Vidyasagar Machupalli

Cloud March 31, 2022

Automate PostgreSQL Backups with IBM Cloud Code Engine

5 min read - Learn how to build a container image from source code and use the image to schedule your PostgreSQL backups using IBM Cloud Code Engine. Following the instructions in this post, you can schedule the backup to run hourly, daily, weekly,…

Security December 17, 2021

IBM Cloud Solution Tutorials: 2021 in Review

8 min read - The year 2021 feels like 2020, but more mature and secure. You can catch up with our 2018, 2019 and 2020 wrap-ups and then move on to this year 2021 in review. We hope you enjoy! The year 2021, at…

Analytics December 7, 2021

Stream Landing Kafka Data to Object Storage using Terraform

3 min read - Learn how to archive your Event Streams Kafka data to Object Storage using SQL Query. This process, called stream landing, can be set up using the Terraform scripts provided in this post.  You can easily archive data to IBM Cloud…

Data Science September 30, 2021

Deploy RAPIDs on GPU-Enabled Virtual Servers on IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud

5 min read - Learn how to set up a GPU-enabled virtual server instance (VSI) on a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and deploy RAPIDS using IBM Schematics.  The GPU-enabled family of profiles provides on-demand, cost-effective access to NVIDIA GPUs. GPUs help to accelerate the…

Cloud August 20, 2021

Integrate Slack with Tekton Pipeline

4 min read - Learn how to configure Slack to receive notifications about your Tekton Pipeline. In this post, you will create a NodeJS Express starter app, configure a DevOps delivery pipeline and integrate Slack into your toolchain to receive notifications whenever there are…

Security August 13, 2021

Protect Health Data with HIPAA-Enabled Services

3 min read - Learn how to enable HIPAA support for your account to protect health data. With the rapidly expanding volume of personal information in the cloud, including Protected Health Information (PHI), it is critical to describe how the cloud is secured via…

Cloud July 15, 2021

Tutorial: VPC Auto Scaling and Dedicated Hosts with Terraform

4 min read - Learn how to configure and scale isolated workloads in shared and dedicated environments on Virtual Private Cloud. Following the step-by-step instructions provided in this new solution tutorial, you will provision an IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) with subnets spanning…

Cloud April 27, 2021

Multizone Kubernetes and VPC Load Balancer Setup

4 min read - Securely expose your Kubernetes app by setting up a Load Balancer for VPC in a different zone. You can expose your app to the public by setting up a Kubernetes LoadBalancer service in your IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service cluster. When…

Open source March 11, 2021

Run and Scale an Apache Spark Application on IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service

5 min read - Learn how to set up Apache Spark on IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service by pushing the Spark container images to IBM Cloud Container Registry. Let’s begin by looking at the technologies involved. What is Apache Spark? Apache Spark (Spark) is an…

Open source January 28, 2021

Image Classification with IBM Cloud Code Engine and TensorFlow

2 min read - Learn about IBM Cloud™ Code Engine by deploying an image classification application with pre-defined MobileNet TensorFlow.js model. In my previous post, “Text Analysis with IBM Cloud Code Engine” you learned how to create an IBM Cloud™ Code Engine project, select…

Cloud January 4, 2021

Adjust the Speaking Rate of Your Text

2 min read - Learn how easy it is to control the speaking rate of the text using the <prosody> element in a cURL command. A developer recently had a query that I was trying to answer: How do I adjust the speaking rate…

Security December 10, 2020

IBM Cloud Solution Tutorials: 2020 in Review

6 min read - One of our team’s favorite year-end customs is to look back at how our IBM Cloud Solution Tutorials evolved, our favorite (new) technologies, and more. You can catch up with our 2018 and 2019 wrap-ups and then move on to…