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Automate Kubernetes etcd Data Backup

Posted on February 9, 2022February 9, 2022 by CK Gan

When come to operating Kubernetes, we need to ensure the cluster backup is one of the key operation as part of our backup strategy. We need to properly backup and secure the application data which is typically stored in persistent volumes. On the other hand, we need to backup the etcd data because it is the operational data store that is used by Kubernetes in order to operate accordingly. In this post we are looking at how to schedule the etcd data backup using out of the box Kubernetes features.

payment platform modernization based on event driven architecture

Modernize the Payment Platform Based on Event-Driven Architecture – Part 2

Posted on January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 by CK Gan

In my previous post, I briefly talked about event-based architecture for payment platform modernization and why the modernization is important to the industry. In this post, we will dive into details of the key capabilities to consider for the payment platform modernization. The capabilities covered in this post may not be the complete list but it definitely serves as a good start.

Event-Driven Payment Exceptions Handling Using Kogito

Posted on November 15, 2021December 29, 2021 by CK Gan

Let’s go through in detail how can we use the Kogito services to help us to modernise the payment platform by following the event-driven architecture approach. Kogito is the right fit in the scenarios where you need to implement decision services and business automation for an event driven architecture, with the fact that it is purposely built for events and cloud-native use cases.

Load Test Apache Kafka on OpenShift Using Apache JMeter

Posted on March 11, 2021January 9, 2022 by CK Gan

When come to performance load testing tool, people usually think of Apache JMeter; open source, widely supported and free. JMeter with total control, flexibility and user friendliness make the perfect choice for load testing. This should be the same for load testing Apache Kafka on container platform such as OpenShift Container Platform. Let’s look at how we can use JMeter to perform Kafka load testing on OpenShift.

Uniform Way to Connect, Secure and Monitor Microservice Applications with Red Hat ServiceMesh

Posted on June 28, 2020December 29, 2021 by CK Gan

Running ServiceMesh or Istio on OpenShift is pretty easy as long as you understand the differences between upstream community Istio and Red Hat ServiceMesh. With the enhancements tweak for OpenShift it makes managing and running microservice applications on Istio peanut easy both for administrators and developers.