Google Cloud (Load Balancing and DNS): From a Domain Name to a Healthy Application (Part 6)
When a user opens a website, several things happen before the application responds. DNS resolves the hostname, the client connects to the application’s entry point, and a load balancer routes the request to a suitable backend. These four services address…
Google Cloud Hybrid Connectivity: Connect Data Centers, Branches, and Cloud Networks (Part 5)
Moving an application to Google Cloud does not mean every dependency moves with it. A cloud application might still need an on-premises database, a branch-office system, or a service in another cloud. Hybrid connectivity provides the connection between…
Google Cloud Core Networking: Connect Applications, Control Access, and Reach Services Privately (Part 4)
A cloud application needs more than servers. Its components must communicate with each other, access Google APIs, connect to external services, and remain protected from unwanted traffic. Google Cloud provides different networking capabilities for these…
Google Cloud Hybrid and Multicloud: Manage Kubernetes Across Cloud and Data Centers (Part 3)
Many organizations operate applications in several locations. Customer-facing services may run in Google Cloud, sensitive processing may remain in a data center, and another team may use a different cloud provider. The challenge is keeping access,…
Google Cloud (Containers and Application Hosting): From Container Images to Running Applications (Part 2)
Building an application is only the beginning. You also need to deploy it, expose it securely, handle changing traffic, monitor failures, and release updates. Google Cloud offers several hosting options. GKE provides Kubernetes capabilities, Cloud Run…
Google Cloud: A Practical Guide to Cloud Services (Part 1)
Google Cloud Fundamentals & Compute & Virtual Machines Google Cloud is Google’s cloud computing platform, offering services to build, deploy, secure, and manage applications and data. It brings together computing, storage, networking, databases,…
Azure Security Services Explained with Practical Examples (Part 7)
A secure Azure application needs several kinds of protection. You need to control who can access it, keep secrets safe, inspect network traffic, withstand large traffic attacks, and spot security risks. These five services address those needs. 1.…
Azure Monitoring Explained: How Do You Know Your Website Is Healthy? (Part 6)
Your website is online, but visitors say the contact form is failing. Another visitor says the pages are slow. Where do you look first? Azure monitoring helps you answer three questions: Is the website working? What changed? Why did it fail? Let’s use a…
Azure Database Services Explained with Real Website Examples (Part 5)
Your website shows a page. What happens when a visitor signs in, buys a course, or leaves a comment? The application needs a database to save that information and retrieve it later. Azure offers several database services, but they solve different…
Azure Storage Account Explained: Blob, Files, Queue, and Table Storage (Part 4)
A customer uploads a document to an application. Where does the file go? How is it processed? Where is its status stored? Azure offers different storage services for each need. This guide explains them through one practical example, so you can understand…