Trends and plans were considered during the event. 30.11.2022, Tokyo, Japan The biggest CloudSigma Global Partners’ Conference for 2022 was held in Tokyo, Japan. During the event, the providers discussed the developments and plans for next year. New members of the CloudSigma service provider community also had the chance to present and introduce themselves. Robert Jenkin, the CloudSigma CEO, …
How to Configure MongoDB Replication and Automated Failover
A replica set is defined as a database cluster of multiple nodes with replication and automated failover configured between them. To make sure the PRIMARY database is elected correctly, it is important to have an odd number of members in the set (including or excluding the Arbiter node). The selected database is responsible for all the major tasks. It processes …
Leveraging Modern Technology and Practices: The Advantages of Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
As businesses look to become more cost and time efficient while improving their performance on the digital front, most are turning towards modern solutions like Platform-as-a-Service. PaaS platforms offer a level of flexibility and availability that not only accommodates, but also drives business growth. PaaS Benefits Following are some of the key benefits that using PaaS for your business brings …
How To Secure and Scale a Django Application with Docker, Nginx, and Let’s Encrypt
Millions of users get on the Internet to access information for various purposes including learning, entertainment, news, and sharing their lives’ progress with friends. Hence, when deploying an app, it’s in your best interest that you implement a highly secure and scalable infrastructure for your application. The cloud offers various ways to secure and scale a Django application. Horizontal scaling …
Exploring CloudSigma PaaS: How to Access Kubernetes Application via Public IP
CloudSigma PaaS allows users to expose their applications using a public IP address. This address needs to be attached to a node from the Kubernetes cluster environment. There are two ways to achieve this in the CloudSigma PaaS environment: One way is to attach the public IP to a dedicated load balancer. Another way is to attach the public IP …
Building a Django and Gunicorn Application with Docker on Ubuntu
Django is a high-level open-source Python web framework that can help you build your Python application quickly. It encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design by following the model–template–views architectural pattern. Out of the box, the framework comes with the necessary modern application components such as user authentication, caching framework, object-relational mapper, URL Dispatcher, template system, and customizable administrative interface. …
Using CloudSigma PaaS to Shift Java Applications into Containers
For the longest time, application development and management were completely dependent upon physical infrastructure. As businesses looked to host multiple applications on a singular hardware system, virtualization solutions like hypervisors were introduced. A hypervisor, also known as a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM), is software that creates and runs Virtual Machines (VMs). The hypervisor will allocate resources to each guest or …
Using MariaDB-as-a-Service on the CloudSigma PaaS Platform
MariaDB has been a prominent name in the world of hosting for a long time now. CloudSigma PaaS combines the best practices of MariaDB hosting and analysis on our platform in the form of CloudSigma MariaDB-as-a-Service. This service is designed to automate the technical aspect of the process and allow you to use a ready-to-work solution at a moment’s notice. …
Kubernetes DNS Service: A Beginner’s Guide
Kubernetes, also known as K8s, is an open-source orchestration system for automating deployment, scaling, and managing containerized applications. Its portability, flexibility, and automatic scaling capabilities make it an extensively used system. Above all the standout features, the option to create DNS records for services and pods makes it unbeatable from other software systems. Kubernetes DNS service allows you to contact …
Cloud Computing and the Right-Sizing Problem: What is it and How to Solve it?
Cloud Computing The internet has become the center of not just an average individual’s life, but also the business industry. There are hardly any sizable modern businesses that are not utilizing some form of digital or online technology to execute their strategies and achieve their goals. In fact, many small and medium-sized businesses are also looking to leverage the sheer …
Ensuring Safe VPN Access with Private OpenVPN: How to Install and Get Started
The importance of data security in the modern business industry cannot be over-emphasized. It is extremely important for individuals to ensure their privacy and online safety, let alone businesses and corporations. There are well-disguised scams and viruses hiding at almost every turn and corner on the internet. Even remaining as vigilant as you possibly can, you can still be at …
Improving Database Availability and Performance: MariaDB/MySQL Auto-Clustering with Load Balancing and Replication
High data availability and consistently good performance are a necessity for modern applications. Database clusterization makes this a possibility. Clusterization is, however, a complex process that requires a lot of experience and expertise. To simplify the task and make it achievable, CloudSigma PaaS allows its users to access auto-clustering for MariaDB/MySQL. In this guide, we will discuss why database clusterization …