Blog Type: Technology

Step Functions

Several months ago, we faced one interesting problem while we were working on a project using distributed approach. In our registered user scenario, we needed to register a user in several different systems. We started building Lambda function for each system where a user needs to be registered. For example, we had one Lambda function […]

Scrum vs. Traditional Project Management

The purpose of this blog is to compare the traditional software development method with the most popular Agile methodology, and to find the difference between these two approaches to software engineering. The main difference between traditional project management model and the Scrum framework is in the way the project is handled. Of course, the project […]

Mulesoft external API for custom alerts creation and automatic application restarting

In this article, we will show practically how to solve the problem when we want to raise a custom alert and automatically restart the certain application on the Mulesoft Anypoint platform if the starter activity in some flow within that application is failing. We have a case when the starter of the flow is the […]

Building Blockchain network with Hyperledger Fabric and Composer

In one sentence, Blockchain is a trusted distributed ledger that records transactions that occur in the network. Why do we need it? Blockchain technology revolutionized the traditional business networks and replaced the old inefficient, expensive and vulnerable systems. In my previous blogpost, I explained how to build smart contracts for the Ethereum Blockchain. Now, I […]

Utilizing Jenkins and Docker for test automation with Robot framework

In the ever-evolving world of IT, we are constantly bombed with new methodologies, practices and terminologies. Some are here for the short-term but others pass the test of time and stay here for a long time. One such practice is Continuous Integration or CI. The main goal of CI is to prevent integration issues on […]

Get Hooked on React Hooks

The last couple of months have been anything but ordinary in the React ecosystem. It all started at the React Conf 2018, where React development team announced a new feature, which they named React Hooks. If this feature gets accepted by the community, it is going to be a huge breakthrough and it is going […]

Using Apache Spark with Python (PySpark) to process and analyze air quality data

Apache Spark ⋮IWConnect Data Management Practice works with a wide range of technologies for processing and analyzing big data. One of them is Apache Spark. Apache Spark is a powerful computing framework for big data processing, with built-in modules for data streaming, SQL, machine learning and graph processing. As a unified analytics engine, for which […]

Are You Ready to Use Kanban?

Though Scrum is the most popular agile methodology, many companies have been experiencing issues with it and are moving to a Kanban model for their software development efforts. The most frequently asked question is “Which is better, Scrum or Kanban?”. My answer is always the same, “It is like comparing apples and oranges”. That depends on how the […]

A guide how to monitor all users and their commands using UNIX systems

With this guide you can be sure who, when and what command has been used based on time stamp.By default, the history command is available for all users but the time stamp needs to be added into the settings. NOTE: the history command is only available for the user that is logged into the system, it […]