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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: ...

9 Top Git Terms You Should have Read By now

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GIT is version control system. That means it manages your code versions. However, I have given here most frequently asked terms in interviews. 1. Git Vs GitHub This is the first question you ( even me also) might confuse about. Git is the version control system. Whereas  GitHub is a repository framework . Also, you can say GitHub is Git hosting service. 2. What is Branch Git is a lightweight version control system. In simple terms, a Branch is a separate line of development. You can have any number of branches in Git. 3. What is Topic Each branch in Git refers to a particular purpose. So the topic tells about the purpose. 4. Clone In easy terms, the Clone means copying an existing repository. So you can say it is just a copy of the existing repository. 5. What is Push You can say Push means updating the existing repository. In other words, developers push their changes to a repository that you set up. 6. Merge Merge unifies two or more commit history branches. That means it merges ...

The Essential Guide to Blockchain Terminology

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Bitcoin was the first project developed by using blockchain. My post is to share Blockchain keywords by using an example of Bitcoin. Let us ready... Blockchain is new technology. Understanding its principles makes you helpful to apply in your projects.  Initially, the purpose of  Blockchain development was to carry mining. In general, mining means search and find value. Usually, mining processes are two types. Those are data mining and bitcoin mining . Blockchain Glossary Blockchain - only blocks involved. The data which was finalized stored in blocks. Bitcoin Ledger - It is a public ledger Ledger or Blockchain - The chain of blocks Functions of Blockchain - It validates each transaction, Keeps track, and verifies ownership Double Spending- It prevents duplicating the Cryptocurrency for using next time. Consensus mechanism - It is also called PoW (proof of work). This mechanism avoids double-spending Group of Transactions - When a new group of transactions c...

13 Cloud Computing Terminology Quick Read

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Cloud computing is a big ocean. Due to increased services, a developer must know the glossary ( keywords) involved. 1) AWS Amazon Web services 2) Content delivery network (CDN) It is a distributed system. Servers are located in remote locations. Customers feel that they are accessing the servers. 3) Cloud A global network to access the resources. 4) Cloud portability The feature to move data from one Cloud provider to another provider. 5)  Cloudsourcing Moving traditional IT operations to Cloud computing. 6) Cloud storage It is a service providing to users to store data using the internet or other private networks. 7) Cloudware It is Software that helps to run user applications in cloud computing. Terminology 8) Cluster A group of small computers connected together to form a Single big computer. High availability and load balancing are the main benefits. 9) Consumer cloud The cloud provider offers services to individual users. You can call it a consumer cloud. 10) Consumption...