How to monitor logs with Splunk

Operational intelligence and log management.

1. Knowledge
1. Splunk is a log monitoring solution.
2. Strategy
1. Install Splunk as host server.
2. Configure host to listen to clients on the default port.
3. Install the Universal Forwarder as a rpm on client machines.
4. Configure the forwarders to send to the host.
5. Verify it all works.
3. Execution

How to base data with PostgreSQL

The world's most advanced open source database.

1. Knowledge
1. PostgreSQL is an open-source database.
2. Strategy
1. Install on AWS EC2 Ubuntu.
2. Configure the database.
3. A example Python script is provided.
3. Execution

How to store data with Druid

Fast column-oriented distributed datastore.

1. Knowledge
1. Druid is an open-source distributed data store, currently utilized by Netflix, Yahoo and others.
2. Strategy
1. Download the tarball.
2. Dependencies
1. Apache Derby
1. Install the tarball.
2. Configuration.
2. Zookeeper
1. Install by tutorial instructions.
3. Run the server.
4. Execute a simple query.
5. Execute a complex query, fast.
3. Execution

How to contain software with Docker

Lightweight. Open. Secure.

1. Knowledge
1. Docker allows you to package an application with all its dependencies into a standardized unit for software deployment.
2. Strategy
1. Linux
1. Tutorial
2. Mac OS X
3. Windows
3. Execution

How to teach a machine to learn

Machine learning in Python.

1. Knowledge
1. Scikit-learn is a toolkit for machine learning in Python.
2. It explains how it solves machine learning problems. 
2. Strategy
1. Scikit-learn provides a tutorial for getting started.
2. Although, where do we even start if our application is huge, nuanced and complex? Let's use nearest-neighbor thinking to build off a similar solution! (a quick google search found it)
3. Execution

How to keep secrets with Vault

A tool for managing secrets.

1. Knowledge
1. Vault is a data-store for your infrastructure's tokens, passwords, certificates, API keys, and generally all things secret.
2. Strategy
1. Installation
1. Download and install the binary.
2. Configuration
1. A config file is loaded with the Vault CLI -config flag.
2. Two fields are required, Backend and Listener.
1. Backend is where the Vault data is stored.
2. Listener is where Vault receives API requests.
3. Execution

How to monitor services with Consul

1. Knowledge

   

   Service discovery and configuration made easy

   
   
2. Strategy
1. Installation
2. Configuration
3. Execution