{ Akbar NoorMohamed }

After migrating my blog to 11ty last year, I no longer had to worry about managing SSL certificates, as Netlify automatically handles them via Let’s Encrypt. However, I still manage other sites where SSL certificate renewal is a manual process—especially for scenarios like getcfmljobs.com, which is hosted on a Windows server and requires annual SSL certificate renewal, involving manual authentication and installation.

Aug 31, 2024
3 minutes

Being a newbie to Home Assistant, I wanted to automate the changes to the configuration files/folder by pushing these backups to a private GitHub repository. This approach helps avoid exposing any secrets or API tokens and ensures that I can restore contents when required due to any failures of the Home Assistant instance.

Jul 22, 2024
4 minutes

This weekend, I completed the Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer certification. The exam is challenging, but continuous exploration of Fabric features through labs and the use of Microsoft Learn helped me pass it on the first attempt.

Jun 10, 2024
1 minute

This post aims to demonstrate how easy it is to use Lakehouse in Microsoft Fabric for data processing. In general, a data lakehouse represents a modern approach that combines the advantages of data lakes and data warehouses. It supports high-scale BI and machine learning while providing transactional support for both structured and unstructured data.

May 31, 2024
4 minutes

To start, you can load data for analysis into Power BI by using the “Get Data” option. Power BI offers a wide range of data sources and connections that allow you to import external or local data into the Power BI desktop.

Apr 21, 2024
2 minutes

This post outlines the steps for migrating an existing BlogCFC blog to a JamStack, with a focus on using Eleventy.

Mar 16, 2024
2 minutes

Microsoft’s Power BI is a centralized business intelligence application. It enables us to connect various data sources such as CSV files, databases (cloud or on-premises), transform and visualize data. Additionally, it facilitates easy sharing reports and visuals with other users. Power BI comprises four main components.

Feb 13, 2024
1 minute

First post of the year on my 11ty blog:-). Over this weekend, I completed the SAFe Scrum Master certfication. Presently been part of the SAFe journey at work for four years, however the certification provided more coverage on the theoretical aspect of it.

Jan 15, 2024
1 minute

First blog post from the super fast 11ty. Switching from the blogCFC engine is not the what I wanted but thought of giving a try with SSG which went well and smooth.

Dec 09, 2023
1 minute

Every release of ColdFusion is a ceremony to the CF community. Like the previous release, I started to create this new list for the 2021 release of ColdFusion. The CF 2021 list will get updated as soon as articles are published. I hope it will be handy to see a collection of tutorials on a single page for folks like me.

Jan 01, 2021
1 minute