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P4 Network Programming Language — what is it all about?

The programming language P4 is gaining in popularity in the network industry and is considered the next step in the SDN evolution. In this blog post, I will take a closer look at P4 and try to show why it is so important. Network devices like switches or routers are most commonly designed ”bottom-up.” The switch vendors that offer products to their clients usually rely on external chips from 3rd party silicon vendors. The chip is the heart of the system and in practice determines how device OS is realized and what functionality it can offer.
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UX principles for complex network applications

Every application has essential elements that together lead to great user experience. Information-heavy network applications are no exception here. Yet in many cases their usability is poor due to technological debt or lack of UX expertise during the design phase. In this blog post I will highlight UX best practices in designing applications for network monitoring that will enhance user experience. The very first thing a user appreciates in an app is its smooth navigation, the real backbone of sound user experience.
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A traffic generator for measuring network performance

It is probably the cloud that first comes to mind when you think about the architecture of modern services. It is an obvious choice for building large, distributed systems from scratch, as well as for the many enterprises migrating their infrastructure and services to the cloud. It is all very appealing, and modern, and intelligent. But that does not mean there are not serious challenges in going cloud. How should the infrastructure in use be tested? How can network performance be measured reliably in a cloud environment?
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Business benefits of CI/CD

Rare releases, tons of manual work, critical bugs detected too late, ineffective and late feedback—these problems plague the software development process many companies keep in place. They can be tackled by turning to continuous integration coupled with Continuous Delivery/Continuous Deployment, which will also generate more value for your customers/clients. Read on to understand what business benefits of CI/CD you may expect in your company. In the traditional approach to software development, major releases were spread out, occurring quite rarely—every six months, for example.
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Continuous monitoring and observability in CI/CD

Deploying a CI/CD pipeline is only a half success. To complete the deployment, you need to establish continuous monitoring and observability which will allow you to collect metrics and actionable insights. In this blogpost you will learn about the principles of monitoring and observability, how they are related and how automation can streamline the entire deployment process. DevOps culture is a good starting point here, as understanding the DevOps advantages and its principles will allow you to contextualize continuous monitoring and observability.
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Software testing best practices for 2020 and beyond

Buggy software does no one any good. It harms a company’s reputation, turns off clients and frustrates developers. Correcting bugs when software has already been deployed into production is expensive and time-consuming. To avoid all these pitfalls, learn more about software testing best practices. They’ll keep you on the right track in your QA in 2020 and beyond. The test suite you design can have any number of automated tests, but for simplicity, let’s go with 100. It is essential to be able to launch every test independently of other tests.
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How to set up and optimize a CI/CD pipeline

Nowadays you will hear that if you want your SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) to be efficient, you need to have a proper, well-established CI/CD setup. In most cases, it’s true. In this blog post I am going to focus on how to go about creating such a setup when creating a new CI/CD pipeline and optimizing an existing one. I will also look at best practices to follow and outline errors to avoid. Finally, I will analyze the possible reasons why your CI/CD setup may not work as expected and propose solutions to turn things around.
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How to build a test automation framework in the cloud

Have you ever wondered how to set up a test automation framework directly in the cloud? Well, in this blog post you will learn about everything you’ll need to successfully create such a framework. We’re going to look at the pros and cons of preconfigured testing environments and those that are created dynamically. We’ll then show you how to include software testing in a CI/CD pipeline and achieve high level automation. Finally, we’ll break down what a message broker is and how it can be used when creating a testing architecture.
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