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How to Transition to Kubernetes Microservices Architecture

As part of DevOps, many companies today are migrating to microservices architecture with Kubernetes and other open source technologies. Here's how you can do it, too.
Containers
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How to Use Prometheus Monitoring With Java to Gather Data

Prometheus is a monitoring tool that you can use for monitoring Java. Learn how to set up Prometheus exporters including the JMX Exporter, to improve your Prometheus monitoring today.
Analytics
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How to Move a Monolithic Application to Kubernetes With Microservices

An important lesson we’ve learned about containers: just because you can put it in a container, doesn’t mean you should.
Containers
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Introduction to Enterprise Integration Patterns and Apache Camel

By combining a component-driven approach with an easy-to-understand syntax, Camel allows developers to federate various applications with minimal code.
Middleware, Development
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Cloud Orchestration: How to Leverage Open Source Orchestration Tools

Find out why cloud orchestration is important and how to leverage open source tools.
Middleware
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Why G1GC is the Best Choice for Garbage Collection in ActiveMQ

Instead of spending time wrestling with the standard JVM garbage collection ergonomics, why not just turn on G1GC and let it do the heavy lifting for you.
Web Infrastructure, Middleware
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Is ActiveMQ’s Dynamic Queue Creation Working for You?

A brief walk-through of how to restrict ActiveMQ’s dynamic queue creation should your business decide the feature is not working for you.
Web Infrastructure, Middleware
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How to Use cloud-init CentOS Outside the Cloud

The cloud-init package is one of my favorite tools for tweaking the settings within a cloud instance. What you may not know is that you can use cloud-init to change the settings on non-cloud-based systems, too!
Virtualization
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Step by Step Migration from RHEL 7.4 to CentOS 7.4

Step by step migration guide from RHEL 7.4 to CentOS 7.4 with in-depth comparison of both technologies.
Operating Systems
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How to Install CentOS on Azure (Plus Azure CentOS 7.4 Cloud Support)

The fifth CentOS-7 release or CentOS 7.4.1708 is now available in the cloud via Microsoft Azure. Learn how to install it.
Operating Systems
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OpenSSL License Change: A Cautionary Tale

OpenSSL recently announced it's changing its licensing. Let's look at what's driving this decision and how does it impact users and contributors
Development, Security
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AWS CentOS: New CIS Hardened Images

Learn about the newly released CentOS 6.8 and 7.3 security-hardened images for AWS. You can also watch a short video on how easy it is to launch these images.
Operating Systems