In this article I’ll go through the advantages of using Aliyun Linux, a CentOS-based Linux distribution developed and maintained by Alibaba Cloud. Compared to other available Virtual Machines like Debian/Ubuntu or RHEL/CentOS (amongst others), Aliyun Linux is made in the cloud and for the cloud.     Alibaba optimised this distribution to the point that, […]

A terraform module to create a private Container Registry namespace and a RAM role able to pull/push from the namespace created. Alicloud Terraform Module. NOTE: This module uses AccessKey and SecretKey from profile and shared_credentials_file. If you have not set them yet, please install aliyun-cli and configure it. Architecture Diagram After using this module, the […]

If you follow me on Twitter or Linkedin and you are an Alibaba Cloud user, you probably know about Cirrus Audit Panel, the multicloud tool I’m building to help you optimise resources like Virtual Machines, Databases or Serverless Functions. The platform is currently under a public BETA and you can setup a free account at […]

When dealing with critical ECS instances, specially the ones running our applications, many times we worry about their performance all the time, sometimes to the point in where we need to pay or learn to use a number of platforms in order to monitor it. Although you can create automatic alarms using CloudMonitor, sometimes you […]

Learn how your devices can connect to Alibaba Cloud’s Internet of Things (IoT) solution by setting up a simulated IoT device. Have a look to the Webinar I recorded while in Hangzhou at Alibaba’s offices last month. >> GitHub Repository with the full example For a modern IT-based enterprise, integrating your hardware into the cloud […]

Alberto Roura is an Alibaba Cloud MVP, Tech Writer and ACP Certified. He is the founder of Cirrus Audit, a Cloud Consultancy business that is currently trialing a public beta of its first SaaS product for SMEs, a multicloud optimisation tool with special focus on APAC providers. Cirrus Audit Panel is the multicloud resource optimisation […]

What we want to solve with this tutorial? The problem we want to solve with this article is a very recurrent one. That one that appears when you are developing a website in your local machine, but your client wants to see the progress as you work. The classic approach is to start an ECS […]

Cirrus Audit Panel is a multicloud resource optimisation SaaS platform targeted to SME businesses (investors welcomed). It aims to help IT professionals deal with multiple cloud providers and accounts at the same time, all without worrying too much about the technical jargon. You can see how a Virtual Machine performs and costs within seconds, no […]

This GitHub repository is been created to help you understand how to easily deal with emails when working on serverless architectures on Alibaba Cloud Function Compute. We make use of nodejs8 runtime and the official SendinBlue API wrapper sendinblue-api. To orchestrate all, we leverage fun, an amazing tool made by Alibaba Cloud that helps you form serverless […]

Today was published my tenth article in the official Blog of Alibaba Cloud (阿里云), named “Tengine, Docker, and PHP Application Best Practices“. If you want to have a look, you can find it in the following link: Tengine, Docker, and PHP Application Best Practices  

Today was published my ninth article in the official Blog of Alibaba Cloud (阿里云), named “Using PouchContainer to Deploy a Node Site in Alibaba Cloud“. If you want to have a look, you can find it in the following link: Using PouchContainer to Deploy a Node Site in Alibaba Cloud  

Alibaba Cloud (阿里云) is certainly becoming an obvious place where growing organisations are migrating their websites and campaigns to the cloud. This is helping them seeing a lot more prosperity in their operations. Thanks to their fantastic stack made of Apsara (Operating System), hardware and unique products, expect anything running there smoothly. Today, I’m going […]

Alibaba Cloud Academy is the certification and training department of Alibaba Cloud (阿里云). There you can learn from Alibaba Cloud experts, improve your skills and knowledge. All training courses are taught by qualified Alibaba Cloud experts providing a professional learning experience. With continuously updated training, these courses allow you to deepen your cloud expertise and keep […]

Last week, as part of being part of the Alibaba Cloud MVP family, I had the opportunity to enjoy  a phone interview with James Fitzgerald, a passionate of cloud computing San Franciscan who currently works as Global Cloud Training Specialist at Alibaba’s HQ in Hangzhou, totally a cloud “evangelist” as is said nowadays. After the chat, […]

Today was published my eighth article in the official Blog of Alibaba Cloud (阿里云), named “Build your first serverless website with Alibaba Cloud“. If you want to have a look, you can find it in the following link: Build your first serverless website with Alibaba Cloud