Author Archives: Ajitabh
The Unseen Heroes: Why Automated System Recovery Isn’t Optional Anymore
In today’s digital world, our lives and businesses run on a vast, intricate web of interconnected systems. Think about it: from your morning coffee order to global financial transactions, everything relies on distributed systems working seamlessly. But here’s a truth … Continue reading
Posted in Resilience
Tagged Automated Recovery, Digital Transformation, Resilience, System Design
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Book Review: Outage Box Set by T.W. Piperbrook
This five-book series by T.W. Piperbrook is a fast-paced, high-intensity ride packed with gore and werewolf horror. The story wastes no time plunging readers into chaos, delivering suspense and violent encounters that keep the adrenaline pumping. The books are relatively … Continue reading
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Why Insurance-Linked Plans Like HDFC Sanchay Par Advantage May Not Be as Attractive as They Look
Recently, I received a proposal for the popular HDFC Life Sanchay Par Advantage, a traditional insurance-linked savings plan that promises guaranteed payouts, a sizable life cover, and tax-free returns. On the surface, the numbers look very impressive — large cumulative payouts, … Continue reading
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Using Telegram for Automation Using Python Telethon Module
Telegram is a cloud based messaging application which provides an excellent set of APIs to allow developers to automate on top of the platform. It is increasingly being used to automate various notifications and messages. It has become a platform … Continue reading
Posted in Automation, Programming, Tips/Code Snippets
Tagged automation, programming, python, telegram
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Adding Custom Python Packages for AWS Lambda Functions
Python is a popular language along with Javascript (NodeJS) for writing AWS lambda functions. Lambda function written in Python support the core modules, so one may choose to use the http.client instead of much simpler requests. However, if the function … Continue reading
Posted in Containers, Programming
Tagged aws-lambda, containers, docker, functions, serverless
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