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How to create log sinks

Are you wondering how you can route your Google Cloud logs to your desired destination? Then check out this video, where we introduce you to log sinks which can be used to route logs to various supported destinations, walk you through how it works and the list of supported destinations to which logs can be routed. It covers the different use cases and scenarios, where the logs sinks can be very useful. We’ll also demonstrate how to create and configure an aggregated log sink that sends all VPC flow logs to BigQuery.

Sync Review: Features, Pricing, and an Alternative Solution

When you consider buying anything new, it’s always a good idea to weigh up your options and see what is the most popular, and if there are any alternatives you should consider. After all, just because it’s the most popular doesn’t necessarily mean it's the best option. In some cases, people are even choosing to self-host a cloud server from their home or business to guarantee the privacy of their files.

A Beginner-Friendly Guide To Azure Cloud Management

As a provider of over 200 cloud products and services, Microsoft Azure provides most of the capabilities you need to manage your cloud workloads. While this breadth of services can be beneficial, it can also create complexity issues, such as reducing cloud cost visibility and increasing security blind spots. Proper Azure cloud management can change this. In this snackable guide, we’ll share what Azure cloud management is, the key tools you need to manage your Azure environment, and more.

What's new and upcoming in Azure Event Grid - George Guirguis

This session by George Guirguis, Product Manager from Microsoft, unveils the latest and upcoming features of Azure Event Grid. Gain insights into HTTP event push and pull delivery mechanisms and discover how they enhance real-time event processing and retrieval. George also introduces MQTT support, expanding Event Grid's capabilities for IoT scenarios.
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Unveiling Azure Monitor SCOM Managed Instance

In the ever-evolving landscape of IT operations, the introduction of Azure Monitor SCOM Managed Instance (SCOM MI) stands as a testament to Microsoft's commitment to providing advanced monitoring solutions. This article is a comprehensive exploration of SCOM MI, its journey to General Availability (GA), anticipated features, the seamless integration of NiCE Management Packs, and the positive impact it promises on the world of IT operations.

Monitor Amazon Bedrock with Datadog

Amazon Bedrock is a fully managed service that offers foundation models (FMs) built by leading AI companies, such as AI21 labs, Meta, and Amazon along with other tools for building generative AI applications. After enabling access to validation and training data stored in Amazon S3, customers can fine-tune their FMs to invoke tasks such as text generation, content creation, and chatbot Q&A—without provisioning or managing any infrastructure.

Elastic Observability monitors metrics for Google Cloud in just minutes

Developers and SREs choose to host their applications on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) for its reliability, speed, and ease of use. On Google Cloud, development teams are finding additional value in migrating to Kubernetes on GKE, leveraging the latest serverless options like Cloud Run, and improving traditional, tiered applications with managed services. Elastic Observability offers 16 out-of-the-box integrations for Google Cloud services with more on the way.

Better when closer: the role of the data centre in your network

For those who remember the tech world before the COVID digitalisation gold-rush, the 2019 assertion by Gartner that 'The Data Centre Is (Almost) Dead, ruffled feathers. The report warned that by 2025, 80% of enterprises will shut down their traditional data centres. In fact, 10% of organisations already have. Then the pandemic hit and the global demand for world-class user experiences (for workforces and customers alike) exploded.

A Quick Guide To Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Tools

Over the past few years, Google has grown its cloud services to include more than 100 products and services. Today, Google Cloud rubs shoulders with the top two cloud service providers. Yet, managing a Google Cloud environment has become increasingly challenging as the platform expands its GCP tools. It’s not just Google Cloud. The same is true today for other leading public cloud providers. To its credit, Google Cloud provides plenty of tools to help you get the most out of the platform.