I have done this many times. Now it’s your turn. This article is a step-by-step guide showing you exactly how to migrate an ElastiCache Redis instance to Redis Cloud Enterprise (without downtime). Often I see developers & tech leads struggling with the migration out of ElastiCache. (And it’s not easy because there is a lot […]
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Redis is an excellent database for apps that require a sub-millisecond response. Even though the database is very performant, there are a few gotchas… As your dataset grows, you can face issues that take much time to resolve (especially if you don’t know where to look). One such example is the HotKeys and BigKeys issues. […]
Here is the deal. This is the last time you will see the NullPointerException error. I promise… Sounds good? Let me tell you a secret that most other engineers have no clue about — a superpower to combat this error (and other errors as well). You are a programmer and always after exact, to-the-point (no […]
One in three applications/websites is suffering from poor database connection management. The result is frequent downtime and a slow application. This combined can cost millions of dollars in lost revenue per year. I have worked as an engineer for at least 15 different web applications of large enterprises. While being a technical consultant at my […]
More than 180 million people live and work abroad globally. This is more than half of the population of the United States in 2024. For some immigrants, the relocation paid off and proved a great idea, while others felt like a fish out of water. Here you will learn all the important points of work-related […]
DNS in computer networks sections It is no secret that DNS is one of the most complex topics in engineering. As in all blog posts I wrote, let’s understand the purpose behind DNS in computer networks. DNS stands for Domain Name System. In everyday language, you will hear people referring to domain names. DNS is […]
You are probably here because you are getting frustrated by the error you are getting from your SSH client. Earlier today, I was in your shoes. I needed to copy the Redis Enterprise Software package from my local computer to an Ubuntu-based AWS EC2 instance. Here is the command that uses the scp (Secure Copy) […]
Sections of the guide: If you are a beginner who needs a guide on selecting the right programming language to learn, this post is for you. In the paragraphs to come, I will help you choose the best programming language to learn (for beginners). More than 70,000 programmers have said that these languages are the […]