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To the Cloud and Back: When and How to Execute a Cloud Repatriation Effort

The past few years have been dominated by digital transformation characterized by a move away from legacy on-premises systems to the cloud. However, there are also instances when bringing certain assets back from the cloud – a process known as “cloud repatriation” – can be a strategic and cost-effective move. Questions persist about when cloud repatriation makes sense and how organizations should craft their strategy.

Effective Modern Patch Management Processes and Best Practices for Patch Operations

Running a risk-based vulnerability management program is essential to maintaining a secure business computing environment. In a previous blog, “How Implementing Risk-Based Patch Management Prioritizes Active Exploits,” I provided perspective on how to prioritize vulnerabilities. Honing the operational aspect of securing your systems is essential to that process. Conducting patch operations in your organization can be a complicated process.

The Secret To Blazing Fast Docker Builds

It's not an understatement to say Dockerfiles are the underpinning of modern DevOps. Writing a simple Dockerfile that 'works' is relatively straightforward, but there are several tricks and tips that could significantly improve the build speed and efficiency of your container images. If your current Dockerfiles copy in multi gigabyte contexts, reinstall dependencies on every build, or use only a single stage, we need to talk.

How to test AWS managed services with Gremlin

Note In this blog, we use “managed service providers” to refer to companies that provide hosted computing services, not managed IT service providers (MSPs). ‍ When was the last time you thought about the reliability of your cloud dependencies? The biggest challenge with using cloud platforms and SaaS services is also its biggest strength: the provider controls everything.

What is Vendor Management

Managing vendors efficiently is crucial for any business aiming to maintain smooth operations and achieve its goals. Whether you’re working with suppliers for raw materials, software services, or anything in between, effective Vendor Management ensures that these relationships contribute positively to your organization.In this article, we’ll explore what Vendor Management is, the challenges it presents, the detailed processes involved, and the tools that can help.

Monitoring Multi-cloud Environments

Multi-cloud visibility is a challenge for most IT teams juggling multiple tools and screens to understand application traffic across multiple public clouds. Kentik unifies telemetry from the major cloud providers and the public internet into one place to give you the ability to monitor and troubleshoot application performance across AWS, Azure, Google, and Oracle clouds for real-time and historical analysis.

Product Release Notes July 2024

For years, CloudZero has been a leader in the cloud cost allocation space, a statement supported by the fact that we remain the only cloud cost management platform to have received SOC1 Type 2 certification for our extreme accuracy when it comes to allocation and financial reporting capabilities. To quote our co-founder in the 2022 blog post listed above, “Quite simply, we organize cloud spend better than anyone else in the world.” Even so, we’re always looking to iterate and improve.