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RAN: The Unsung Heroes of the Telco World

Radio Access Network (RAN) – it’s not just an acronym, it’s the backbone of your mobile experience. Ever wondered how your smartphone seamlessly connects to the digital universe? You can thank RAN for that. The RAN plays a crucial role in the overall performance and coverage of a mobile network. As Telecom providers strive to meet the ever-growing demand for reliable and high-speed mobile services, the importance of an optimized RAN infrastructure cannot be overstated.

Azure Cost Monitoring: How To Optimize Azure Costs

Picture this. Half of organizations say their cloud bill is too high. And, only three out of ten organizations know exactly where their cloud spend is going. That’s according to the State of Cloud Cost Intelligence Report we released based on a survey of 1,000 engineering and finance professionals. Here’s the thing. This cloud cost management challenge isn’t limited to just a single cloud service provider.

Mastering IPM: API Monitoring for Digital Resilience

APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) have quietly evolved into the backbone of contemporary business operations, even though it's ironic that most people use APIs without even realizing it. For instance, you're ordering your favorite takeaway online; you tap the payment button, and voilà! Through APIs, your payment information swiftly traverses the digital landscape, promptly reflecting the adjustment in your credit card balance.

Start as an AWS reseller a simple guide for MSPs

As cloud adoption accelerates, managed service providers (MSPs) have a major opportunity to capitalize on this trend by reselling Amazon Web Services (AWS). Becoming an AWS reseller allows MSPs to expand their service offerings, achieve recurring revenue, and solidify their status as cloud experts. This comprehensive guide will walk through everything MSPs need to know to successfully start reselling AWS services.

A simple guide to becoming an Azure Reseller for MSPs

As Microsoft Azure continues its rapid growth, becoming an Azure reseller presents a major opportunity for managed service providers (MSPs) to expand their offerings and drive recurring revenue. This comprehensive guide will walk through everything MSPs need to know to successfully start reselling Azure services.

Testing logging code with Microsoft.Extensions.Logging and FakeLogger

Unit testing is most often used for testing business logic. But what if you want to ensure that your code logs important messages to your log store? In this post, I'll introduce you to FakeLogger and how it can be used to test logging code when using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging and the ILogger interface. So, let's start by discussing why to even unit-test logging code. Adding good logging to your code is an often forgotten or down-prioritized practice.

How dependency discovery works in Gremlin

Modern applications are rarely created entirely from scratch. Instead, they rely on a framework of pre-existing applications and services, each adding specific features and functionality. These dependencies empower teams to build and deploy applications more efficiently, but they bring their own set of challenges. Tracking, managing, and updating these dependencies is difficult, especially in large, complex applications where dependencies are likely managed by different teams.

The revolution in critical incident response at Dock: efficient integration and service improvement

In this article, we will explore how Dock is working to significantly enhance its response time to critical incidents, emphasizing effective integration between tools as key to success. We will address how we challenge the conventional approach by shifting the focus from Mean Time to Acknowledge (MTTA) to Mean Time to Combat (MTTC), a customized metric that measures the time between incident detection and effective communication involving professionals capable of resolving it.

Chaos engineering in an Azure environment: Confident enough to try it?

What could go wrong with your Azure environment? Netflix gave the world two beautiful gifts: a media streaming platform for the general public and a wonderful monkey for the tech community. Enough has been said about the media streaming part, so let's play (or work) with the monkey now. When Netflix let the world know about Chaos Monkey, the tech community took a minute to stand and applaud. Since then, it has been a standard to unleash intentional chaos just to see how robust our tech stacks really are.

What is Kubernetes Pod QoS?

Container orchestration, Kubernetes has emerged as a leading platform for managing and deploying containerized applications. One fundamental concept that plays a crucial role in ensuring optimal performance is the Quality of Service (QoS). In the realm of Kubernetes, this concept is applied at the level of Pods, forming the backbone of resource management within the cluster.