Comparative Analysis of Azure SQL Data Sync and Read-Only Replicas in Database Management

Azure SQL Database and Azure Database for PostgreSQL offer two primary data replication solutions: Azure Data Sync and Read-Only replica. While both services facilitate data replication, they serve distinct purposes…

EIP: Message Gateway Pattern

In the realm of enterprise system integration, the Message Gateway pattern plays a pivotal role in streamlining communication between disparate systems. This article delves into the essentials of the Message…

Private Link vs. Azure Firewall DNAT

Utilizing Azure Private Link and Azure Firewall with DNAT presents distinct approaches to accessing web apps, balancing between security and exposure. Private Link emphasizes utmost security and simplicity, ensuring no…

Hub & Spoke Reference Architecture

This is a simple reference architecture for an Azure Hub and Spoke infrastructure.

API Gateway Design Patterns: Proxy & Edge

Summary The API Proxy Pattern serves as an intermediary, enhancing individual API interactions by adding functionalities such as rate limiting, logging, and security checks, ensuring smoother and more secure data…

Token Exchange Types

Token exchange is the process of exchanging one type of security token for another. It is a crucial aspect of authorization in modern web-based applications and services. There are several…

Securing Access Token Keys

Sometimes it’s not possible to hide access keys when making an API call. The suggestions below provide 20 ways to hide access keys when making API calls, such as using…

Idempotent Receivers EIP

An idempotent receiver is a message receiver that ensures that the processing of a message is executed only once, even if the message is received multiple times. This is useful…

Control Bus Architecture EIP

A Control Bus (CB) is a messaging architecture that enables enterprise integration by facilitating the exchange of control messages among different systems and applications. It acts as a mediator between…

Polling Consumer EIP

A polling consumer design pattern is a software architecture pattern commonly used in messaging systems, where a client application polls a message queue or a data source periodically to check…