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How To Install GitLab Omnibus on AWS

GitLab is a powerful open-source Git repository manager that provides code management, continuous integration/deployment (CICD), and more. It is used by develop…

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From ‘Password1’ to ‘CorrectHorseBatteryStaple’: How To Make a Strong Passphrase

In today's digital landscape, password security is more important than ever. With cyberattacks on the rise, choosing a strong password is crucial to safeguardin…

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How To Upgrade Elastic Beanstalk in AWS to Node 18

Amazon Elastic Beanstalk is a fully managed service offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that helps developers quickly deploy and manage web applications.

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How To Build Rails JSON API Serializer

Rabl is a powerful tool for building a Rails JSON API. It allows you to easily return JSON responses from your APIs in a clear and concise way. And separate the…

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How-to Setup Datadog

How To Set Up Datadog for PHP Applications on AWS EC2

Aging software applications often include many years of nuanced business logic. And the smallest of changes can easily cause unintended consequences.

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Who Needs a Cybersecurity Strategy and Implementation Plan (CSIP)?

What is a Cybersecurity Strategy and Implementation Plan? “Nearly 80% of senior IT and IT security leaders believe their organizations lack sufficient protectio…

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What’s New in Django 4.0: Security Patches & Protecting Your Valuable Website

What is Django? Django is a powerful, versatile, and free web framework. Django lets you build high-performance web applications quickly. With Django, there’s n…

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Cybersecurity Awareness – Always a Priority, But Especially in 2021

Introduction Last month was National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and organizations across the nation shared a focus on cyber vulnerabilities and efforts to e…

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7 Simple Steps to Enhance Cybersecurity for Your Business

Introduction At NextLink Labs, we are committed to serving our clients by consistently finding ways to enhance their cybersecurity. Our expertise allows us to r…

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Using Elastic Cloud To Manage AWS CloudWatch Logs

Introduction AWS and Elastic have had a complicated relationship since Elastic's inception, and in the last several years things have only heated up. In 2019, E…

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GitLab Global Survey Highlights a Continued Struggle with Software Testing

Software testing remains to be a struggle for development teams around the world, according to an annual global survey conducted by GitLab.

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How GitOps Goes Beyond Kubernetes

The term "GitOps" first emerged in the Kubernetes community as a way for organizations to enable Ops teams to move at the pace of application development.

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