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Medium-to-long length entries on technical tutorials and research-based content in the cloud cuff - focusing on identifying gaps between academic theory and industry practice.

Case Study: Automating Employee Onboarding in a Hybrid Setup using Power Automate

Overview In this tutorial, we’ll set up an automated onboarding solution to streamline the process of adding new employees to organizational systems. We will use AgroVisionLabs, a fictitious agricultural technology company, as a case study. AgroVisionLabs frequently hires new employees across multiple locations, and their manual onboarding process for creating user accounts on Active Directory (AD), assigning permissions, and synchronizing with Entra ID has become time-consuming for the IT department. This project will aim to automate this process using Power Automate and Azure Automation. ...

Website Setup With Hugo, AWS S3, and Route 53

SSGs (Static Site Generator) like Hugo generates static HTML files without having to rely on databases and server-side processes. They have fast load times and can handle high traffic loads without the need for server management. I was looking for a website setup with minimal management, and decided to use Hugo as an SSG. This isn’t a full tutorial but an overall breakdown of how my website is currently setup using Hugo as a static site generator, AWS S3 as a hosting platform, and Route 53 and CloudFlare for domain management. ...

Nginx Server

One of the importance of NGINX is its use as a reverse proxy between user requests and a web server. To explain what a reverse proxy is, think of it like a traffic warden on a busy road. Since we are referring to web requests, a reverse proxy acts as a traffic warden, receiving user requests and sending them to the appropriate destination based on the URL. This process eventually would help to reduce request congestions, simplify routing, and enhance scalability. ...