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A Look at How the Cloud Has Streamlined Financial Management

In modern business, the role of technology has become increasingly pivotal, revolutionizing the way organizations operate and manage their resources. One of the most transformative technological advancements in recent years has been the widespread adoption of cloud computing. The cloud has not only altered the way businesses store and access data but has also significantly streamlined various aspects of financial management. This article delves into the multifaceted ways in which the cloud has reshaped financial management, making processes more efficient, cost-effective, and flexible.

AWS re:Invent 2023 highlights: Observability at Stripe, Capital One, and McDonald's

Last week, I attended the Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent conference in Las Vegas, NV, with 50,000+ others. It was quite a busy week with several keynotes, announcements, and many sessions. While the hot topic at re:Invent was generative AI, I’ll focus my blog post on a few customer sessions I attended around observability: Stripe, Capital One, and McDonald’s. ‍

10 Kubernetes cost optimisation techniques for 2023/2024

These are 10 strategies for reducing Kubernetes costs. We’ve split them into pre-deployment, post-deployment and ongoing cost optimisation techniques to help people at the beginning and middle of their cloud journeys, as well as those who have fully adopted cloud and are just looking for a few extra pointers.

Technology That Will Enhance Your Business

In this rapidly progressing digital era, businesses must embrace innovative technologies to stay competitive. The right blend of technological tools streamlines operations and opens up new avenues for growth and profitability. To arm you with the knowledge necessary for businesses embracing technology, we have compiled this helpful post about some of the most impactful technological advances that will enhance your business operations.

AI's Impact on Cloud-Native at KubeCon 2023

Cloud-native developers and practitioners gathered from around the world to learn, collaborate, and network at KubeCon/CloudNativeCon North America 2023 between November 6th and 9th at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL—myself included. This wasn’t my first time attending—I’ve been coming to KubeCon since 2016—but it was easily one of the most exciting experiences I’ve had as part of the Cloud Native community.

2024 Predictions: AI Innovation Meets Digital Resilience

Welcome to the era of AI. It’s the technology advancement that motivates and excites me every day as a CTO. Generative AI is already transforming many areas of our lives, from helping us write emails to assisting us with customer service. What waits for us on the immediate horizon? Today, we released our annual predictions series. Splunk’s 2024 Predictions features three editions: Executive, Security and Observability.

Leveraging AI for community moderation: A tale of two assistants

Ask any community member who’s ever donned the moderator tag in a new forum and they’ll agree that handling a multitude of new general questions, technical queries, and troubleshooting scenarios can be challenging at first. However, thanks to the rise of AI-powered chatbots, there are a lot of new opportunities to find innovative ways to tackle these challenges. The Mattermost Peer-to-Peer Forum is a good example of a community consisting primarily of developers.