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Ida has a Master's Degree in Communication Management from the University of Wrocław. For over 7 years, she has been creating content that connects the worlds of technology and business. At FOTC, she is a Content Manager.

Google Cloud

Faster application development with Google App Engine

Head full of ideas and a day too short? Whether you’re programming as a hobbyist after hours, building your startup, or creating a proof of concept for your company, you should get to know App Engine. It’s a cloud service that will allow you to focus on creating code, thanks to automating most infrastructure operations....

Ida Ożarowska 21 December 2022
Google Cloud

An app’s security is a joint effort. About a shared responsibility model

Providing security of corporate data, systems and applications in the public cloud is a collaborative effort. It requires commitment, both on the service provider’s and the customer’s sides. Who is responsible for what in this duo? This is defined by the shared responsibility model. Corporate data in the cloud can be a tasty morsel for...

Ida Ożarowska 19 December 2022
Technologies

What is a data warehouse? Definition and key concepts

Do you know what data your company has? What digital footprints are left by website customers? What is in your CRM systems, company spreadsheets, or analytical tools linked to the website? I bet you or your colleagues monitor this data, conduct analysis and are guided by the numbers when making business decisions. But do you...

Ida Ożarowska 16 December 2022
Google Cloud

Discover Compute Engine – virtual machines in the Google Cloud

A VM is a digital computer that can be run on any hardware – laptop, server or in the cloud. VMs are also offered by cloud providers. This means that you can set up and run on-demand any instance that, on a physical level, is installed on the provider’s server. In Google Cloud, the virtual...

Ida Ożarowska 16 December 2022
Google Cloud

Docker Swarm – what is it, and when can you use it?

When developing an application, have you ever had to go through many bugs that only appeared after deployment to the server? And did you have to stop yourself from saying the magic phrase “weird, it works for me”? Or, when implementing a patch, did you have to shut down the service for a while, which...

Ida Ożarowska 13 December 2022
Google Cloud

What is Proof of Concept, and how does it relate to cloud adoption?

Suppose you’re launching a tech startup, creating a new tool, planning a sizable refactoring or thinking about migrating and making more robust use of managed cloud services; you probably know that none of these actions should be taken hastily.  The first step should be to validate the idea, i.e. to get an answer to the...

Ida Ożarowska 8 December 2022
Google Cloud

Cloud Run – rapid deployment of applications in the Google Cloud

The cloud takes most of the burden off IT teams. Its managed services take over the maintenance work, leaving more room for development and innovation. The services allow faster deployment and app modification, ensure high availability by instant scaling in response to current demand, and lead to cost optimisation through the pay-as-you-use billing method. Compute...

Ida Ożarowska 8 December 2022
Technologies

High availability – explanation and best practices

Potential failure and associated operational downtime are real nightmares for businesses. In some industries, service disruptions can be disastrous, not least for financial reasons. Can we ensure that systems are as reliable as possible? How do you eliminate the risk of failure and ensure reliability at the highest possible level? The solution may lie in...

Ida Ożarowska 5 December 2022
Google Cloud

Google Cloud Speech-to-Text – what is it, and how to use it?

Speech-to-text transcription is a breakthrough technology that enhances everyday human-machine interaction. It allows computers to recognise speech and respond to spoken commands. This translates into the automation of many activities and the creation of new productivity tools or customer service support systems. Google Cloud Speech-to-Text service – what is it? Speech-to-Text is one of Google Cloud services....

Ida Ożarowska 18 November 2022
Google Cloud

What is machine learning, and why does it matter?

What is machine learning? Machine learning is about extracting knowledge from the data. ML is a subfield of artificial intelligence which empowers machines to learn from past data or experiences without being explicitly programmed. It enables automatic predictions or supporting decision-making processes by analysing tonnes of structured or semi-structured historical data. Machine learning use cases....

Ida Ożarowska 15 November 2022
Google Cloud

What to choose: on-premise, private, public, hybrid, or multi-cloud?

There are several solutions for storing IT resources in a company: in-house data centre, private cloud, public cloud… It is also possible to use more than one environment simultaneously, thus managing a hybrid cloud or a multi-cloud solution. The article outlines what each type of infrastructure brings about and its benefits and drawbacks. There is...

Ida Ożarowska 27 October 2022
Google Cloud

Google Cloud Functions – a serverless cloud service

How fine-grained level can you reach when it comes to application development? A virtual machine? A node? A container? Or maybe a single function? Find out how to build and extend a product in the cloud quickly and at a relatively low cost using the Cloud Functions service. But before we start, a few words...

Ida Ożarowska 14 October 2022
Google Cloud

Prepare your company for the worst with Business Continuity Plan

Ensuring business continuity is crucial for a company to function correctly and respond efficiently to crises. Why is this important, and what should you pay attention to when creating a Business Continuity Plan?  Every business is exposed to crisis situations; some are universal, some industry-specific, e.g., droughts or intense hail storms in agriculture. Risks also...

Ida Ożarowska 12 October 2022
Technologies

What is a cloud-native approach, and why it’s worth taking?

They say, “forget about the infrastructure”, but is that even possible? It sounds almost like a dream, especially for a small company developing a new application that can conquer the market. However, the ideal is within reach, to be achieved thanks to the cloud-native approach. The hitherto monolithic development and deployment model doesn’t work well...

Ida Ożarowska 7 October 2022
Google Cloud

Multicloud strategy – a way to benefit from many clouds at once?

There’re many cloud service providers, and each offers slightly different solutions. Some focus on startups, others on enterprise-grade businesses. Building up a portfolio of services over the years, they’ve come with specialised offers, e.g., maps platforms, voice-to-text services, or out-of-the-box machine learning models. Every company considering cloud migration has to face a decision: which one...

Ida Ożarowska 19 August 2022
Google Cloud

Containerisation – what are containers, and why are they so popular?

Scalability, high performance, the effectiveness of resource consumption and relatively low cost; these are just some of the advantages that containerisation offers. Today we explain what containers are and what your business can gain from them.  Scenario #1: A new application works flawlessly in the local environment, but right after deployment on the server, it...

Ida Ożarowska 9 August 2022
Google Cloud

Firebase – how does it work and how to use it?

What is Firebase? Firebase is a cloud platform for creating and developing mobile apps, including mobile games. Its set of products is available within the Google Cloud infrastructure and compatible with other Google services. Today, creating mobile apps and games is relatively easy. Mobile games already account for 53% of the total gaming market, and...

Ida Ożarowska 3 August 2022
Google Cloud

Understandable and accessible data with Business Intelligence solutions

Almost no company relies only on intuition when making business decisions; many prefer to trust numbers. Firms aggregate data, check whether KPIs have anything to do with performance, and look for improvement opportunities. But they often don’t have the big picture.  The truth is that hardly ever one can unleash the full potential of data...

Ida Ożarowska 25 July 2022
Technologies

What is microservice architecture, and why it’s worth implementing?

Microservice architecture is becoming more and more popular. Hearing so much about it, have you wondered is this the only right direction? Let’s take a look at microservices’ characteristics, their advantages and disadvantages, and consider in which scenarios they’ll work better than a monolithic architecture. Microservice architecture – definition and major idea behind it “Microservices”...

Ida Ożarowska 7 July 2022
Google Cloud

Amazon Web Services vs Microsoft Azure vs Google Cloud Platform – which cloud to choose?

Choosing a cloud provider isn’t easy. Whether you plan to migrate to the cloud or launch a new application, the choice may affect the further shape of the product, the possibility of development or changes in infrastructure architecture. It might seem that all public clouds have a similar set of services. But the devil is...

Ida Ożarowska 8 June 2022
Google Cloud

What is serverless, and how does it work?

A mobile or web application doesn’t consist only of a colourful user interface or interactive elements. Besides frontend, every app has a backend layer, where the advanced magic happens – among servers, network connections, or databases. Maintaining an entire system, its every element, may be costly and time-consuming. But what if you would delegate backend...

Ida Ożarowska 18 May 2022
Google Cloud

What is Google Cloud Storage, and how to use it?

You can store files on a smartphone, on a computer, external drive, and in a cloud – for example, in the Google Cloud. If the phone drops from the 8th floor, the computer falls into eternal sleep, or a reckless developer spills coffee over a server, you’ll not recover files stored on the psychical device....

Ida Ożarowska 9 May 2022
Google Cloud

15 reasons to create and develop a startup with Google Cloud solutions

Let’s say you have a promising startup idea. But what’s next? How to bring the concept to market? Apart from formal issues, such as registering a company or obtaining financing, it is important to design the product well. Especially when you’re developing an IT startup that will leverage new technologies like Cloud Computing, Big Data,...

Ida Ożarowska 6 April 2022
Business

Fly On The Cloud transforms into FOTC to focus on Google Cloud solutions

On August 3, 2021, we completed a rebranding that resulted in the evolution of Fly On The Cloud into three separate brands – including the FOTC brand, specializing exclusively in Google Cloud solutions. The article will show you how separating the specializations will allow us to better respond to market needs and what exactly is...

Ida Ożarowska 3 August 2021
Google Cloud

How to use Google Cloud to get better marketing results?

In the world of marketing, the term “conventional” stopped having a clear and simple definition. Conventions and practices change so often that even some bulletproof methods have to be constantly readjusted to growing marketing needs.    An innovative marketer always tries to find new ways to extract tangible value from different sources of customer data.     One...

Carl Fisher 9 June 2021
Google Cloud

Disaster Recovery Plan – how to keep applications available when a failure strikes

Today, the operations of many businesses rely on the availability of IT systems. Many companies, operating so far in the offline domain only, have undergone a rapid digital transformation as a result of the pandemic. Entering the online world translates, on the one hand, into a better workflow and greater flexibility and, on the other...

Ida Ożarowska 12 March 2021
Google Workspace

Cloud technologies made simple. What is cloud computing and what can you gain from it?

Clouds are no longer just above our heads; they are with us in homes and offices. And it’s not a new type of stratocumulus but a cloud that was born on the ground – from thousands of servers and kilometres of wires. It’s called cloud computing and has little to do with the actual sky....

Ida Ożarowska 1 December 2020
Technologies

Enterprise cloud – everything you need to know before implementation

Cloud computing, cloud data – these expressions have gained popularity in the last years. Millions of companies use the cloud and significantly benefit from its key features – financially, but also in terms of efficiency, the comfort of file storage, or team collaboration. We’re going to show you what cloud computing is, what kinds of...

Ida Ożarowska 19 November 2020
Google Cloud

Cloud SQL – a cloud database. What is it and why is it worth using?

A database is an inseparable element of any application or an IT system. It retains new information and changes made by users, other devices or processes (e.g. on the ‘Internet of things’ platforms).

Ida Ożarowska 6 November 2020
Google Cloud

The 3 most common e-commerce problems on Black Friday – how to prevent them?

Black Friday is a tradition that came from overseas. In Europe, Black Friday is gaining popularity in the online sales segment. Global statistics show that in 2019, 40% of all purchases made on Black Friday took place online. In 2020, this value was to increase to 61%. Black Friday (or Black Weekend or even Black Week...

Ida Ożarowska 23 September 2020
Google Cloud

How does Google Cloud partner support cloud migration?

Cloud migration is becoming more and more popular among modern companies. Implementing a cloud solution within an organization can increase IT efficiency, transfer the workforce from maintenance to development, or guarantee flexibility and scalability. One of the most frequent incentives for cloud migration is the will to optimize infrastructure costs.  Despite this, it is not easy to decide to migrate to the...

Ida Ożarowska 12 August 2020
Google Cloud

How Google Cloud Platform and artificial intelligence support the e-commerce industry

Today, around 16% of retail sales are made via the internet. It is predicted that by 2023 e-commerce will take over 22% of the market. The sales sector is becoming more and more digitised – even stores that only sell on a stationary basis benefit from the support of new technologies in logistics, product lifecycle...

Ida Ożarowska 7 August 2020
Google Cloud

20 reasons to choose Google Cloud Platform

Every system, every web page, and every application needs to be set up on a server – a piece of computer hardware that makes it possible to run services anywhere. Depending on the needs, companies go for different solutions: hosting, a virtual private server, an own physical server, or computing cloud services. In the case...

Ida Ożarowska 22 July 2020
Google Cloud

What is the Google Cloud Platform and how does it support business?

Business is going through a digital transformation. Companies go online or focus on greater technology adoption. The internet has become a meeting spot for e-commerce and services associated with entertainment, finance, construction, or medicine. There is a growing number of advanced solutions – internet platforms, mobile applications and internal company systems. Each of them should have...

Ida Ożarowska 5 June 2020
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