How to Flush a Postfix Mail Queue
Many companies turn to Postfix as their mail transfer agent (MTA). As a free and open-source tool, Postfix is a reliable solution for routing and delivering electronic mail at scale. During routine administration, Postfix users may need to view, flush, and purge their mail queues. These actions are basic in concept but enable a user…
Read MoreWhat Is Cloud Agnostic?
Learn more about the pros and cons of cloud agnostic tools for your organization. In this article, you will learn about: Table of Contents What Does Cloud Agnostic Mean? At the general level, “cloud agnostic” means that your applications and workloads can function on any cloud platform. Instead of getting stuck with one platform, you…
Read MoreMessage Queue vs. Publish-Subscribe
If you’re trying to tie distributed systems together, you’re likely considering implementing a message queue or perhaps a publish-subscribe pattern. Here’s the difference between these two options and information to help you choose the right solution. The flexibility and scalability of IronMQ allows you to have both in one platform. Book a free demo and…
Read MoreQueueing Emails With Python IronMQ and SendGrid
Are you sending emails from within a web app? If yes, you need to do so asynchronously or else you’ll block requests and prevent completion. Without the right solution, you’ll end up with additional, slow requests in order to construct the content of your emails, reducing productivity and impacting your efficiency. If you are seeking…
Read MoreHow to Create a Docker Container?
App development and deployment now needs to be slicker and simpler than ever. To stay ahead of the competition, you need to be able to get your app up and running quickly without a ton of conflict issues or worrying that problems will arise depending upon which device is running it. That’s where the Docker…
Read MoreAutomating Image Processing | Amazon S3
In this blog post, we will be focusing on the following use case. Assume you have images in an S3 bucket, and you wish to automate the process of applying some filters to these images and publishing them again to S3. The steps we will follow are: Configure AWS S3 and Iron.io services Create an…
Read MoreHow to Optimize Database Performance?
Databases support today’s apps, but many organizations face problems due to lots of write actions happening at once. Handling this challenge is crucial, as 47% of users expect a website to load in under 2 seconds (source: Neil Patel). This post looks at how to optimize database performance and enhance user experience using IronMQ and IronWorker.…
Read MoreAWS Fargate vs. Google Cloud Run
Overview Ditch server maintenance with serverless computing! Dive into our head-to-head comparison of AWS Fargate’s renowned deployment prowess, Google Cloud Run’s cutting-edge scalability, and the seamless integration of Iron.io’s IronWorker that bridges the gap between these giants. As serverless solutions continue to reshape the industry, it’s crucial to explore which titan—or perhaps a combination—best fits…
Read MoreDocker vs. AWS AMI: What’s the Difference?
Docker and AWS AMI are two terms you might come across in application development. What are the differences between them? A simple explanation: Docker is an open-source platform that develops and runs applications. An Amazon Machine Image (AMI) is a supported Linux image provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS.) In short, open-source platform vs. Linux image. The differences run much deeper than this. Read on to learn the variations between Docker vs. AWS AMI.…
Read MoreRabbitMQ vs IronMQ
Vs A messaging queue is like a line at the grocery store for computer processes, ensuring they take turns properly, and helping the whole system run smoothly and handle more work. As a developer, it makes it easier for you to build and manage complex programs by ensuring different parts can communicate smoothly and handle…
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