Glen Knight

NYC Based IT Professional

Contrast Security Adds API Support to Security Platform

Contrast Security has fully extended its vulnerability scanning and runtime application self-protection (RASP) platform to now include application programming interfaces (APIs). Company CTO Jeff Williams said the Contrast Secure Code Platform embeds agents directly into code to detect vulnerabilities using a combination of integrated static and dynamic application security testing tools. That approach makes it […]

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How Grillo Built a Low-Cost Earthquake Early Warning System on AWS

It is estimated that 50 percent of the injuries caused when a high magnitude earthquake affects an area are because of falls or falling hazards. This means that most of these injuries could have been prevented if the population had a few seconds of warning to take cover. Grillo, a social impact enterprise focused on seismology, […]

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Techstrong TV: Applications of AI in the Real World

Alan and Christelle talk about the “hello, Human” podcast series from FortressIQ where they discuss the latest topics in artificial intelligence and how it’s being applied in the real world. The video and a transcript of the conversation are below. Intro:                           This is Digital Anarchist.   Interviewer:                Hey, everyone, welcome to another segment here on […]

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Avoiding Security Review Delays

In the summer of 2021, I had lunch with a senior security developer at one of Seattle’s leading tech firms. Even though we were relaxed in the sunny and cool afternoon of the Pacific Northwest, there was no doubt my friend was frustrated. Part of his job was running code through a popular scanning product […]

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Building a Platform for DevOps Evolution, Part One

Winston Churchill once said, “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” While nearly everyone will confess that change is necessary to grow and succeed, we all know it’s much harder, especially when human behavior is involved. Professionals who work in DevOps environments know this all too well. Adoption of DevOps […]

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A Decade of Ever-Increasing Provisioned IOPS for Amazon EBS

Progress is often best appreciated in retrospect. It is often the case that a steady stream of incremental improvements over a long period of time ultimately adds up to a significant level of change. Today, ten years after we first launched the Provisioned IOPS feature for Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS), I strongly believe that […]

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New – HTTP/3 Support for Amazon CloudFront

Amazon CloudFront is a content delivery network (CDN) service, a network of interconnected servers that is geographically closer to the users and reaches their computers much faster. Amazon CloudFront reduces latency by delivering data through 410+ globally dispersed Points of Presence (PoPs) with automated network mapping and intelligent routing. With Amazon CloudFront, content, API requests […]

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Techstrong TV: Leveraging Low-Code Technology with Tools & Digital Transformation

Low-code is playing a big role in Henkel Corporation’s digital transformation by connect remote workers with 30 shop floors all over the globe. Catarina Pinto, Henkel Digital Transformation Manager discusses how the team leverages low-code technology to deliver weekly releases across ten apps. HCL Software AVP Product Management Andrew Manby shares the role HCL Volt […]

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Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities

DevOps.com is launching a weekly DevOps jobs report today through which opportunities for DevOps professionals will be highlighted as part of an effort to better serve our audience. Our goal in these challenging economic times is to make it easier for DevOps professionals to advance their careers. Of course, the pool of available DevOps talent […]

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AWS Week in Review – August 15, 2022

I love the AWS Twitch channel for watching interesting online live shows such as AWS On Air, Containers from the Couch, and Serverless Office Hours. Last week, AWS Storage Day 2022 was hosted virtually on the AWS Twitch channel and covered recent announcements and insights that address customers’ needs to reduce and optimize storage costs and build data resiliency […]

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