This is a repost of my feature on the Upside Engineering Blog. At Upside, we’re in the business of providing the best possible experience to business travelers. In that objective, we take measures such as proactively detecting flight delays & cancellations, algorithmically recommending suitable travel packages, and integrating with numerous external services such...
For better or for worse, I’ve developed a bit of a reputation as “the cryptocurrency guy” around the office - the large Ethereum sticker on my MacBook Pro is hard to miss. And admittedly I’ve derailed a couple of happy hour conversations at the first mention of blockchain, Bitcoin, etc. So it’...
This is post 2 of 2 on the subject of security in a DevOps environment. For an introduction to the concept, see my previous post. Starting Out The first step towards the delivery of secure software is to conduct risk assessment and threat modeling. The exercise allows you to formulate security objectives and outline...
This is post 1 of 2 on the subject of security in a DevOps environment. For step-by-step security recommendations, see my next post. Recently, a roommate and I got into a discussion about experiences with various CI/CD tools. When I asked about security practices, his enlightening comment was, “I do the least amount...
I successfully earned the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate credential in mid-February and with that experience fresh in my mind I want to pass along a few thoughts. Overall, I highly recommend learning about the capabilities of AWS, so I have divided this post into two parts: "Should I pursue the AWS...