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Revamping Azure Storage: A Look at the 2023 Updates

As we continue to journey through 2023, one of the highlights in the tech world has been the evolution of Azure Storage, Microsoft’s cloud storage solution. Azure Storage, known for its robustness and adaptability, has rolled out several exciting updates this year, each of them designed to enhance user experience, improve security, and provide more flexibility and control over data management.

CloudWatch Logs to S3: The Easy Way

Many organizations use Amazon CloudWatch to analyze log data, but find that restrictive CloudWatch log retention issues hold them back from effective troubleshooting and root-cause analysis. As a result, many companies may be looking for effective ways to export CloudWatch logs to S3 automatically. Let’s look at some of the reasons why you might want to export CloudWatch logs to S3 in the first place, along with some Amazon-native and open-source tools to help you with the process.

Understand your Azure Active Directory Sign-Ins with KQL

When Azure AD is configured to record Sign-In activity, Kusto KQL can be used to gain valuable insights. This blog walks through common needs and shows how to visualize them in SquaredUp. Ruben Zimmermann is an Infrastructure Architect at a large manufacturing company who likes Azure, KQL, PowerShell and, still, SCOM.

Unleash the power of Elastic and Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose to enhance observability and data analytics

As more organizations leverage the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform and services to drive operational efficiency and bring products to market, managing logs becomes a critical component of maintaining visibility and safeguarding multi-account AWS environments. Traditionally, logs are stored in Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and then shipped to an external monitoring and analysis solution for further processing.

Azure Files Geo-Redundancy:

In the ever-evolving landscape of cloud computing, data redundancy is no longer just an option but a must-have feature for any business looking to fortify its data storage and accessibility. One of the most recent additions to the world of data redundancy is Azure Files’ Geo-Redundancy feature, a 2023 release that’s set to take the world of cloud storage by storm.

Maximize cloud efficiency: how to cut costs and keep uptime strong

As you move more of your workloads to the cloud, cloud infrastructure costs can quickly become a significant expense. To efficiently and successfully run your applications in the cloud, it’s crucial to take a look at your overall TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) from multiple lenses. In this fireside chat, Mike Zimberg, CTO at Digital Asset Research shares how they achieved a 99.99% uptime, while lowering their managed Apache Kafka® costs by 10% and improving their performance by 10x. Heikki Nousiainen, Aiven’s field CTO and co-founder, shares his expertise in the discussion as well.

EP, 2: Transforming Cloud Infrastructure featuring Lori MacVitte

On this episode, Shon sits down with the Chief Evangelist from the CTO's office at F5, Lori MacVittie about her journey to becoming an influential figure in the cloud operations realm. The two discuss the importance of tinkering and exploration in cloud infrastructure, as Lori encourages tech enthusiasts and professionals alike to constantly engage with and understand new concepts to drive growth in their tech journey. Hear about the crucial role of F5 in pioneering the hybrid cloud, and what the future holds for companies on the front lines of cloud technology.

Understanding spot pricing trends for a resilient and cost-efficient cloud

Now more than ever our customers are asking us for ways to reduce their public cloud spend. Customers are also asking us whether spot instances are still providing the high level of discount that they always have. The reality is that spot instance pricing is still very much based on supply and demand. Excess capacity from the cloud provider means availability can change within minutes. Therefore, you might see pricing for a particular market increase for a few months and then dip shortly thereafter.