Error handling is critical in any application to ensure users receive clear, actionable feedback when something goes wrong. With over 18 years of tech solution-building experience, I’ve seen developers focus solely on writing code while neglecting error handling, leaving it to the testing team. However, by investing just a little effort into unit testing and…
Securing web services is crucial for protecting sensitive data and ensuring only authorized users can access your APIs. Without proper security measures, web services are vulnerable to attacks like unauthorized access, data breaches, and malicious exploitation. This guide covers key practices such as HTTPS, API keys, OAuth 2.0, JWT tokens, and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)…
In new era of software development, the terms microservices and web services often come up when discussing scalable, flexible architectures. In my 18+ years of tech-building, I can affirm that while they may appear similar and are often used interchangeably in modern development, despite their similarities, they fulfils different roles and deliver distinct benefits. Understanding…
When building a web service, one of the first decisions you’ll need to make is choosing between REST and SOAP—the two primary protocols for communication between applications. In my 18+ year enterprise building application, both protocols allow us to exchange data over networks, they have distinct differences in terms of architecture, flexibility, and use cases.…
Web services are the backbone of many applications, enabling communication between different systems over the internet. With over 18 years of enterprise-building experience, I’ve worked hands-on with every aspect of web services throughout my tech career. From hotel bookings to mobile employee attendance updates to sending alerts on messaging app, web services drive these critical…
Memories of the BackPost: NIT Rourkela, Year 2006
NIT Rourkela would be incomplete without mentioning the BackPost near Hall 5, a place that holds deep significance for the boys’ hostel residents, especially from 2nd to 4th year. It was where (2002-2006) we spent countless hours—discussing, Ragging, planning, dreaming, and exchanging ideas. This spot became a hub of conversation, where we talked about everything,…
Managing memory in Linux is crucial for ensuring optimal performance, especially on servers handling high loads. In my previous TechConcept, I highlighted one crucial aspect of memory management: swap memory, which plays a vital role when your system is running low on physical RAM. But when exactly does Linux use swap memory, and why is…
Saraswati Puja NIT Rourkela Hall 5 Year 2004
In 2005, during our third year at NIT Rourkela, my friends Alok, Amit, and I decided to bring something unique to our lives at Hall 5. NIT Rourkela wasn’t just about academics; it was a hub of cultures, traditions, and people from across India. Inspired by this diversity, we thought of installing a Saraswati idol…
Managing memory resources effectively is key to maintaining optimal performance for your EC2 instances. Leveraging my 18+ years of tech expertise, I have helped companies to cut costs dramatically through effective server optimizations like creating a swap file to prevent out-of-memory issues. Swap space acts as an extension of your server’s RAM by utilizing disk…
If your Linux servers are running slow or facing memory issues, it’s time for a tech cleanup. With 18+ years of experience building enterprise applications, I’ve learned that you must regularly get your hands dirty with the servers running your code. Armed with the right knowledge, you can quickly free up memory and enhance your…
Have you ever received a call claiming your bank card is locked and offering help to unfreeze it? This is a classic fake tech support scam, and in my 18+ years of tech experience, I’ve dealt with countless calls like these. Fake tech support scams are a growing cybersecurity threat, where scammers pose as legitimate…
In my 18+ years of tech experience, I’ve faced ransomware attacks twice, which pushed me to fortify my data, tech and make more informed decisions about cybersecurity. Ransomware attacks are one of the most dangerous and costly cybersecurity threats today. This type of malware encrypts your files, rendering them inaccessible until you pay a ransom…
As a Tech Advisor, I’m often asked how to protect against online scams. With 18+ years of tech experience, I know that online phishing scams are increasingly common, and staying informed is your best defense. Phishing scams are one of the most common cyber threats today, targeting individuals and organizations alike. Attackers use fraudulent emails,…
In over 18 years of building enterprise applications, one critical concept has faded into the background with the rise of NoSQL databases and non-computer science developers making database design decisions. I’m talking about database design principles—Normalization and Denormalization—key to maximizing data integrity and performance. Both approaches serve distinct purposes, depending on whether your database is…
With over 18 years of enterprise-building experience, I know: no matter how much you’ve optimized your data, database-specific optimizations are always on the table. As your database scales, ensuring strong query performance is crucial, but you can push it even further by leveraging optimizer hints and database-specific enhancements. Modern relational database management systems (RDBMS) come…
With 18+ years of experience building enterprise tech solutions, I know: as data volumes grow, scaling traditional relational databases can quickly become a bottleneck—you must get creative to manage them at scale. Here’s the concept Sharding comes in—an essential partitioning technique that horizontally scales databases by distributing data across multiple servers or partitions, known as…
With 18+ years of experience in building enterprise applications, I assert: when working with databases, optimizing your queries is crucial for ensuring efficient data retrieval and processing. This tech concept, explores few effective strategies for handling query limitations, including pagination, window functions, and additional optimization techniques to enhance performance. 1. Efficient Pagination Fetching large result…
In my 18+ years of building enterprise applications, I have encountered numerous situations where improper management of concurrency and locking in a database has led to failures in data integrity and performance. Proper handling of database concurrency and locking mechanism helps prevent issues like contention and deadlocks. In this tech concept, we will explore best…
Building tech solutions for over 18 years, I constantly demanded: database and development teams select the right data types in system design—it’s crucial for optimizing storage efficiency and performance. Efficient data types not only save disk space but also enhance database query execution speeds and improve indexing. In this tech concept, we’ll explore best practices…
Building tech solutions for over 18 years, I have relentlessly demanded that our database team prioritize, efficient use of transactions to ensure data integrity and maintaining high-performance database systems. Poor transaction management can lead to resource locking, blocking, and even deadlocks, which hinder overall system performance. In this tech concept, we’ll explore best practices for…
