Category Archives: Automation

From Cloud Abstraction to Bare Metal Reality: Understanding the Foundation of Hyperscale Infrastructure

In today’s cloud-centric world, where virtual machines and containers seem to materialize on demand, it’s easy to overlook the physical infrastructure that makes it all possible. For the new generation of engineers, a deeper understanding of what it takes to … Continue reading

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Is crontab not a shell script….really?

While trying to figure out an error, I found the following line in one of the crontab files and I could not stop myself from smiling. PATH=$PATH:/opt/mysoftware/bin And that single line perfectly encapsulated the misconception I want to address today: … 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

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Get Oracle XE-ORDS-APEX Up and Running Quickly with Ansible

Oracle APEX is a rapid application development tool and from what I have seen its quite powerful. Clubed together with ORDS, it is a powerful tool to develop enterprise applications which are highly scalable.
I wrote an ansible playbook, which will quickly setup the entire stack. Read to find more. Continue reading

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