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Step-by-Step Guide to Creating an AWS RDS Database Instance

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 Amazon Relational Database Service (AWS RDS) makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud. Instead of managing servers, patching OS, and handling backups manually, AWS RDS takes care of the heavy lifting so you can focus on building applications and data pipelines. In this blog, we’ll walk through how to create an AWS RDS instance , key configuration choices, and best practices you should follow in real-world projects. What is AWS RDS? AWS RDS is a managed database service that supports popular relational engines such as: Amazon Aurora (MySQL / PostgreSQL compatible) MySQL PostgreSQL MariaDB Oracle SQL Server With RDS, AWS manages: Database provisioning Automated backups Software patching High availability (Multi-AZ) Monitoring and scaling Prerequisites Before creating an RDS instance, make sure you have: An active AWS account Proper IAM permissions (RDS, EC2, VPC) A basic understanding of: ...

Step-by-Step Guide to Reading Different Files in Python

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 In the world of data science, automation, and general programming, working with files is unavoidable. Whether you’re dealing with CSV reports, JSON APIs, Excel sheets, or text logs, Python provides rich and easy-to-use libraries for reading different file formats. In this guide, we’ll explore how to read different files in Python , with code examples and best practices. 1. Reading Text Files ( .txt ) Text files are the simplest form of files. Python’s built-in open() function handles them effortlessly. Example: # Open and read a text file with open ( "sample.txt" , "r" ) as file: content = file.read() print (content) Explanation: "r" mode means read . with open() automatically closes the file when done. Best Practice: Always use with to handle files to avoid memory leaks. 2. Reading CSV Files ( .csv ) CSV files are widely used for storing tabular data. Python has a built-in csv module and a powerful pandas library. Using cs...

Best Testing Practices You need for DevOps Projects

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Testing is the critical phase in DevOps. The process of DevOps is to speed up the deployment process. That means there are no shortcuts in testing. Covering most relevant test cases is the main thing the tester has to focus. Requirements  Good maintainable code Exhaustive coverage of cases Training documents to Operations team Fewer bugs in the bug tracker Less complex and no redundant code Testing Activities   The team to use Tools to check the quality of code Style checker helps to correct code style Good design avoids bugs in production Code performance depends on the code-quality Bugs in production say poor testing  Tester Roles  Good quality means zero bugs in production . Design requirements a base to validate testing results. Automated test scripts give quick feedback on the quality of code. Right test cases cover all the functional changes. The Bottom Line The DevOps approach is seamless integration between Developmen...

Top Skills You need for Automation Career

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According to KPMG -Process automation provides a means to integrate people in a software development organization with the development process and the tools supporting that development.  Successful career you need these Skills. What you will achieve by Automation By automating processes, you can boost your efficiency and help ensure standardized handling of repetitive workflow steps. Organiz ation’s benefits are translation projects that can be realized in a shorter time for less money. Skill set you need: Programming Languages (C++/Java/Scala), OOPs Concepts - MUST Unix/Linux - MUST Automation INDIA Jobs  |  USA Automation developer Jobs Automation Development/Scripting Experience - MUST XML/Xpath - Optional Perl/Python/Shell Scripting - Optional SQL/Sybase/Mongo DB - Optional Web Services - SOAP or REST API - Optional Additional Skills: Puppet/Chef/CFEngine experience  Experience with system packaging tools; e.g. RPM ...