Ben Makansi

Ben Makansi

Compute Engine MIG Autohealing & Automatic Restart

Compute Engine MIG Autohealing & Automatic Restart

Ben Makansi Ben Makansi May 23rd, 2025 5 minute read

Understanding Google Cloud Platform's (GCP) Compute Engine Managed Instance Groups (MIGs) and their reliability features is essential knowledge for the... more »

Normalization vs. Denormalization in BigQuery

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Ben Makansi Ben Makansi May 22nd, 2025 6 minute read

When structuring a database, one of the first decisions you need to make is whether to normalize or denormalize your data. This decision shapes how you... more »

What to Know About Google Cloud Marketplace for the ACE Exam

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Ben Makansi Ben Makansi May 21st, 2025 4 minute read

If you're preparing for the Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer (ACE) certification exam, something that you need to know about, which many people... more »

Google Compute Engine Settings: On-Host Maintenance

Google Compute Engine Settings: On-Host Maintenance

Ben Makansi Ben Makansi May 20th, 2025 3 minute read

In the world of cloud computing, the seamless operation of virtual machines (VMs) is paramount. However, underlying this virtual layer is a vast... more »

Cloud Storage Signed URLs: Temporary Access Without Overhead

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Ben Makansi Ben Makansi May 19th, 2025 3 minute read

In many application environments, there’s a recurring need to share access to files stored in Google Cloud Storage, often with users or systems... more »

Google Compute Engine: Network Settings for the PCA Exam

Google Compute Engine: Network Settings for the PCA Exam

Ben Makansi Ben Makansi May 18th, 2025 5 minute read

When you create a virtual machine (VM) in Google Cloud Compute Engine, you will be prompted to select network settings as part of the setup process.The... more »

GKE Container Security Best Practices

GKE Container Security Best Practices

Ben Makansi Ben Makansi May 17th, 2025 6 minute read

Running workloads on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) gives teams the ability to scale quickly, deploy efficiently, and build modern applications. But as... more »

Shared VPC Explained: A Feature for Multi-Project Networking

Shared VPC Explained: A Feature for Multi-Project Networking

Ben Makansi Ben Makansi May 16th, 2025 5 minute read

In many Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments, especially those that involve multiple teams or departments, managing network infrastructure can... more »

Cloud Pub/Sub: Push vs Pull Subscriptions

Cloud Pub/Sub: Push vs Pull Subscriptions

Ben Makansi Ben Makansi May 13th, 2025 3 minute read

Understanding Push vs Pull Subscriptions in Google Cloud Pub/SubGoogle Cloud Pub/Sub enables asynchronous communication between services using a... more »