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Azure Disk Storage Best Practices

Azure Disk Storage is a robust and versatile cloud storage solution provided by Microsoft Azure. It offers high-performance, durable, and scalable storage options for various workloads, such as virtual machines, databases, and business-critical applications. Understanding the key factors impacting costs, best practices, and how to optimize Azure Disk Storage can help users save money and make the most of their cloud storage investment.

Best Cloud Monitoring Tools For Every Use

Nowadays, almost half of traditional small businesses (and nearly 2/3rds of small tech companies in particular) employ cloud infrastructure or hosting services, and for good reasons. Cloud computing can potentially save money, help with scalability and flexibility and make it easier to test new products and design fresh applications faster.

The Top 10 Products From AWS Summit Paris 2023

The AWS Summit Paris 2023 brought together some of the world's top companies and tech experts to showcase the latest innovations and products in the tech industry. With so many impressive companies in attendance, it can be difficult to narrow down the top products on display but after careful consideration, we've compiled a list of the top 10 products from the event.

Migrating a Web App to AWS Lambda with Lambda Web Adapter

As developers, we all seek to build web applications that can scale seamlessly, adapt to changing needs and do so without incurring excessive costs. One way to achieve this is by migrating web applications to AWS Lambda, which can provide scalability, flexibility, and cost savings. To make this process even easier, AWS provides the Lambda web adapter, a simple and efficient tool that enables you to migrate your web apps quickly.

Control your cloud costs: Inside the Amalgam Insights Vendor Highlight

With the looming threat of recession and the continued strain on businesses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations facing budget crises need to get their cloud costs under control. The Amalgam Insights Vendor Highlight report, underwritten by Spot by NetApp, dives into the reasons organizations need to control their cloud costs and how they can use the right technology to do so.

Securely Connecting an Amazon S3 Destination to Cribl.Cloud and Hybrid Workers

There are several reasons you may want to route to Amazon S3 destinations, including routing to object storage for archival, routing to S3 buckets to utilize Cribl.Cloud’s Search feature, and archiving data that can be replayed later. When setting up Amazon S3 destinations in Cribl, there are three authentication methods: Auto, Manual, and Secret. Using the Auto authentication method paired with Assume Role is the most secure way to connect Amazon S3 to Cribl.

Ofcom interim cloud report: 5 key takeaways & where we go next

Ever since UK regulator Ofcom announced its market study into the cloud industry in 2022, there has been cautious optimism about whether this could be a genuine moment of truth for the hyperscalers. On 5 April 2023, we got our answer. In its interim report, Ofcom did not hold back in its criticism of the dominance that the hyperscalers, especially AWS and Microsoft, hold over the industry and the limits and even “harm” this creates for customers.

Azure Data Box: Simplifying Data Transfer to Azure

Microsoft’s Azure Data Box is a data transfer solution designed to simplify and streamline the process of moving large amounts of data to Azure cloud storage. With the continuous growth of data volumes, businesses are seeking efficient and cost-effective ways to transfer and store data in the cloud. This comprehensive article provides an in-depth analysis of the key factors impacting costs, best practices, and a step-by-step guide to using Azure Data Box.

Distributed Tracing for AWS CDK Applications

The AWS CDK lets users build as Infrastructure as Code (IaC) reliable, scalable, and cost-effective applications in their cloud environments. With the AWS CDK, developers can use various supported programming languages to create constructs (reusable cloud components) and compose them together into stacks and applications.