been a challenging year for many people and many reasons.

However, if we focus in on the cloud and cloud training, it has been a noteworthy year.

Many cloud training providers have provided free content to help those that have been impacted due to COVID-19. While others have simply provided free content to help the wider community. It has been inspiring to see the cloud leaders and community gather together and support one another.

Cloud solutions are continuing to grow at a rapid rate. Cloud Providers like Amazon (AWS), Google (Google Cloud), and Microsoft (Azure) have been continuing to advance and providing leading cloud platforms in the industry.

There are other available platforms such as Red Hat, VMWare, Rackspace, and others that offer platforms or specialised platforms as well.

So with all of these platforms available, there is a strong and rapidly growing need for qualified and educated employees.

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AWS, GCP & Azure Certification Study Material

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In my journey of acquiring certifications, I have been introduced too many different and fantastic study materials.

These study materials have not only helped me in acquiring my certifications, but they have also helped me to cement the knowledge that I have acquired and to be able to confidently apply it in the real world.

I hope these study materials will also help in serving you.

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How I passed the Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 Exam

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Microsoft’s Cloud Azure is one of the large cloud providers that has now been around for quite a few years, and with good reason, Microsoft has always been a big player when it comes to computing and software and it is only natural that they also participate and play an important role as a cloud provider.

This certification is the entry point into the Azure certifications, while it is the easiest of the Azure certifications, it will give you a good foundation and overall understanding of the services Azure has to offer as well as provide a good foundation of cloud concept in general as well as help you understand the security, compliance, support and pricing that the cloud provider has to offer.

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Unleashing the Power of Cloud Development Kit (CDK): Empowering Cloud Providers and Infrastructure Engineers

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Before we embark on the compelling journey of why every cloud provider needs a Cloud Development Kit (CDK), let’s take a moment to recognize the vast array of services, tooling, and frameworks available to support the provisioning of cloud infrastructure. As professionals in the realm of Cloud Infrastructure, you’re likely familiar with this diverse ecosystem. Now, let’s dive deeper into the unparalleled benefits that the Cloud Development Kit (CDK) brings to the table. In this article, we will shed light on the transformative advantages of adopting the CDK approach. Furthermore, we will explore why it is not only advantageous but essential for all cloud providers to embrace and support this approach by providing relevant services, tooling, and frameworks. Join us as we unravel the power of the CDK and its profound impact on cloud providers and infrastructure engineers alike. Let’s embark on this enlightening journey together and harness the true potential of the Cloud Development Kit.

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Choosing Event Streaming or Messaging for your Architecture

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Want to understand what to consider when choosing Event Streaming and Messaging for your Architecture?

They both are heavily used when it comes to Architecture, they are fantastic ways to manage the interactions, communication and behaviour between your services or systems and often there is not a one size fits all approach you should take.

Just because you have taken one of these approaches in a previous solution does not mean that it the right approach for your next, hopefully this post will be able to give you a high level overview on what you should consider and help you to mange your Architecture decision.

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