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How we avoid Docker Hub rate limits for hundreds of GitLab CI/CD jobs - with minimal impact
With the rate limits that DockerHub has introduced, our hundreds of GitLab CI/CD jobs were starting to fail. With some clever use of a self-hosted Docker registry and adjustment of the GitLab runner configuration, we were able to fix this without any changes to the CI/CD configuration files, or impacting the development teams.
Pipeline As a Service (PaaS): our journey from centralised to self-service data workflows
In this article, Luis will share the journey of transitioning from a team that creates data pipelines for stakeholders to establishing a self-service framework, which aligns with our vision of building a data mesh.
BurdaForward Automates Scaling, Cuts Infrastructure Costs by up to 65% on AWS
Digital publisher BurdaForward, an arm of Hubert Burda Media, needed to update its infrastructure to increase flexibility and accelerate innovation. At the same time, the company sought to reduce overcommitment and optimize costs by automating capacity scaling.
Disaster recovery: How to enable automatic backups of an Atlas MongoDB cluster
In today’s technology-driven world, data is the lifeblood of any organization. For businesses relying on MongoDB as their database solution, safeguarding critical data against potential disasters is not just a best practice but a mission-critical necessity. Imagine the nightmare of losing your entire database due to an unexpected failure or cyberattack. It’s a scenario that no one wants to experience.
Migrating to Cloud: 8 learnings
BurdaForward has come a long way when it comes to our infrastructure. Starting with our own on-premise servers in 2005, then switching to a dual data center provider 10 years later and finally arriving in a “real” cloud setup in 2021. What sounds like a smooth transition and logical evolution, did not always feel that smooth.