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How to Monitor Hybrid Networks for End-to-End Visibility: Hybrid Network Monitoring

Hybrid networks, which combine on-premises infrastructure with cloud-based services, have become the backbone of modern operations. While they offer numerous advantages, they also present unique challenges when it comes to network monitoring and management. Maintaining the health and security of a hybrid network requires a comprehensive understanding of its intricate architecture and real-time visibility into its performance.

Testing a Spring Boot API with SpringBootTest and CircleCI

When it comes to building and delivering modern web applications, the importance of continuous integration cannot be overemphasized. With the rapid pace of software development, ensuring that every change in your codebase is thoroughly tested and seamlessly integrated into your project is essential for maintaining a robust and dependable application.

CloudFront cost: how to understand and reduce them - and save the planet while you're at it

Amazon CloudFront is a Content Network Delivery service (CDN). CDNs are primarily used to reduce latency. They do this by serving certain types of content (images, videos and static files) from servers that are geographically closest to any particular user. I.e. users in France will receive content from the server in Paris; users in Malaysia will receive content from the server in Kuala Lumpur.

Dirty Cloud - navigating the hidden costs of cloud computing

In today’s hyper-connected digital landscape, businesses rely heavily on cloud computing to streamline operations, enhance scalability, and drive innovation. However, the seemingly limitless potential of the cloud comes at a steep price – one that goes far beyond financial considerations. Welcome to the world of data centres, the not-so-hidden environmental offenders of the corporate world.

The problem with public cloud spend

Having spent the best part of the last 15 years working in cloud cloud consulting I like to think I know a little bit about public cloud and its challenges. One thing that comes up time and time again in conversation with those that we have helped move to cloud is the lack of control over usage, generally a response to continuously rising bills with no clear indication as to why.

Important Situations Every Business Owner Should Be Aware Of

As a business owner, you need to stay on top of all the important situations that can impact your business. From legal questions and financial concerns to customer disputes and HR matters, there is no shortage of scenarios that require careful thought, communication, and attention - often with the help of experts in their respective fields.

Global Event Rulesets: Streamlining Alert Routing Across Services

In the fast-paced world of organizations handling numerous microservices and projects, tackling the challenges that arise can be a daunting task. As many of our customers come with infrastructures that included a large number of microservices we set out to make it easier for them to streamline alert source management. Enter Global Event Rulesets (GER). This feature is designed to redefine the way you manage alerts.

How to identify and fix Render-Blocking Resources

Render-blocking resources are JavaScript and CSS files that prevent the web page from loading until they are downloaded. These might be critical resources that don’t get loaded immediately, or non-critical resources that are being loaded at the very beginning. Fixing render-blocking JavaScript and CSS helps improve page load times so sneakerheads don’t bounce to your competitor’s site while waiting for the images of the latest drop to load.