Category: System Architecture
How to develop an AWS hosted Discord Bot
Introduction This semester, our team set itself the goal of developing a game for a Discord bot. Taking inspiration from Hitster and Nobody’s Perfect, we created Headliner.Over three rounds, players receive meta information about a newspaper article, such as what happened, who was involved, where it happened, and when. Based on this information, each player…
Tools zur automatischen Erstellung von SBOMs
Transparenz und Sicherheit durch automatisierte Software-Stücklisten Anmerkung: Dieser Blogpost wurde während dem Sommersemester 2025 für das Modul Enterprise IT (113601a) verfasst. 1. Einleitung Moderne Software besteht längst nicht mehr nur aus eigenem Quellcode. In nahezu jedem Projekt werden große Mengen externer Bibliotheken, Frameworks und Open-Source-Komponenten genutzt. Wie auch bei physischen Lieferketten sind jedoch auch die einzelnen…
Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT and Language Models, Cloud Technologies, DevOps, Rich Media Systems, Scalable Systems, Student Projects, System ArchitectureHow to (not) get rich using TikTok and AWS
In our Software Development for Cloud Computing course, we were tasked with building something, anything, using the cloud. After various discarded ideas, our team decided to create a platform aimed at automatically generating short-form videos. In this blog post, we will go over our development journey, the architectural decisions we made, the technologies we chose…
Die Meere der Systemtechnik navigieren: Eine Reise durch die Bereitstellung einer Aktien-Webanwendung in der Cloud
Auf zu neuen Ufern: Einleitung Die Cloud-Computing-Technologie hat die Art und Weise, wie Unternehmen Anwendungen entwickeln, bereitstellen und skalieren, revolutioniert. In diesem Beitrag, der im Rahmen der Vorlesung “143101a System Engineering und Management” entstanden ist, werden wir uns darauf konzentrieren, wie eine bereits bestehende Webanwendung zur Visualisierung und Filterung von Aktienkennzahlen auf der IBM Cloud-Infrastruktur…
- Allgemein, Student Projects, System Architecture, System Designs, System Engineering, Teaching and Learning
Using Keycloak as IAM for our hosting provider service
Discover how Keycloak can revolutionize your IAM strategy and propel your projects to new heights of security and efficiency.
Allgemein, Cloud Technologies, Databases, System Architecture, System Designs, Teaching and Learning, Web PerformanceCost-Efficient Server Structure: Merging Static and Dynamic API
While developing our guessing game, “More or Less”, we found a method to significantly reduce traffic on our serverless API, leading to cost savings and an improved content creation experience. The Problem In our game, players can contribute their own game modes, using the web editor. Additionally, we develop game modes ourselves to guarantee high-quality…
Allgemein, Cloud Technologies, Databases, Scalable Systems, System Architecture, System Designs, Teaching and Learning, Web PerformanceOptimizing List Views: Structuring Data Efficiently in Firestore
While developing our guessing game “More or Less”, we encountered a common challenge many developers face: determining the structure of our data model. Challenge 1: List vs. Detailed View Many websites show an excerpt of their content in a list view. In our “More or Less” game, for example, we see a series of game…
- Cloud Technologies, Design Patterns, Secure Systems, System Architecture, System Designs, System Engineering
High Availability and Reliability in Cloud Computing: Ensuring Seamless Operation Despite the Threat of Black Swan Events
Introduction Nowadays cloud computing has become the backbone of many businesses, offering unparalleled flexibility, scalability and cost-effectiveness. According to O’Reilly’s Cloud Adoption report from 2021, more than 90% of organizations rely on the cloud to run their critical applications and services [1]. High availability and reliability of cloud computing systems has never been more important, as…
Grids are Dead – or are they?
Huge datasets – not enough computing power. What to do? Don’t worry! The supercomputer concept Grid Computing is here to save you! With the rise of cloud computing, fewer companies decide upon using Grid Computing – and even less know what the latter really is or how it can be used. What’s behind this matter?…
- Allgemein, Scalable Systems, System Architecture, System Designs, System Engineering, Ultra Large Scale Systems
Fog Computing: Solving the limitations of Cloud and Edge Computing
Fog computing offers a compromise between cloud and edge computing for real-time, scalable data analysis. Ideal for regional applications and IoT. However, authentication and privacy issues must be addressed.