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Microsoft Azure
Amazon Web Services
Google Cloud Platform
Digital Ocean
Cloud infrastructure reduces hardware risks and enables scaling
Owning physical servers is no longer a popular choice - everything can be stored and maintained using the cloud infrastructure. Custom web servers, storage, firewalls can be created or destroyed without expensive investments and long setup times.
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Docker based virtualization
Regular and fast functionality updates and bugfixes
Easy to roll back in case of failure
Automated testing
CI/CD tools save time and resources
Once correctly set up (yes, setup can be a challenge), CI/CD pipelines allow to automatically deploy new features or bug fixes to Stage or Production environments, after all tests and code reviews have been approved.
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Service monitoring and mobile notifications
Offsite backups
Database backups for quick data recovery
Reporting services
Critical infrastructure monitoring
Due to modern complexity and the variety of applications and tools working in the background, regular updating and monitoring can help to identify any problems at an early stage and take appropriate action. Not only full backup, but also small database backups that can be quickly restored help you keep up with small-scale data corruption or human error.
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Linux server administration
Security and maintenance updates
Docker application updates
Third party package updates
Regular updates to your infrastructure
Modern application use large number of tools and third party libraries - it is critical to apply regular updates to everything starting from server operating system to PHP frameworks and third party libraries used for different tasks.
