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EC2 Monitoring: A Practical Guide for AWS Engineers

Monitoring your EC2 instances shouldn’t be complicated or exhausting. Yet, too often, engineers find themselves troubleshooting issues in the middle of the night, searching for the root cause of an unexpected failure. Whether you're managing a few instances or hundreds spread across multiple regions, effective EC2 monitoring helps you stay ahead of problems instead of constantly reacting to them. And if you've ever dealt with a critical alert at an inconvenient hour, you know how important that is.

What's new with AWS for 2025

Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds onto the top spot with a 30% share of the global cloud infrastructure market. Despite fierce competition, AWS remains the leader by consistently driving innovation in AI and cloud computing. In this blog, we explore the latest advancements, from global infrastructure expansion to enhancements in cloud services’ availability and performance, as well as what AWS has planned for 2025.

Cloud Costs Out of Control? Civo Has the Answer!

Join Mark Boost as he kicks off Civo Navigate San Francisco 2025, setting the stage for two days of tech innovation and insights. Discover Civo’s mission to create a simpler, fairer, and better-value cloud solution, challenging the dominance of hyperscalers. Mark unveils his vision for a true multi-cloud future and introduces Civo’s latest innovations: Flexcore and RelaxAI. He then welcomes Kelsey Hightower to the stage for a major announcement—his new role as Civo’s Board Director—before diving into the crucial role of private cloud solutions in today’s evolving landscape.

Azure Tagging: A Comprehensive Guide for Technophiles

Introduction: Businesses and enterprises with complex settings and backgrounds may find Azure resource management uneasy. Resource tags in Azure help manage environments competently. They improve the visibility and governance of cloud resources by organizing, tracking, and optimizing them. This post may scrutinize Azure tags and find ways to maximize the benefits of resource management.

How Cloud Computing Powers the Modern Internet

The way we use the internet today is vastly different from what it was just a decade ago. From high-speed video streaming and social media to cloud gaming and e-commerce, everything happens in real-time. But have you ever wondered what makes all of this possible? The answer lies in cloud computing-the backbone of modern digital services. Cloud computing provides the power, speed, and scalability needed to keep the internet running smoothly. It enables businesses to store massive amounts of data, process information instantly, and deliver online services without interruptions.

The ultimate guide to cloud-native application performance monitoring with AWS, GCP, and Azure

The rapid adoption of cloud-native applications has revolutionized how businesses innovate, scale, and optimize costs. These applications leverage microservices, containers, and serverless functions, allowing seamless collaboration across multiple platforms like AWS, GCP, and Azure. However, managing performance in such a distributed environment presents challenges such as latency, security risks, and cost-inefficiencies.
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Monitoring Cloud Foundry in SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP)

Cloud Foundry is possibly the most popular environment on SAP Business Technology Platform. When customers build applications with the SAP Cloud Application Programming (CAP) framework to extend SAP S/4HANA solutions and achieve a clean core, they typically deploy using Cloud Foundry. After the applications on Cloud Foundry go into productive use, they become business critical and that creates a need for observability in those applications and the platform. Monitoring of Cloud Foundry is now an essential requirement of SAP operations teams.
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How to Quickly Analyze CloudFront Cloud Logs in Amazon S3

Content delivery networks (CDNs) such as Amazon CloudFront generate a flood of log files. In today's world where your customers are all around the globe, it's important to make sure that your websites' application assets are as close to the users as possible.

How to Build Your Financial Cloud Analysis with Tidal Accelerator

Ever wondered why some companies see significant cost savings on their cloud investments while others struggle? Success depends on a well-structured financial analysis. Many organizations focus only on migration costs, missing the bigger picture—cloud adoption isn’t just about moving workloads, it’s about financial efficiency and long-term value. Without the right financial framework, businesses risk overspending, poor resource allocation, and underwhelming ROI.

The 8 Hidden Pitfalls of Using AWS CloudWatch

AWS CloudWatch is a widely used observability tool that comes built into AWS. It provides easy access to logs, metrics, and alarms, making it a convenient choice for teams monitoring AWS workloads. But while CloudWatch offers a lot of power, many teams unknowingly misconfigure or misuse it, leading to unexpected costs, limited visibility, and operational challenges. Here are some common pitfalls we see—and how to avoid them.