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Azure Horizontal vs Vertical Scaling: Which is Right for You?

Scalability in cloud computing refers to the system’s ability to handle changing workloads efficiently. It allows seamless resource adjustments based on demand, optimizing performance, cost, and resource utilization. Key benefits include improved flexibility, cost efficiency, high availability, and enhanced user experience. Scalability is essential for adapting to dynamic business requirements and ensuring the optimal functioning of cloud-based applications and services.

AWS re:Invent Recap!

Cribl’s usual suspects, Ed Bailey and Jackie McGuire, are joined by Sr Partner Marketing Manager Michelle Zhang to discuss our experiences at AWS re:Invent this past November. It was a great event, and we want to share the top themes and presentations we saw at the show. Michelle will share her experience building and strengthening Cribl’s strategic alliance network and some of the "better together" progress made over the past year for customers.

Episode 1 | Tushar Srivastava on BPM, Process Mining and AI Automation

In this inaugural episode of the Tech Decisions Podcast, the hosts introduce the show and its purpose of making enterprise technology research accessible and insightful. The guest, Tushar Shrivastava, a BPM enthusiast and former Gartner analyst, provides an overview of BPM (Business Process Management) and the technologies it encompasses, including business process automation, process mining, and task mining. The importance of investing in BPM technologies is discussed, along with successful outcomes of BPM implementations.

How to reduce SharePoint Online Costs

In today’s business landscape, efficient management of digital resources is paramount, especially when it comes to collaborative platforms like SharePoint Online. As organizations increasingly rely on SharePoint for document management, communication, and collaboration, the costs associated with its usage can escalate quickly. This is where strategic cost management becomes essential.

Azure VM Rightsizing for Performance Excellence and Cost Control

Azure Virtual machines are one of the computing services offered by Azure. Azure VMs provide flexibility and agility, enabling organizations to swiftly deploy and scale applications without investing in and maintaining on-premises hardware. Azure VMs are fundamental in creating and managing the Azure cloud infrastructure. The concept of Azure VM rightsizing involves choosing the most suitable VM size for your workloads based on the resource requirements.

Azure AD Connect: What It Is and How to Configure It

Azure AD Connect offers organizations the power of hybrid identity solutions, providing a seamless bridge between on-premises Active Directory and Azure Active Directory. This guide will introduce the functions and features of Azure AD Connect, from understanding its core purpose to configuring it securely. With this information, you’ll have the knowledge needed to set up and maintain a robust hybrid identity solution.

Product Release Notes November 2023

One of the major issues with first-generation cloud cost management platforms is their tendency to become shelfware. Low data quality, high barriers to entry for new users, and low signal-to-noise ratio made it hard to drive cost accountability among engineering teams — and pushed many organizations to nearly give up on it.

Revolutionizing Finance: The Fusion of Fintech and Cloud Computing

Fintech, short for financial technology, represents an evolving landscape where technology-driven innovation is reshaping traditional financial services. This sector encompasses a range of financial activities, including mobile banking, online payment processing, and algorithmic asset management. Fintech leverages technologies like big data, artificial intelligence, and blockchain to offer personalized and efficient financial solutions.

Rate limiting based on AWS VPC ID

Managing incoming web traffic for your applications is essential to ensuring optimal performance, preventing abuse, and maintaining the security of your cloud infrastructure. To accomplish this, one of the tools HAProxy Enterprise users have at their disposal is rate limiting—the practice of preventing clients from making too many requests and using system resources unfairly.