Blog by Jay Mutkawoa (Nitin)

Installing packages with Brew on OSX

Post Author By Nitin J Mutkawoa
Post Date December 23, 2016
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Installing packages on OS X can be fun as same as on Linux operating system. No more drag and drop to install applications!! I use Brew to install application on my MAC OS X. At the time im writing this [Read More…]

Cloud Computing

Changing Instance Type on Amazon Web Service – AWS

Post Author By Nitin J Mutkawoa
Post Date December 7, 2016
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Some days back, i had to downgrade an AWS (Amazon Web Service) EC2 instance type. I thought it was quite complex, but it is not. Since the disk is a different entity in the AWS service, by downgrading CPU or [Read More…]

MeetUps and Presentations

ISOC IETF session & Side conference at AFRINIC-25

Post Author By Nitin J Mutkawoa
Post Date December 1, 2016
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AFRINIC-25 was held at Sofitel Imperial Resort & Spa in Mauritius this year from 25th to 30th of November 2016. Members of cyberstorm.mu were proud to be present during the ISOC IETF session. Logan, who is also a member of [Read More…]

Cloud Computing MeetUps and Presentations

Reducing costs with and simplify VM storage with VMware VSAN

Post Author By Nitin J Mutkawoa
Post Date October 25, 2016
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I recently attended another meeting on VMware VSAN by Altaro – How VMware VSAN can reduce cost and simplify your VM storage ? This presentation was carried out by Theresa Miller, vExpert and Andy Syrewicze, Technical Evangelist. A brief explanation [Read More…]

Security

Web Security Fundamentals by Varonis

Post Author By Nitin J Mutkawoa
Post Date October 16, 2016
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Some days back, i received an invitation to attend an online course by Varonis on Web Security Fundamentals which has been conducted by Troy Hunt. I should say though this course is for beginners, its worth watching and pretty interesting. [Read More…]

Linux System

Overlay Union Filesystems in Linux

Returning to the world of blogging after nearly a month’s hiatus, I find myself intrigued by the concept of Overlay Filesystems. This article has piqued my curiosity, and I am convinced it will offer valuable insights for my future endeavors. [Read More…]

Posted on February 18, 2024February 18, 2024 by Nitin J Mutkawoa

Uncategorized AKA Non-Tech-Stuffs

My indoor plants in Winter 2024

I used to have a cool indoor greenhouse in my living room growing lettuce, arugula, and thyme. However, since I work from home most of the time and need a dedicated office space, I decided to make some changes. I [Read More…]

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Nitin J Mutkawoa

Cloud Computing

Playing around with SSM, Tags, and Resource Group in AWS

AWS Systems Manager is a service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that helps you automate and manage your infrastructure at scale. It provides a unified user interface so that you can view operational data from multiple AWS services and [Read More…]

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Nitin J Mutkawoa

Blockchain and Fintech

Smart Contracts and Tokens in Ethereum

Smart contracts in Ethereum are self-executing contracts with the terms of the agreement directly written into code. They are computer programs that run on the Ethereum blockchain and automatically enforce the rules and conditions defined within their code. If you [Read More…]

Posted on January 17, 2024January 18, 2024 by Nitin J Mutkawoa

Blockchain and Fintech

Ethereum, Solidity and Decentralization

Ethereum can be considered a technology that is more capable than Bitcoin. In a traditional Blockchain technology like Bitcoin, I mentioned how Bitcoin is mostly focused on a ledger system with records and algorithms backing up the transactions. But Ethereum [Read More…]

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Nitin J Mutkawoa

Blockchain and Fintech

Proof of Stake in Blockchain

In some of my previous articles, I wrote about the Consensus protocol. If you had been following closely, you would have come across the term several times. I explained how Consensus is a mechanism by which participants in a distributed [Read More…]

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Nitin J Mutkawoa