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Monitoring the IBM Power Ecosystem using Microsoft Azure

In today’s interconnected and hybrid cloud environments, effective system monitoring is crucial for maintaining performance, reliability, and security. This technical presentation explores how Microsoft Azure enables comprehensive monitoring of the IBM Power ecosystem, explicitly focusing on AIX, Linux on Power, and Linux on Z Series operating systems. Further, active monitoring of HMC and VIOS is considered.

Highlights from Google Cloud Next 2024

Over 30,000 people flocked to Las Vegas to see the latest and greatest from Google Cloud and its partners at Google Cloud Next 2024. As a long-time Google Cloud partner and recipient of two Google Cloud Technology Partner of the Year awards this year, we were there in full force to showcase our unified observability and security solutions and engage with the Google Cloud community.

Unlocking the Power of Technology: A Guide to Maximizing Your Digital Tools

Technology has become an integral part of daily life, from the way the world communicates to how one works and plays. To make the most of the digital tools available, it's important to understand how to leverage them effectively. This guide will help you unlock the power of technology and maximize your investments in digital tools.

Did You Know These 5 Myths for Apache Spark Optimization?

There are several techniques and tricks when developers are tasked with optimizing their Apache Spark workloads, but most of them only fix a portion of the problem when it comes to price and performance. Watch this conversation between AWS Senior Partner Solution Architect Shashi Raina and Pepperdata Senior Solution Architect Kirk Lewis to understand the underlying myths of Apache Spark optimization, and how to ultimately fix the issue of wasted cloud resources and inflated costs.

Mastering CloudTrail Logs, Part 2

In part 1 of this series, we took a look at what CloudTrail logs are, the value addition that CloudTrail logs serve and some of the problems involved in processing and storing these logs. In part two of this series, we will look at how Observo helps organizations process CloudTrail logs at scale and derive value from them. As a quick recap, let’s take a look at what a CloudTrail event looks like.

Cloud vs. On Premise: What's The Difference - And Which is Better?

You are probably in the quest to find the best method to host your organization’s software and data. Out of all the options out there, a big part of the decision comes down to choosing between on-premise vs. cloud. Apart from asking yourself which of them fits the IT budget better and how much you need to worry about security, from a technical standpoint you also have to understand the types of management. The key difference lies in the ownership and control/monitoring of the IT infrastructure.

LogicMonitor's latest innovations to optimize cloud performance and costs

LogicMonitor stands at the forefront of innovation in IT infrastructure monitoring, and our newest solutions help our customers optimize performance, manage costs, and gain deeper visibility into their network operations. Our vision is to empower businesses with the observability needed to navigate modern IT complexities with AI-powered solutions that drive efficiency.

Expert talk: Business sustainability in 2024 l Platform.sh x Liip

Discover the ways digital companies are leading the charge in creating a progressive future. Dive into how tech companies can be pioneers not just through innovative tools, but also by making a positive ecological, social, and economic impact. Join our speakers on a journey in discussing business sustainability in 2024. Speakers: Leah Goldfarb, Environmental Impact Officer at Platform.sh Gerhard Andrey, Co-Founder of Liip and National Councillor for the Swiss Green Party.

What Is S3 Intelligent-Tiering? Here's What You Need To Know

Here’s the thing. You frequently access some files, but not others. So, if you can determine the most appropriate storage tier for any given data/object automatically, you can transform it accordingly. That means you can save both time and money by not manually deciding which files to move to their best storage class. To help optimize things, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced a new storage class called S3 Intelligent-Tiering Storage.