Operations | Monitoring | ITSM | DevOps | Cloud

July 2024

cloudzero

Cloud Agnostic Vs. Cloud Native: Key Differences And Use Cases

Jul 31, 2024 By CloudZero In CloudZero
The cloud computing space is constantly evolving — a fact that can sometimes set the stage for inconsistencies and confusion around both industry terminology and best practices. Cloud agnostic is one of those confusing terms, as is cloud native. But with the number of cloud agnostic and cloud native applications growing, it’s important to set the record straight.
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lumigo

OpenTelemetry Is The Strategic Choice

Jul 31, 2024 By Steve Waterworth In Lumigo
OpenTelemetry (OTel) should be at the heart of your observability strategy. There is no longer a need to pay for the collection of telemetry data; instead, use the unified OTel standard for all your telemetry data. Once you have the data in a standard form, you can choose where to process it, either on your own servers or via one of many SaaS providers.
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kelverion

Kelverion Offerings on the Azure Marketplace FAQ

Jul 31, 2024 By Rachel In Kelverion
Runbook Studio for Azure Automation is now available in the Azure Marketplace, as a monthly subscription via your existing Microsoft contract. Starting at just $50 per month, Azure Marketplace users can experience the ease and power of low-code, no-code automation running as a service in the Azure Cloud. The Azure Marketplace is new to most companies and we have been able to provide some answers to some common questions to demistify this different way of purchasing Kelverion products.
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InvGate

Enterprise Cloud Security: Best Practices and Insights

Jul 31, 2024 By Pablo Sencio In InvGate
Businesses are increasingly adopting cloud technologies for their scalability, cost efficiency, and performance benefits. However, along with the benefits come new challenges, particularly in ensuring robust security measures.Effective enterprise cloud security safeguards against threats and data breaches, forming a cornerstone of modern cybersecurity culture best practices. Let's explore key strategies, tools, and recommendations to fortify your cloud environments. Let's begin.
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anodot

AWS Savings Plan vs Reserved Instances: Your Complete Guide

Jul 31, 2024 By Perry Tapiero In Anodot
AWS has Savings Plans and Reserved Instances, two very different opportunities for users to save big on your cloud spend budget. But which of these two plans is best for you, and how can you start saving on your cloud management? In this guide, we’ll cover both options so you can make the best choice when using AWS.
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virtana

Unleashing Deep Observability with eBPF-Based Topology in Virtana AM

Jul 31, 2024 By Yash Shah In Virtana
In today’s dynamic and complex IT landscapes, maintaining visibility into application topologies is crucial for ensuring optimal performance, troubleshooting issues, and delivering exceptional end-user experiences. Did you know that 73% of IT leaders report increased difficulty in managing application performance due to rising complexity?
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Kentik Close-Up 04. Cloud Costs

Jul 31, 2024 By Kentik In Kentik
Nobody likes getting a surprise (and surprisingly large) bill from their cloud provider. But that doesn't stop it from happening a surprising number of times. In this episode, Kentik's Director of Technical Evangelism, Phil Gervasi, and Mike Krygeris, an Enterprise Solutions Architect, talk with host Leon Adato about how Kentik's tools help reduce the surprises and lower the cost of your cloud environment. While you're here, remember to like and subscribe to get notified about new episodes!
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How to do Azure Cost Analysis at Service and Meter level?

Jul 31, 2024 By Turbo360 In Turbo360
This video demonstrates how to use the Cost Analyzer to review expenses by service name and meter. This feature offers detailed cost breakdowns by subscriptions, resource groups, types, service names, and more. This granularity provides organizations with complete visibility into their Azure spending, ensuring transparency and compliance. For effective cloud cost management and governance strategies organizations rely on these insights for optimal resource utilization and budget control.
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turn it off

12 FinOps tools for AWS users

Jul 31, 2024 By Andromeda Booth In Turn It Off
Like DevOps, FinOps is a portmanteau word (a word made by combining two others) and a portmanteau concept. Where DevOps is the joining of development and operations, FinOps is the joining of operations and finance. Like DevOps, FinOps has arisen from a frustration with siloed business capacities, and again like DevOps, FinOps is a part cultural, part tool-driven practice.
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observiq

How to Ship AWS Cloudwatch Logs to Any Destination with OpenTelemetry

Jul 30, 2024 By Keith Schmitt In ObservIQ
Observability and log management are needed for a strong IT strategy. Two essential tools for these purposes are AWS CloudWatch and OpenTelemetry. AWS Cloudwatch provides real-time data and insights into AWS-powered applications' health, performance, and efficiency. On the other hand, OpenTelemetry is an open-source observability framework that assists developers in creating, gathering, and exporting telemetry data (such as traces, metrics, and logs) for analysis.
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megaport

Comparing Generative AI Offerings From Major Cloud Providers

Jul 30, 2024 By Megaport In Megaport
In the last two years, generative AI offerings have exploded in the cloud space (and everywhere else). Major Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) are perfectly positioned to lead these efforts thanks to the fact that they offer the very resources they require to build these models, and their customers are naturally early adopters and heavy users of AI.
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cloudzero

AWS Budget Alerts 101: Here's Everything You Need To Know

Jul 30, 2024 By Cody Slingerland In CloudZero
Picture a fast-growing company that depends heavily on AWS for its infrastructure but doesn’t use AWS Budget Alerts. One month, they received an AWS bill 50% higher than expected. Without any warnings, they could not address the cost anomalies in real time. This led to budget overruns and strained financial planning. The engineering team couldn’t explain to the finance operations how that happened. This situation highlights the need for AWS Budget Alerts.
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civo

Navigating the challenges of modern cloud computing

Jul 30, 2024 By Civo Team In Civo
To read the full findings from this research, visit The Cost of Cloud 2024 white paper by clicking here. As cloud computing continues to evolve, it brings many new challenges. Our latest white paper, "The Cost of Cloud 2024”, explores these emerging issues through the insights of over 500 industry professionals.
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exoprise

Is Azure Down?

Jul 29, 2024 By Stephen Killingsworth In Exoprise
As the reliance on cloud services like Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Azure Active Directory (AD) continues to soar, the need for robust monitoring tools has become critical. Ensuring optimal performance and availability of Azure services is vital for organizations shifting towards Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) for full-time or disaster recovery use.
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smikar

Differences Between Microsoft 365 and Office 365

Jul 29, 2024 By Mark In SmiKar Software
In today’s digital landscape, productivity tools are crucial for businesses and individuals alike. Two names that often come up in conversations about office suites are Microsoft 365 and Office 365. But what exactly are these tools, and how do they differ? Understanding the distinctions between Microsoft 365 and Office 365 can help you choose the best solution for your needs.
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changetower

Creating query-optimized content for Google AI overviews - Tips

Jul 29, 2024 By ChangeTower In ChangeTower
After the blockbuster announcement of Chat-GPT in fall of 2022, the SEO and copywriting worlds were thrown into chaos. With AI able to generate blocks of mostly solid content (mostly) in seconds, what would this mean for the future of SEO – where for years copywriters have commanded triple digit hourly wages to generate content meant to game Google search results?
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cloudzero

9 MongoDB Alternatives To Consider (And When To Use Each)

Jul 29, 2024 By Cody Slingerland In CloudZero
MongoDB has earned quite the credentials as a flexible, high scalability, and reliable database management system. Yet, it isn’t flawless. Several MongoDB alternatives now offer superior advantages for specific use cases. In this guide, we’ll share insights into the strengths and weaknesses of leading alternatives to MongoDB. By the end of this post, you will be in a better position to choose your next DBMS with confidence.
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turbo360

Enhancing User Experience with the In-App Wiki in Turbo360

Jul 29, 2024 By Praveena Jayanarayanan In Turbo360
In today’s digital age, providing users with quick and easy access to information is crucial. An in-app knowledge base can significantly enhance user experience by offering instant support and reducing the need for external help. It is for this reason that this knowledge base has been integrated within Turbo360 to enhance the user experience. Let’s dive into what an in-app knowledge base is, its benefits, and its impact on adding it to Turbo360.
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2bcloud

Exploring AWS Lambda: Performance and Cost Analysis of Different Architectures and Deployment Methods

Jul 29, 2024 By Evgeny Lukashov In 2bcloud
In the current tech landscape, AI and cloud services are taking the lead. Companies are pushing the limits of their offerings to improve performance, reliability, and overall service quality. One of the standout services in AWS is AWS Lambda, a fully serverless compute service that lets you focus on your code without worrying about the underlying infrastructure.
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site24x7

How to optimize performance across Amazon EC2 instances

Jul 29, 2024 By Ramji Y In Site24x7
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud ( EC2) instances provide robust compute resources, but getting the most out of them requires a two-pronged approach: optimizing cost s and optimizing performance. This blog dives deep into strategies to fine-tune your EC2 instances through AWS monitoring for peak performance without breaking the bank.
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Asset Infinity

Cloud Based vs. Self Hosted vs. On Premise Asset Management

Jul 29, 2024 By Asset Infinity In Asset Infinity
In the world of asset management, choosing the right system can significantly impact your business's efficiency and productivity. Cloud-based, self-cloud-hosted, and on-premise asset management solutions each have their own set of advantages and disadvantages. This blog post will explore these options in detail, helping you make an informed decision about which system is best for your organization.
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datadog

Monitor Amazon MemoryDB with Datadog

Jul 26, 2024 By Aaron Kaplan In Datadog
Amazon MemoryDB for Redis is a highly durable in-memory database service that uses cross-availability-zone data storage and fast failover, providing microsecond read times and single-digit-millisecond write times. Datadog’s integration for MemoryDB uses a range of metrics to provide important visibility into MemoryDB performance.
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cloudzero

AKS Cost Optimization: How To Lower Your AKS Costs

Jul 26, 2024 By Cody Slingerland In CloudZero
Cloud-native applications continue to evolve and grow in complexity. And that complexity hurts the most when managing Kubernetes costs in Azure. AKS cost optimization may seem obvious, but it might also seem difficult to achieve. Microsoft’s fully managed Kubernetes service can help you run, manage, and deploy containerized applications. And while it optimizes performance, it can cause unexpected costs when improperly managed.
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Ep. 24 How to build a Community of Cloud Tech Trailblazers

Jul 26, 2024 By Spot In Spot
Welcome to Cloud Control, the podcast where we delve into the world of cloud computing and explore the experiences of industry professionals. In this episode, our host Shon Harris sits down with Chaitra Vadilapuli, co-founder and CMO of Meylah, a leading tech company. Chaitra is a renowned thought leader with a passion for digital transformation and economic inclusion. Join us as we uncover Chaitra's journey in the tech industry, discuss the evolution of cloud computing, and gain valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities faced by women in the field.
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opsmatters

The Intersection of Identity Verification Services and Cloud Computing

Jul 25, 2024 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
In the digital age, identity verification has become a cornerstone of online security. With the rise of remote work, e-commerce, and online services, verifying the identity of users has never been more critical. Cloud computing, with its scalability, flexibility, and accessibility, has revolutionized how identity verification services operate, providing robust solutions to meet the growing demands of various industries. This article delves into how cloud computing enhances identity verification services and the benefits it brings to businesses and consumers alike.
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datadog

Quickly and comprehensively analyze the cloud and SaaS costs behind your services

Jul 25, 2024 By Aaron Kaplan In Datadog
Understanding costs is an essential part of service ownership. But in cloud-based applications, the cost of any given service often comes down to a wide range of dynamic factors. Individual services can incur fees from numerous dependencies, from data stores to observability solutions, and keeping track of these expenses can mean reckoning with the intricacies of many different billing models.
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Kentik

Infrastructure Modernization Means a Multi-cloud Future

Jul 25, 2024 By Josh Mayfield In Kentik
Today, 84% of enterprises have reportedly embraced a multi-cloud strategy, lured in by the promise of improved agility, resilience, and innovation. But that multi-cloud adoption comes with challenges. Read on to learn more about how a multi-cloud strategy paired with observability can simplify that complexity.
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Pepperdata

Myth #4 of Apache Spark Optimization: Manual Tuning

Jul 25, 2024 By Pepperdata In Pepperdata
In this blog series we’ve been examining the Five Myths of Apache Spark Optimization. The fourth myth we’re considering relates to a common misunderstanding held by many Spark practitioners: Spark application tuning can eliminate all of the waste in my applications. Let’s dive into it.
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Exploring Cloud Migration: Opportunities, Challenges, and Investment Priorities

Jul 25, 2024 By Ivanti In Ivanti
Exploring Cloud Migration: Opportunities, Challenges, and Investment Priorities The discussion kicks off with the potential of 'lift and shift' in cloud migration, tackling worries about reinventing processes and saving costs. It delves into investment priorities such as assets, discovery, and enhancing the digital employee experience. The latest additions to the portfolio offer a unified dashboard, making customer interactions more straightforward.
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opsmatters

The Importance of Cybersecurity Services: Protecting Your Digital Assets

Jul 24, 2024 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
In a world where digital transformation is at the forefront of business strategies, cybersecurity has become an essential component for safeguarding sensitive information. Whether you run a small business or a large enterprise, understanding and implementing robust cybersecurity measures is crucial to protect your digital assets from an ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats.
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smikar

Comprehensive Guide to Increasing SharePoint Online Storage

Jul 24, 2024 By Mark In SmiKar Software
SharePoint Online is a powerful collaboration tool within Office 365 that enables teams to share and manage content, knowledge, and applications to empower teamwork, quickly find information, and seamlessly collaborate across the organisation. Despite its capabilities, SharePoint Online comes with storage limitations that can pose significant challenges as your organisation grows. Limited storage space can hinder productivity and lead to increased costs.
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cloudzero

10 Cloudbolt Alternatives For Optimizing Cloud Costs

Jul 24, 2024 By Cody Slingerland In CloudZero
CloudBolt helps optimize cloud usage by offering robust automation and cloud cost management features. Still, some organizations may find it lacks the features and integration they need. Also, its pricing structure might only be suitable for some budgets, leading businesses to consider other solutions in the market. So, what are the best Cloudbolt alternatives?
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cloudzero

User Groups: Modern RBAC For Contextual Cloud Cost Optimization

Jul 24, 2024 By Chani Dutton In CloudZero
As FinOps programs scale — particularly within larger enterprise organizations — it becomes increasingly important for different roles within the organization to have access to different sets of data to make informed, proactive decisions related to their specific areas of responsibility.
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The Cycle Spotlight: Reasoning Behind the Creation of Cycle with Jake Warner (CEO @ Cycle.io)

Jul 24, 2024 By Cycle In Cycle
Introducing Cycle Spotlight: Your New Go-To for DevOps and Software Engineering Insights! We are thrilled to announce the launch of Cycle Spotlight, a new short series dedicated to delivering quick, insightful conversations with engineering leaders and industry experts. This series will be hosted by Konner Bemis! For our first episode, we'll be featuring Jake Warner, our CEO and Founder as he shares the reasoning behind the start of Cycle.
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spot

Why Spot by NetApp is ahead of the Wave

Jul 24, 2024 By Joanne Godfrey In Spot
Forrester Research recently published its Cloud Cost Management and Optimization Solutions, Q3 2024 Wave report in which Spot by NetApp is recognized as one of the 12 most significant vendors in the space. However, Spot by NetApp decided not to participate in this research process given that its Cloud Cost Management products, Cost Intelligence and Billing Engine, were not yet Generally Available (GA) when the research questionnaire was due earlier in the year.
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devart

How to Connect to Azure SQL Database Using Azure Private Link

Jul 23, 2024 By Valentine Winters In Devart
Azure Private Link is a secure means of accessing Azure PaaS Services (including Azure SQL Database and Azure Storage) over a private endpoint in a virtual network. In other words, you can create your own private link service in your virtual network and deliver it to your customers without exposing it to the public internet. And if you need a tool to develop and manage Azure databases in this environment, there’s no better option than dbForge Studio for SQL Server.
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cloudzero

AWS Tagging Strategy Guide: Best Practices In 2024

Jul 23, 2024 By CloudZero In CloudZero
Developing an AWS tagging strategy can feel like wrangling different cooks in the same kitchen. Engineers want to innovate, fix issues, and improve existing code. Finance wants to know if the company is making a healthy return on technology investments. Yet, the cloud is like a menu without the pricing. In their quest for continuous improvement, engineers can innovate without slowing down. And this can consume more computing resources than expected, leading to a surprise AWS bill.
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smikar

How to see the size of your SharePoint Document Libraries

Jul 23, 2024 By Mark In SmiKar Software
Managing document libraries in SharePoint can become a daunting task, especially when dealing with large amounts of data. Luckily, SmiKar’s SharePoint Storage Explorer (SSE) offers a simple and efficient way to generate comprehensive reports on your document libraries. In this post, we’ll walk you through the process of using SharePoint Storage Explorer to list the sizes of all document libraries, including the file count.
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anodot

The Wait is Over. FOCUS 1.0 is Here, and Anodot is Here for it

Jul 23, 2024 By Elisha Ben-Zvi In Anodot
The FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS) 1.0 was officially launched on June 20, 2024, marking a revolutionary shift in Cloud Cost Management (CCM). Long awaited by MSPs and FinOps, this framework now aligns data sharing among vendors, FinOps tools, and users in a simple manner. It’s an exciting new era for shaking up business strategies in cloud cost analysis. But let’s take a step back and refocus on what FOCUS 1.0 is.
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anodot

All About the Benefits of Azure Hybrid Benefits - A Complete Beneficial Guide

Jul 23, 2024 By Perry Tapiero In Anodot
If your company is a big Azure spender, you should use Azure Hybrid Benefit. If not, you’re leaving money on the table. But how much money? If eligible, your company can save up to 40% on Azure Virtual Machines, up to 55% on Azure SQL databases, and, if you combine that with Azure Reserved Instances, you can even save up to 80%. Source: Azure Azure Hybrid Benefit is the perfect way to cut costs while migrating to the cloud.
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spot

Building and Scaling AI in the Cloud: Overcoming Operational Challenges with Kubernetes and FinOps

Jul 23, 2024 By Spot by NetApp In Spot
The rapid rise of generative AI and large language models is revolutionizing industries and transforming how we interact with technology. However, developing and deploying these cutting-edge AI models and applications at scale in the cloud comes with a unique set of operational challenges. In this article, we’ll explore the key pain points teams face when building generative AI and how Kubernetes and FinOps practices can help overcome them.
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The rise of multicloud, open source, and BYOC

Jul 23, 2024 By Aiven In Aiven
Modernizing platforms for the AI-driven future is essential. Aiven’s data and AI platform empowers businesses to thrive in this ever-evolving digital landscape. In this Data (R)evolution episode, Aiven’s Bob Krygowski and Stu Garrow explain how to tackle the challenges of scaling a company, benefits of multicloud flexibility, the role of organizational sponsorship, and the innovative "Bring Your Own Cloud" (BYOC) concept. Our discussion also covers open-source technology and cloud portability—key elements for modernizing your infrastructure in an AI-driven future.
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9: Optimizing Cloud and Container Efficiency with Intel Cloud Optimizer by Densify

Jul 23, 2024 By Densify In Densify
Andrew Hillier and Ashley Rodrigue from Intel Corporation have a wealth of fantastic information for you on this episode of Densify Talks! They start off by sharing the benefits of the connection and partnership between Intel and Densify, highlighting how it benefits not only the two companies but also their customers. Ashley discusses how Intel Cloud Optimizer is revolutionizing cloud efficiency and tackling container-related inefficiencies. She also provides a closer look at Intel's cutting-edge 5th Gen Intel Xeon Processors and their performance improvements.
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cloudzero

What Is Cloud Monitoring? Everything You Need To Know

Jul 22, 2024 By CloudZero In CloudZero
Cloud computing offers several undeniable benefits to businesses. Some of the biggest ones are agility, cost savings, data recovery, and developing new apps and services to meet changing customer needs. Despite these benefits, the cloud can be complex, demand specialized skills, and require companies to follow up-to-date cloud security best practices. Why is that a problem? A 2020 report shows that 68% of companies cited misconfiguration as their biggest cloud architecture challenge going into 2021.
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anodot

Azure Savings Plan - Complete Guide to Use & Optimize

Jul 22, 2024 By Perry Tapiero In Anodot
Table of Contents Toggle If your business has predictable compute workloads and wants to save on Azure spend, Azure Savings Plan might be an appealing solution. So long as you fully understand this plan’s offering and consistently use the same amount of resources every year, you can save significant amounts. Read on to discover the pros and cons of Azure Savings Plan and if this offering is a good fit for your company.
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cloudzero

Deep Dive Into The 2024 State Of Cloud Cost Report

Jul 22, 2024 By Cody Slingerland In CloudZero
In April of this year, we released “The State of Cloud Cost in 2024” report. As with our previous cloud cost survey from 2022, this one was packed with data on how finance and engineering professionals use the cloud and how they manage the costs associated with that use. If you’re in the SaaS world, you’ll definitely want to tune in to this webinar we’ve created to discuss the results of the survey: Deep Dive Into The 2024 State Of Cloud Cost Report.
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opsmatters

How to migrate MySQL databases to a cloud environment?

Jul 19, 2024 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
Migrating MySQL databases to a cloud environment can seem daunting, but with the right approach, it ensures minimal downtime and a seamless transition. The key to a successful migration lies in thorough planning and preparation. This involves understanding your database's complexity, estimating the data volume, and determining the levels of downtime acceptable for your organization.
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cloudzero

SaaS COGS: What To Consider In Your Cost Of Goods Sold

Jul 19, 2024 By Bill Buckley In CloudZero
It can be challenging to translate complex engineering concepts to business leaders. If you frame things well, though, you can have more productive conversations that lead to greater alignment between engineering and the rest of the business. With that in mind, I’d like to share some of my recommendations for discussing cost with your leadership team — and hope it might help you have stronger cost conversations.
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cloudzero

Amazon ECS Vs. EKS Vs. Fargate: The Complete Comparison

Jul 19, 2024 By CloudZero In CloudZero
Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides more than 200 services. Among those, Amazon Elastic Compute Service (ECS), Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), and AWS Fargate help deploy and manage containers. Choosing between these services can be challenging. They seem similar on the surface (and are all popular). But each offers unique benefits and limitations. In this guide, we compare the three services, discussing the best use cases for each, and helping you choose the best fit for your business.
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cloudzero

Netflix Architecture: How Much Does Netflix's AWS Cost?

Jul 19, 2024 By CloudZero In CloudZero
In 2022, Netflix’s video streaming service had almost 231 million subscribers, up from 26 million in 2011. Revenues for the Los Gatos giant topped $31 billion in 2022 alone. Netflix also welcomed a startling 7.66 million paid subscribers in Q4, 2022, beating the 4.5 million subs expectations. On the earnings call, CFO Spenser Neumann said that the company wouldn’t be in the business if they didn’t believe it would return more than 10% of the revenue.
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cloudzero

The Complete SaaS Pricing Guide In 2024

Jul 19, 2024 By CloudZero In CloudZero
The software-as-a-service (SaaS) industry is growing rapidly and becoming increasingly competitive. For SaaS companies, establishing a unique competitive advantage is crucial. Implementing a tailored SaaS pricing strategy effectively sets companies apart. This approach not only boosts operational efficiency but also enhances profit margins. Choosing the optimal SaaS pricing strategy requires careful consideration of various factors.
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cloudzero

The Ultimate Cloud Storage Pricing Comparison

Jul 19, 2024 By CloudZero Team In CloudZero
Syncing files and folders across multiple devices, updating them between remote team members, and sharing them across individuals and teams are all essential aspects of running a modern business. Cloud storage services enable small businesses and enterprises to manage their data on-demand, scalably, and in a largely fail-safe manner. Their cloud infrastructure enables you to store documents, spreadsheets, videos, and other types of data formats online.
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broadcom

Microsoft CrowdStrike Outage: Navigating the Top Three Risks of Cloud Dependence

Jul 19, 2024 By Jeremy Rossbach In Broadcom
Today, cloud computing has become the backbone of modern business operations. Companies across the globe rely on cloud services for computing, networking, storage, cybersecurity, and their day-to-day operations. However, the outage involving Microsoft and CrowdStrike has underscored vulnerabilities and risks associated with dependence on the cloud.
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cloudzero

Kubernetes Node Vs. Pod Vs. Cluster: What's The Difference?

Jul 19, 2024 By Cody Slingerland In CloudZero
Kubernetes is increasingly becoming the standard way to deploy, run, and maintain cloud-native applications that run inside containers. Kubernetes (K8s) automates most container management tasks, empowering engineers to manage high-performing, modern applications at scale. Meanwhile, several surveys, including those from VMware and Gartner, suggest that inadequate expertise with Kubernetes has held back organizations from fully adopting containerization.
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Myth #4 of Apache Spark Optimization | Manual Tuning

Jul 19, 2024 By Pepperdata In Pepperdata
Manual tuning can remediate some waste, but it doesn’t scale or address in-application waste. Watch this conversation to learn why manually tuning your Apache Spark applications is not the best approach to achieving optimization with price and performance in mind. Visit Pepperdata's page for information on real time, autonomous optimization for Apache Spark applications on Amazon EMR and EKS.
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cloudzero

Horizontal Vs. Vertical Scaling: Which Should You Choose?

Jul 18, 2024 By CloudZero In CloudZero
We all want growth, but we often find ourselves unequipped to deal with it. It’s a bit like going to the gym, lifting weights, and seeing real results, only to realize that you no longer fit into your old clothes. Now you have to decide if you want to modify them or buy new clothes. We can use this very simple analogy to understand the differences between horizontal and vertical scaling.
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cloudzero

AWS Savings Plans Vs. Reserved Instances: When To Use Each

Jul 18, 2024 By CloudZero In CloudZero
A decade after launching Reserved Instances (RIs), Amazon Web Services (AWS) introduced Savings Plans as a more flexible alternative to RIs. AWS Savings Plans are not meant to replace Reserved Instances; they are complementary. SPs and RIs have some significant differences that make each better suited to specific uses. As an example, while Savings Plans are applicable to both EC2 and Fargate instances, RIs are only applicable to EC2 instances.
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cloudzero

101+ Cloud Computing Statistics That Will Blow Your Mind (Updated 2024)

Jul 18, 2024 By CloudZero In CloudZero
The trend continues to accelerate – even faster now. Cloud computing was already booming before 2020. But in the following two years, remote work flourished, and cloud adoption soared. Some companies have since returned to the office. Others are adopting hybrid models, where staff work from home and in the office. Yet there’s more to the rise and rise of cloud computing than remote working.
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cloudzero

13 Top Cloud Service Providers Globally In 2024

Jul 18, 2024 By CloudZero Team In CloudZero
We recently explored what the cloud is and how it has evolved over 60 years. Yet, cloud computing emerged into what it is today in 2002, when Amazon, the e-commerce giant, sought a more efficient way to expand its online marketplace. So, it is not surprising that the company’s cloud services subsidiary (AWS), which launched in 2006, is the largest Cloud Service Provider (CSP) today. This CSP marketshare guide shares the details of the cloud infrastructure market, the dominant players, and more.
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smikar

Office 365 E3 vs Office 365 E5

Jul 18, 2024 By Mark In SmiKar Software
In today’s fast-paced business environment, cloud-based productivity solutions have become essential tools for organizations of all sizes. These platforms offer a range of benefits, including improved collaboration, enhanced accessibility, and reduced IT overhead. At the forefront of this digital transformation is Microsoft 365, a comprehensive suite of productivity applications and services designed to empower businesses in the modern workplace.
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spot

Spot Elastigroup and Spot Ocean are now available on Google Cloud Marketplace

Jul 18, 2024 By Lauren Dyer In Spot
We are thrilled to announce that Spot Elastigroup and Spot Ocean for Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) are now available on the Google Cloud Marketplace, reinforcing NetApp’s commitment to providing customers with a more streamlined way to consume its CloudOps solutions and invest in intelligent automation to maximize efficiency across their infrastructure and teams.
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Internxt

Six Unlimited Cloud Storage Providers in 2024

Jul 18, 2024 By Mia Naumoska In Internxt
Imagine a world where you never had to worry about running out of cloud storage again. Although most cloud storage providers offer generous storage capacities of 10TB or more, this may not be enough for large businesses to store their data efficiently. Although it sounds too good to be true, there are a few cloud storage services providing unlimited cloud storage, backups, and other features for you or your business.
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observo ai

Observo AI Joins the AWS Marketplace

Jul 18, 2024 By Bryan Turriff In Observo.ai
Observo AI is excited to announce that we have partnered with AWS and our solution is now available on the AWS Marketplace. This will make it easier for AWS customers to quickly adopt the AI-Powered Security and Observability Pipeline to help control costs, manage data sprawl, boost productivity, and identify and resolve critical incidents faster.
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opsramp

Unleashing the Power of Hybrid Cloud - Introducing Hybrid Observability in HPE GreenLake Flex Solutions

Jul 18, 2024 By Kiran Toutireddy In OpsRamp
In today's fast-paced digital economy, businesses are constantly seeking innovative solutions to streamline their operations, enhance agility, and drive growth. As enterprise IT infrastructure environments get more distributed and complicated to meet evolving demands, the need for robust IT monitoring, management and automation becomes even more important.
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Azure API Management: Security, Governance, and the Future of APIs

Jul 18, 2024 By Turbo360 In Turbo360
This episode of "INTEGRATE expert voices - Unplugged" series from the Azure on Air podcast, dives deep into Azure API Management with Mike Budzynski, Senior Product Manager at Microsoft. Discover the latest features, best practices for API governance, and insights into the future of API management. Also, learn about the evolution of API management, how to implement proper security measures, and the exciting new features coming to Azure API Management. Gain valuable insights into managing and securing your APIs effectively.
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manageengine

Top GCP cost management tools in 2024

Jul 17, 2024 By CloudSpend In ManageEngine
Top GCP cost management tools in 2024 The cloud offers unparalleled scalability and agility, but keeping your Google Cloud Platform (GCP) bill under control is a challenge. Here’s where having a GCP cost management tool comes in—your secret weapon for optimizing your cloud spend and maximizing value.
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cloudzero

Webinar Recap: How Drift Achieved Cloud Cost Efficiency

Jul 17, 2024 By Cody Slingerland In CloudZero
Erik Peterson, our CTO and Founder here at CloudZero, recently hosted a webinar-style interview with Matthew “MJ” Jackson, DevOps Lead at Drift. This interview took a deep dive into the methods Drift used to take control of their cloud spending. If you own, manage, or otherwise have any stake in a SaaS company that heavily utilizes the cloud, you’ll want to read on to see the highlights of this conversation.
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cloudzero

The Best AWS Cost Optimization Tools Reviewed In 2024

Jul 17, 2024 By Cody Slingerland In CloudZero
Before the development of AWS cost estimation tools, users faced challenges in predicting cloud costs due to complex pricing structures and multiple service configurations. This often led to surprise charges and made budgeting and optimizing cloud costs difficult. To address these issues, AWS introduced its own cost estimation tools. These include the Cost Explorer, the Pricing Calculator, AWS Budgets, AWS CloudWatch, AWS Trusted Advisor, and the AWS Cost and Usage Report.
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squared up

How to visualize Azure Resource Graph data with KQL

Jul 17, 2024 By Bruce Cullen In Squared Up
Using SquaredUp, you can query Azure Resource Graph with KQL to pull Change history, Azure Service Health and maintenance schedules. For the uninitiated, Azure Resource Graph is a series of tables holding information on Azure resources and how they are related. Its data is used many places within Azure itself (such as the Azure Portal’s native search) and it’s data can help us with many use cases as it is designed to help with queries at scale.
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Applications Manager extends its monitoring support to 11 more Azure services

Jul 16, 2024 By Applications Manager In ManageEngine
We believe in expanding our arsenal to accommodate your evolving needs. That’s why we are thrilled to announce that Applications Manager now provides wider performance monitoring support for Azure! The latest version of ManageEngine Applications Manager extends its monitoring support to 11 additional Azure services, empowering you to gain deeper insights into the health and performance of your entire cloud environment. Let’s take a look at the newly supported services.
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cloudzero

What Is AWS Cost Management? A Guide To Managing Costs

Jul 16, 2024 By CloudZero In CloudZero
Most organizations migrate to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) public cloud from on-premises data centers. However, others have switched from another Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platform to AWS. The most common reason we hear for choosing AWS is cost savings. As the largest public cloud provider, AWS leverages economies of scale, making its cloud services more affordable than those a company would have to build itself. Yet, not every organization can claim that AWS has saved it money.
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canonical

The guide to cloud storage security for public sector

Jul 16, 2024 By Philip Williams In Canonical
Cloud storage solutions can provide public sector organisations with a high degree of flexibility when it comes to their storage needs, either public cloud based, or in their own private clouds. In our previous blog post we looked at the economic differences between these two approaches. In this blog we will explore some of the security best practices when using cloud storage, so that you can ensure that sensitive data remains securely stored and compliance objectives are met.
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anodot

Why Harnessing Hourly Granularity Can Optimize Cloud Savings

Jul 16, 2024 By Perry Tapiero In Anodot
If you’re working in the cloud, you’re part of a rapidly growing industry. Global spending on public cloud services is set to double, reaching $482 billion in 2024, up from $243 billion in 2019, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.5% What’s the takeaway? With organizations increasingly depending on cloud services, managing costs effectively is a must. Otherwise, the expenses will pile up, and money will flow down.
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cloudzero

What Is Cloud Economics? The Definitive 2024 Guide

Jul 15, 2024 By CloudZero In CloudZero
Businesses are increasingly interested in cloud economics. For instance, what are the financial implications of moving to the cloud versus staying on-premises? And what’s the best strategy for optimizing cloud consumption to get the best value from cloud resources? In this guide, we’ll look at some of the key concepts of economics in cloud computing, and how your business can leverage cloud cost intelligence to maximize the value of your cloud investment.
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qovery

Most Common Migration Complexities When Moving From Heroku to AWS

Jul 15, 2024 By Morgan Perry In Qovery
When planning a migration from Heroku to AWS, it’s essential to grasp the complexities inherent in transitioning from a managed Platform as a Service (PaaS) like Heroku to the intricacies of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provided by AWS. This shift demands not just an adaptation to a different architectural framework but also a strategic approach to overcome operational and technical challenges that can significantly affect both performance and cost efficiency.
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cloudzero

AWS ALB Pricing Explained: A 2024 Guide

Jul 12, 2024 By Cody Slingerland In CloudZero
AWS ALB was developed to simplify the management of modern web traffic while enhancing application scalability, security, and performance. And like any other AWS service, understanding AWS ALB pricing is essential for managing cloud costs effectively. This guide offers a comprehensive overview of AWS ALB, detailing its key use cases and pricing structure.
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NinjaOne

Exploring Cloud Migration Strategies, Types, and Tools

Jul 12, 2024 By Lauren Ballejos In NinjaOne
The cloud has revolutionized business operations by enabling greater flexibility, scalability and cost efficiency. Companies can now rapidly adapt to changing market conditions, scale resources on demand, and reduce operational costs by eliminating the need for extensive on-premises hardware. You must implement cloud migration strategies to make certain the migration makes sense for your business, optimizes performance and enhances security.
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Ep. 23 Balancing the Scales Cost, Technology, and FinOps

Jul 12, 2024 By Spot In Spot
In this episode of Cloud Control podcast, hosts Sean Harris and Danal Burke are joined by special guest Dvir Mizrahi, Head of Financial Engineering and FinOps at Wix.com. They discuss the transition from DevOps to FinOps and the challenges that come with it. Dvir explains how they took a ground-up approach at Wix, involving the Engineering teams in the FinOps process and aligning it with their existing processes. They also talk about the importance of tools in managing and monitoring cloud costs, and how Wix developed their own in-house tool to suit their specific needs.
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exoprise

Microsoft 365 and Azure Network Service Front Doors

Jul 11, 2024 By Jason Lieblich In Exoprise
As businesses increasingly rely on Microsoft SaaS and Azure-based applications to support their distributed workforce, ensuring optimal performance and user experience becomes crucial. With complex corporate network architectures like SDWAN, Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), or Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB), and a reliance on Microsoft’s vast network architecture, monitoring and troubleshooting performance issues can be challenging.
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spot

Optimizing Apache AirFlow on EKS with Spot Ocean

Jul 11, 2024 By Woody Gover In Spot
As Data Scientists and Engineers in a fast-paced corporate environment, our daily activities are filled with numerous challenges. One of the most daunting obstacles we face is the management of infrastructure and related costs. Each task or model we work on must be scheduled meticulously, cost-optimized, and equipped with the right CPU and memory specifications. On top of that, we must also supervise their dependencies.
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anodot

Complete Guide to Azure VM: Pricing Models, Types & More

Jul 11, 2024 By Anodot In Anodot
Trying to find the best virtual machine on the market that gives you the flexibility of easy scalability and the promise of a secure network – and doesn’t cost an arm and a leg (and maybe another arm)? Azure VM is likely the best solution for you… assuming you can project costs correctly. However, Azure doesn’t make it easy with its different offerings and pricing models.
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gremlin

How to load-balance across multiple availability zones for improved redundancy

Jul 11, 2024 By Andre Newman In Gremlin
Load balancers are some of the most important load-bearing (pun intended) components in cloud environments. They perform multiple critical tasks: network switching, packet inspection, and of course, routing. Most cloud-based load balancers focus on load balancing within a single zone, but what if you have resources spread across multiple zones?
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site24x7

A guide to choosing the best cloud infrastructure monitoring tool

Jul 11, 2024 By Sinjan Ballav In Site24x7
The cloud is a complex network of interconnected resources—virtual machines (VMs), containers, serverless functions, and a web of data flowing between them. With so many elements, it becomes challenging to ensure continuous uptime for all cloud services while also maintaining optimal performance and security. Cloud monitoring tools assist in this regard by helping organizations stay ahead of issues and maintain control over their cloud environments at all times.
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The Future of Azure Messaging Services with Clemens Vasters

Jul 11, 2024 By Turbo360 In Turbo360
In this episode of Azure on Air from the INTEGRATE Summit, Clemens Vasters, Azure's messaging platform architect, shares exciting updates and insights. Highlights include geo-replication for Service Bus and Event Hubs, processing 10 trillion transactions daily, Event Grid enhancements, MQTT support expansion, and Microsoft Fabric integration. Clemens also discusses the role of AI in messaging and introduces new developer tools like the Event Hubs emulator. Don't miss his thoughts on the Azure Relay, a crucial yet often overlooked service.
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opsmatters

Strengthening Cybersecurity with SOC as a Service and Cloud Security Consulting

Jul 10, 2024 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
In an era where digital transformation is accelerating at an unprecedented pace, businesses are increasingly reliant on cloud computing to drive innovation and efficiency. However, this shift also brings about significant cybersecurity challenges. To navigate these complexities, two critical services have emerged: SOC as a Service (SOCaaS) and Cloud Security Consulting. These services not only enhance an organization's security posture but also provide strategic insights to effectively mitigate risks.
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spot

How to start optimizing AKS workloads in under 3 minutes

Jul 10, 2024 By Li-Or Amir In Spot
Businesses leveraging Microsoft Azure’s cloud infrastructure face distinct challenges centered around the complexities of cost management and infrastructure optimization. Designing a cloud environment that aligns with business needs and strict budgets requires not only a deep understanding of Azure’s vast offerings but also state-of-the-art automations to optimally leverage them.
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pulsant

Edge Computing vs Cloud Computing: Key Differences Explained

Jul 10, 2024 By Pulsant In Pulsant
Edge computing vs cloud computing: what's best for your business? Finding the best approach for your business can take some trial and error, as well as some time researching how each technology and digital infrastructure choice can support your business goals. When choosing between cloud and edge computing, you will need to know what they are, what the differences between the two are, and how each can strengthen your business's operations in its own way.
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cloudzero

Mastering Cloud Cost Optimization? 15+ Best Practices For 2024

Jul 10, 2024 By Cody Slingerland In CloudZero
The cloud offers on-demand computing resources, the ability to increase or reduce usage as needed, and the flexibility to pay only for what you use. But if you’ve been building on the cloud for some time, you know that the last part isn’t exactly straightforward. For example, leaving aggressive product features, engineering sessions, or testing projects unchecked can quickly waste thousands, even millions of dollars in a matter of days.
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cloudzero

GenAI Efficiency 101: 2 Easy Ways To Proactively Maximize ROI On GenAI Projects

Jul 10, 2024 By Erik Peterson In CloudZero
Republicans and Democrats don’t agree on much, but when it comes to generative AI, they’ve managed to find 32 billion points of agreement. On May 15, a bipartisan group of senators unveiled a roadmap that would have the U.S. government spending $32 billion annually by 2026 to drive AI-related innovation. The U.S. isn’t alone; AI spending in India is growing at an annual average rate of 31.5%, and will exceed $5 billion by 2027.
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anodot

Complete Azure SQL Pricing Guide

Jul 10, 2024 By Anodot In Anodot
Azure Structured Query Language (SQL) has 18 different deployment options, service tiers, compute models, and two different pricing models: vCores and Database Transaction Units (DTU). Because of these complexities, it’s nearly impossible to project monthly budgets! This guide will explain the common Azure SQL pricing configurations and offer tips on optimizing your cloud budget.
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An Introduction to CivoStack Enterprise - CivoStack's Impact and Innovations

Jul 10, 2024 By Civo In Civo
In this presentation, Henry Godwin, former leader of VMware's Northern European Cloud Service Provider business, discusses the impacts of Broadcom's acquisition of VMware, the challenges faced by cloud service providers, and the innovative solutions offered by Civo and its CivoStack technology. Learn how Civo is reimagining cloud computing to provide simpler, faster, and better value services, staying true to the original promise of the cloud.
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opsmatters

How to Design and Create Cloud-Native Applications for Data Analysis

Jul 10, 2024 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
Are you a data scientist, analyst, or IT professional seeking to leverage cloud computing for your data analysis projects? We understand your challenges in managing large datasets, scaling your analysis, and maintaining cost-effectiveness. This guide will walk you through designing and creating cloud-native applications for data analysis. By the end of this article, you'll have a clear roadmap for building robust, scalable, and efficient cloud-native data analysis applications that can transform your organization's data capabilities.
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opsmatters

Unlocking Speed and Efficiency: The Benefits of Serverless Infrastructure for SEO

Jul 9, 2024 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
In the ever-evolving digital landscape, website speed has become a critical factor in SEO performance. Faster page load times not only enhance user experience but also contribute significantly to better search engine rankings. One of the most promising advancements in this area is the adoption of serverless infrastructure. This approach, which eliminates the need for traditional server management, has emerged as a game-changer for web performance, particularly for SEO. Let's delve into how serverless infrastructure is transforming website speed and SEO, with insights from an industry expert.
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cloudzero

Spot Instances Explained: How They Can Lower Cloud Costs

Jul 9, 2024 By CloudZero In CloudZero
According to Amazon, EC2 Spot Instances can save you up to 90% of your spending on On-Demand Instances. It’s been proven that Reserved EC2 instances are cheaper than On-Demand ones. But, Spot Instances can offer even bigger discounts. Despite these cost benefits, Spot Instances have many caveats that make them unsuitable for some operations and processes. Even Amazon emphasizes this. Although this EC2 can save you a lot of money, some situations are best for On-Demand or Reserved Instances.
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cloudzero

15 Best FinOps Tools In 2024

Jul 9, 2024 By CloudZero In CloudZero
In recent years, cloud financial management has evolved beyond what many cloud stakeholders anticipated. The overwhelm has led too many companies to struggle to accurately monitor, allocate, and optimize their cloud costs. This issue cost companies about 30% of their cloud budgets in 2022 alone, according to Gartner. With FinOps, you can prevent this bleeding without sacrificing innovation. Yet, taking a manual approach to FinOps can be inefficient and error-prone.
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spot

Enhancing cloud optimization with tailor-made Availability Zone recommendations

Jul 9, 2024 By Revital Vladimirsky In Spot
Optimization is key to achieving cost efficiency and stability for cloud environments. One optimization factor to consider is deciding which availability zones (AZ) to operate in. Location can impact cloud operations availability, performance, and cost. However, it can be a daunting task to look for the most suitable and cost-efficient AZs. There are two key challenges.
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spot

Spot by NetApp a leader in GigaOm Radar for Cloud Resource Optimization for third year in a row

Jul 9, 2024 By Tzvika Zaiffer In Spot
In the last few years, many businesses have migrated much of their operations to the cloud, and with increased usage, the complexity of managing cloud costs and achieving operational efficiency has grown as well. In many cases, cloud usage is outpacing the capabilities or availability of DevOps and FinOps teams to effectively manage a larger, more complex cloud infrastructure, so cloud optimization solutions are becoming the lifeline to maintaining reliable and cost-efficient operations.
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haproxy

Scalable AWS Load Balancing and Security With HAProxy Fusion

Jul 9, 2024 By Amina Mujkanovic In HAProxy
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is renowned for providing a comprehensive ecosystem that supports the computational and data storage needs essential for developing, deploying, and managing applications across different regions, ensuring that users experience fast and seamless service.
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honeycomb

Why Every Engineering Team Should Embrace AWS Graviton4

Jul 9, 2024 By Liz Fong-Jones In Honeycomb
Two years ago, we shared our experiences with adopting AWS Graviton3 and our enthusiasm for the future of AWS Graviton and Arm. Once again, we're privileged to share our experiences as a launch customer of the Amazon EC2 R8g instances powered by AWS Graviton4, the newest generation of AWS Graviton processors. This blog elaborates our Graviton4 preview results including detailed performance data. We've since scaled up our Graviton4 tests with no visible impact to our customers.
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Tailored Azure Cost Savings Notifications and Alerts

Jul 9, 2024 By Turbo360 In Turbo360
Guided by expert Michael Stephenson, discover how to optimize your Azure spending with Turbo360's tailored cost savings notifications and alerts. In this detailed walkthrough, you'll learn to configure personalized notifications that identify potential cost-saving opportunities and resource optimizations within your Azure environment. Understand how weekly and monthly email alerts can keep you informed about underutilized resources and right-sizing recommendations, ensuring you make the most of your cloud investment.
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opsmatters

Maximizing Cost Efficiency in AWS Cloud Environments: Leveraging Synthetic Monitoring Tools for Real-Time Insights

Jul 8, 2024 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
Find out how synthetic monitoring improves cost efficiency in AWS Cloud environments. Discover the advantages, tools, and best practices for maximizing AWS resources and raising performance.
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cloudzero

15 Datadog Alternatives Worth Your Consideration

Jul 8, 2024 By Cody Slingerland In CloudZero
As an engineer or CTO, you already know that monitoring your tech stack is essential for maintaining optimal performance, security, and health. The thing is, building and hosting an observability platform for your full stack’s logs, metrics, and more is quite time-consuming and can be costly. One of the top contenders if you are seeking a SaaS-based monitoring and observability tool is Datadog. Perhaps you already use Datadog but would like to switch to another observability platform.
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spot

Research: How cloud practitioners optimize infrastructure in a multi-cloud world

Jul 8, 2024 By Spot by NetApp In Spot
What do today’s cloud practitioners need to navigate the ever-evolving cloud ecosystem? The growing complexity of the cloud requires innovation through automation, optimization, containerization, and a variety of other technologies. Yet with so many different methodologies, strategies, and best practices available to them today, cloud operations professionals need to know which options will bring them the greatest success as their cloud journeys evolve.
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cloudzero

AWS Egress Costs Explained: How To Reduce Spend

Jul 8, 2024 By Cody Slingerland In CloudZero
The majority of cloud providers let you upload data for free. But moving that same data across their services, to another cloud provider, or back to your own data center comes at a cost commonly known as AWS egress costs. The cost may be cents per gigabyte (GB). But once you exceed the free tier’s 100 GB, it starts to add up. In this guide, we explain how AWS egress pricing works. With this understanding, along with the cost-saving tips we’ll share, you can reduce your egress costs like a pro.
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opsmatters

Top Places to Find Tailored IT Solutions for Your Unique Business Needs

Jul 8, 2024 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
Businesses rely heavily on technology to streamline processes, increase efficiency, and stay ahead of the competition. Yet, due to the ever-evolving landscape of information technology (IT), it can be overwhelming for business owners to navigate through the sea of solutions available in the market.
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smikar

Comparing Manual vs. Automated Archiving Processes in SharePoint Online

Jul 7, 2024 By Mark In SmiKar Software
In today’s digital age, efficient document management is crucial for organisations to maintain productivity, ensure compliance, and manage storage costs. SharePoint Online, a popular platform for document management, offers robust archiving capabilities to help organisations handle their growing data. However, the approach to archiving can significantly impact efficiency and costs.
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opsmatters

Cloud Computing Solutions for Scalable Growth and Global Expansion

Jul 6, 2024 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
Are you looking to scale your business and expand globally? Welcome to the club! In today's fast-paced world, cloud computing has emerged as a game-changer for businesses aiming to achieve scalable growth and global expansion. But what exactly is cloud computing? Cloud computing, at its core, is the delivery of computing services-servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence-over the internet, or "the cloud." This enables faster innovation, flexible resources, and economies of scale.
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virtana

The future of AI in Business: Preparing your infrastructure

Jul 5, 2024 By Shridhar Venkatraman In Virtana
As the digital age progresses, businesses are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to stay competitive and innovative. Among the various branches of AI, Generative AI (GenAI) has been rapidly adopted due to its immense potential to transform business operations.
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cloudzero

Amazon DynamoDB Pricing Simplified: A 2024 Guide For Cost Savings

Jul 5, 2024 By Cody Slingerland In CloudZero
You’re not alone if you’ve had trouble understanding Amazon DynamoDB pricing. Getting a handle on DynamoDB costs can be complex and tedious. But with the right tools and resources, it doesn’t have to be. In this bookmarkable guide, we’ll break it down step-by-step so you can tell what drives DynamoDB costs.
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gremlin

What is the Well-Architected Cloud Test Suite?

Jul 5, 2024 By Gavin Cahill In Gremlin
When it comes to reliability, cloud providers use a Shared Responsibility Model. In essence, they’ll keep the infrastructure reliable, while you’re responsible for architecting reliability into your systems. To help make this easier, they’ve published a variety of best practice guides, such as the AWS Well-Architected Framework. These lengthy documents are filled with recommendations to help you architect a more secure, more reliable system.
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Azure Logic Apps: Automated Testing Framework Feature

Jul 5, 2024 By Turbo360 In Turbo360
Upcoming Enhancements in Azure Logic Apps: Automated Testing Framework Feature with Wagner Silveira In this episode of "INTEGRATE expert voices - Unplugged" series from the Azure on Air podcast, host Michael Stephenson dives deep with Wagner Silveira from the Microsoft Azure Logic Apps team. They discuss exciting upcoming improvements in Azure Logic Apps designed to enhance the developer experience, particularly in the realm of testing.
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opsmatters

Understanding and Configuring APN Settings for IoT Devices

Jul 4, 2024 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
The Internet of Things (IoT) landscape is expanding rapidly, and devices are seamlessly collecting and transmitting data. However, achieving this flawlessness requires an important element: the access point name (APN). By understanding APN settings and configuration methods, you'll enable your devices to perform flawlessly, whether you're managing an industrial sensor network or a fleet of connected logistics trackers.
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In-App Wiki - Built-in Knowledge Repository | Turbo360

Jul 4, 2024 By Turbo360 In Turbo360
Turbo360 provides a built-in knowledge repository through Wiki, allowing users to create informative articles. Michael Stephenson walks through this new feature in Turbo360. The in-app Wiki helps create and manage knowledge base information directly within Turbo360, making it easier for support teams to access and share information. Key points covered include: The goal of Wiki is to reduce the number of support tickets escalating to the development team by empowering L1 and L2 support teams with better resources.
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Ribbon Cloud-Native IMS

Jul 3, 2024 By Ribbon In Ribbon
Your traffic is growing, Your data is slowing Your voice network is bowing, under the stress Don’t get boxed in, avoid vendor lock in, Reliable voice services that drop-in Want a swift solution that costs you less? Enter Ribbon Cloud-Native IMS Four G, five G, we cover them all It's modern, secure on every protocol Micro services, multi-tenancy, Auto scaling and security, welcome network demands and be proud, get Today's network on tomorrow's cloud.
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anodot

Azure Storage Pricing 101 - Guide to Blob, Cold & File Storage Costs

Jul 3, 2024 By Anodot In Anodot
Microsoft Azure storage pricing can be confusing. With cloud storage-specific tiers, reservations, time lengths, and other cost considerations, starting monthly budget calculations can be more than intimidating—especially since you’ll also want to watch out for any extra provider-specific fees. We’ll break things down so you can easily calculate your Azure storage pricing.
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anodot

Azure DevOps Services Pricing - How Much Does Azure DevOps Cost

Jul 3, 2024 By Anodot In Anodot
Calculating your Azure DevOps budget doesn’t need to make your palms clammy. Consider this your 2024 guide to figuring out all you need about Azure DevOps pricing so nothing sneaks up on your monthly budget. But let’s define some terms before we get into the nitty-gritty details.
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anodot

Azure Functions Pricing - 2024 Guide to Azure Functions Costs & Optimization

Jul 3, 2024 By Anodot In Anodot
Azure Functions is a serverless computer Microsoft Azure service. Its goal is to enable developers to create scalable, cost-optimized, event-driven applications without the hassle of server management. However, like most Azure cloud-based offerings, the costs of Azure Functions can be muddied by the different pricing models and the factors that can increase (or decrease) your monthly bill. Our guide simplifies things so you can be confident your Azure spend is optimized down to the last dime.
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Cross-Cloud Networking: VPC Networking

Jul 3, 2024 By Google Operations In Google Operations
Cross-cloud networking is a common topic among Google Cloud customers as they deploy and manage workloads across multiple clouds. Watch along as Sri Nannapaneni, Customer Engineer at Google Cloud, discusses Google Cloud connectivity services and a VPC design pattern for cross-cloud and on premises communication.
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Cross-Cloud Networking: DNS Design

Jul 3, 2024 By Google Operations In Google Operations
Designing a robust DNS design to support seamless name resolution across distributed workloads is important. Watch along as Sri Nannapaneni, Customer Engineer at Google Cloud, discusses Cloud DNS concepts and reviews a design pattern that customers can leverage as part of their hybrid deployment.
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gremlin

How to prevent accidental load balancer deletions

Jul 3, 2024 By Andre Newman In Gremlin
The worst thing you could do after successfully deploying to a new environment is to accidentally delete critical infrastructure. Unfortunately, that happened to one Google Cloud customer when their private cloud subscription was accidentally deleted, resulting in nearly two weeks of downtime. This isn’t an isolated problem either: Microsoft Azure had a similar problem when a typo inadvertently deleted an entire SQL Server instance rather than a specific database.
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site24x7

Demystifying the cloud: Elasticity vs. scalability

Jul 3, 2024 By Sinjan Ballav In Site24x7
Elasticity and scalability are essential aspects of cloud computing and crucial for optimizing resource management and ensuring seamless operations. However, despite their importance, these concepts are often confused. Understanding their distinct purposes and functionalities is essential for fully leveraging the power of cloud technology. This article explores what cloud elasticity and scalability are, their key differences, and why both matter for efficient cloud environments.
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cloudzero

What Is Cloud Orchestration? The 15 Best Tools In 2024

Jul 2, 2024 By CloudZero In CloudZero
Automation is something you hear a lot about in cloud computing. When done well, it helps save time and eliminates human error. Automation can also help you innovate faster because it frees up your IT talent to focus on innovation – rather than repetitive tasks. But did you know cloud orchestration could be the real reason for those benefits — and not really cloud automation?
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Internxt

Dropbox vs Google Drive: What is the Best Cloud Storage Service?

Jul 2, 2024 By Joe Tobin In Internxt
When you hear the word "cloud storage," what company comes to mind? Internxt! Right? No, you usually think of Google Drive and Dropbox. Why? Because they are huge and old, and they spend millions (maybe billions) trying to ensure you never forget who they are. So which one of the old tech nobility is better? Is Google Drive or Dropbox cheaper? Which one is the better option for you? Or is there a better and more private cloud alternative you should choose instead?
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elmahio

Lessons learned after migrating Azure Functions to Isolated Functions on .NET 8

Jul 2, 2024 By Thomas Ardal In elmah.io
The In-process model of running Azure Functions is being retired in favor of the Isolated model in two years. A lot of components on elmah.io are running on Azure Functions. To ensure we are running on the most modern and supported platform (also in two years), we have spent quite some time migrating from In-process to Isolated functions. In this post, I'll share both a checklist to help you do the same as well as some of the lessons learned we had during the migration.
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taloflow

Handling LLM Hallucinations: Taking Your LLM Features From Prototype to Production

Jul 2, 2024 By Taloflow In Taloflow
This is a vendor guest post authored by the team at Lytix. Lytix being discussed on this blog is not an endorsement by Taloflow or an approval by Taloflow of any of the content contained herein. Taloflow is not compensated for this vendor guest post in any way and presents this post for purely informational purposes and the benefit of site users.
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virtana

Database Observability and Storage Insights

Jul 2, 2024 By Ramprasad Gopalsamy In Virtana
Storage monitoring involves discovering the estate, devices, and network interconnections. Key telemetry requirements include their states, performance metrics, and logs. As the complexity of the environment increases and storage reliability improves, the focus shifts. Understanding the layers above, such as file systems and databases, and their demand for storage services becomes crucial. This article delves into the detailed knowledge required to achieve effective observability.
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kelverion

Simplify IT Automation with Kelverion's New Runbook Studio Packs

Jul 1, 2024 By Kelverion In Kelverion
Kelverion is thrilled to announce the launch of its innovative Runbook Studio Packs hosted in Microsoft Azure. This all-encompassing solution simplifies the building and integration of automation for IT tasks and processes, making it more accessible and less complicated for IT professionals and citizen developers, now available in Microsoft's Azure Marketplace.
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Platform.sh

Focus on speed and performance for your next website relaunch

Jul 1, 2024 By Mathieu Strauch In Platform.sh
We've been there, done that, and we're here to help. Drawing from our extensive experience with customers managing thousands of projects, navigating diverse tech stacks in the open source world, and tackling the complexities of ecommerce, we've put together a list of essential requirements for your next website relaunch. Consider these fundamentals from the start to ensure you benefit from enhanced site speed and performance, making your project launch smoother and more successful.
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cloudzero

Azure Storage Cost Optimization: 19 Ways To Cut Waste

Jul 1, 2024 By Cody Slingerland In CloudZero
Azure storage pricing can be complex, with multiple tiers, storage types, and payment options to consider. This complexity can lead to unexpected costs, ruining your Azure cloud budget. Additional fees for read/write transactions, metadata storage, snapshots, and early deletion fees can add up. The good thing is you can review and adjust your storage configurations to minimize unnecessary costs.
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squared up

Azure DevOps success with out-of-box dashboards & monitoring

Jul 1, 2024 By Bruce Cullen In Squared Up
In previous roles I have been both an Engineering Manager responsible for a team, and a Program Manager responsible for branching strategy and process around CICD pipelines. In both of those roles (but for very different reasons), my product's build quality has been critical to product success. The obvious "why" to this is no builds, no product, but the real why is much more nuanced.
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squared up

Azure Virtual Machine out-of-box dashboard makes it easier to get started

Jul 1, 2024 By Bruce Cullen In Squared Up
I first started my career in IT support back in 2003 when VMs where something that was “coming” rather than mainstream, so I had the privilege of witnessing the birth of VMs first hand when my company made the switch from bare metal to VMware GSX running on top of Windows Server 2003.
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Cribl

Cloud Migration Challenges: Solutions for a Successful Move to the Cloud

Jul 1, 2024 By Bradley Chambers In Cribl
Cloud migration has become a crucial strategy for businesses aiming to capitalize on scalability, flexibility, and cost-saving opportunities. As organizations transition from traditional data centers to cloud infrastructure, these companies can access advanced cloud services, enhance operational efficiency, and ensure seamless data and application management. However, cloud migration challenges can be difficult to solve.
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smikar

Document Library Reporting

Jul 1, 2024 By Mark In SmiKar Software
In today’s data-driven world, efficient document management is crucial for organizational success. Document library reporting helps track and analyze the usage, storage, and compliance of documents within SharePoint Online. To streamline this process, tools like SharePoint Storage Explorer offer comprehensive solutions that enhance your reporting capabilities.
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Optimizing Azure Cosmos DB Costs

Jul 1, 2024 By Turbo360 In Turbo360
Optimizing Azure Cosmos DB Costs In this episode of FinOps on Azure, FinOps certified practitioner - Mike and Gary from the Microsoft Cosmos DB team discuss cost management challenges on Azure, specifically focusing on Cosmos DB. They begin by addressing the common challenges organizations face when managing costs on Azure, particularly with Cosmos DB. The conversation then shifts to practical strategies for cost optimization, including topics like provisioned throughput choices, API options, and factors affecting cost.
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