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Supercharge Docker Build Pipeline by 97%
This tutorial shows how to improve the performance of the remote pipeline that builds a Docker image using docker build, which takes 15 minutes to 20 seconds. Note: Although Google’s Cloud Build is used here, this solution can be applied in GitHub Actions, Azure Pipeline, or any pipeline-driven Docker builds. The Challenge with Docker Build… Read More…
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Rclone: Backing Up Synology NAS to GCP
This post shows how you can use Rclone to back up your data from a Synology NAS to a storage bucket in GCP. Why Backing Up Synology NAS Backing up data is like wearing a seat belt when driving, where nothing bad happens 99% of the time. However, when the 1% strikes unexpectedly one day,… Read More…
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GitHub Copilot: 10+ Ways to Increase Productivity
What is GitHub Copilot GitHub Copilot is dubbed “an AI pair programmer” to help us write code faster, using a generative AI model developed through a collaboration between GitHub, OpenAI, and Microsoft Azure AI. These days, there are nothing short of AI-powered tools that can do similar things in this space. For example, Tabnine, Google’s… Read More…
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VPC SC: 2 Ways to Fix NO_MATCHING_ACCESS_LEVEL Error
This post shows you how to fix the dreaded NO_MATCHING_ACCESS_LEVEL error when dealing with VPC Service Control in GCP. Background Let’s assume you want to protect a project and its resources by putting it within a VPC SC perimeter. You must also ensure your trusted device(s) can access the protected project resources. In this case,… Read More…
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Vertex AI PaLM: Intro to text-bison
What is text-bison Google’s PaLM 2 for text (text-bison) is recently GA’d. This foundation model is optimized for natural language tasks and it comes in 4 sizes (gecko, otter, bison, and unicorn). To date, unicorn doesn’t exist yet, no pun intended… unless one decides to stick an ice cream cone on a pony’s forehead at… Read More…
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GCP BigQuery: Finding Expensive Queries
Problem This post applies to you if: Solution The GCP billing report can tell us the cost breakdown of the services used over time, but it cannot tell us why it costs this much. To get the whys, we need to pull additional data to paint a fuller picture. Filtering the Logs There are several… Read More…