Reflecting on DrupalCamp Asheville 2024, the event featured a vibrant mix of workshops, sessions, and social activities. April Sides, the event organizer, highlighted the emphasis on inclusivity and community building in her conversation with The DropTimes. Attendees enjoyed hands-on learning experiences, an interactive Unconference, and a scenic hike in the…
How does the world’s largest water rescue organization develop new training methods and exchange data during disaster control operations? By using Nextcloud of course! For the IT team at Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft (DLRG) or the German Life Saving Association, it was crucial to provide its users the best possible experience to…
Last week, the world was shocked to discover the risks of our IT mono-culture. Having all eggs in one basked turned out to be a bad idea. Especially the public sector should make sure their services don’t go down when somebody makes a mistake, or in the worse case of…
Maximizing the benefits of your GitLab subscription begins with an effective organizational setup. Here’s a straightforward guide to configuring your group, subgroup, and project structure to enhance your GitLab experience. Understanding the structure: Groups, subgroups, and projects Groups and projects allow you to model your organizational hierarchy, enabling advanced permissions…
GitLab's merge train feature on the DevSecOps platform has worked wonders for organizations looking for a solution to automatically manage conflicts among different merge requests that are merged in close proximity to each other. Merge trains support all merge methods and ensure all MRs work together, which saves time and…
If you’re looking for the latest news, tutorials, and insights on NGINX open source projects, then you’ve come to the right place. Welcome to the NGINX Community Blog, a new home for all things NGINX. As NGINX users and contributors ourselves, we understand the power of community and the importance…
Observability is all about gathering information (traces, logs, metrics) with the goal of improving performance, reliability, and availability. Seldom does just one of these pinpoint the root cause of an event. More often than not, it's when we correlate this information to form a narrative is when we’ll have a…
In a modern datalake, catalogs serve as the backbone for organizing and querying data efficiently. Recent news stories, including Databricks’s acquisition of Tabular and Snowflake’s open-sourcing of Polaris, have given catalogs an "it" moment. However, the industry is at a crossroads, with diverse implementations creating a fragmented ecosystem. What can…
Challenges in Managing Many-to-Many Relationships in SQL Managing many-to-many relationships in SQL can feel like a puzzle, especially if you’re just diving into the world of database design. But don’t worry, you’re not alone in wondering how these relationships fit into your project. Let’s break it down together. When you’re…
Graphs and Networks for Beginners You’ve probably heard about graphs and networks in various contexts, from social media to transportation systems. Understanding these concepts can help you make sense of complex relationships and structures. Graphs and networks are more than just abstract ideas; they have practical applications in many fields.…