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The Ultimate Cloud Storage Pricing Comparison

Syncing files and folders across multiple devices, updating them between remote team members, and sharing them across individuals and teams are all essential aspects of running a modern business. Cloud storage services enable small businesses and enterprises to manage their data on-demand, scalably, and in a largely fail-safe manner. Their cloud infrastructure enables you to store documents, spreadsheets, videos, and other types of data formats online.

The Complete SaaS Pricing Guide In 2024

The software-as-a-service (SaaS) industry is growing rapidly and becoming increasingly competitive. For SaaS companies, establishing a unique competitive advantage is crucial. Implementing a tailored SaaS pricing strategy effectively sets companies apart. This approach not only boosts operational efficiency but also enhances profit margins. Choosing the optimal SaaS pricing strategy requires careful consideration of various factors.

Netflix Architecture: How Much Does Netflix's AWS Cost?

In 2022, Netflix’s video streaming service had almost 231 million subscribers, up from 26 million in 2011. Revenues for the Los Gatos giant topped $31 billion in 2022 alone. Netflix also welcomed a startling 7.66 million paid subscribers in Q4, 2022, beating the 4.5 million subs expectations. On the earnings call, CFO Spenser Neumann said that the company wouldn’t be in the business if they didn’t believe it would return more than 10% of the revenue.

Amazon ECS Vs. EKS Vs. Fargate: The Complete Comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides more than 200 services. Among those, Amazon Elastic Compute Service (ECS), Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), and AWS Fargate help deploy and manage containers. Choosing between these services can be challenging. They seem similar on the surface (and are all popular). But each offers unique benefits and limitations. In this guide, we compare the three services, discussing the best use cases for each, and helping you choose the best fit for your business.

SaaS COGS: What To Consider In Your Cost Of Goods Sold

It can be challenging to translate complex engineering concepts to business leaders. If you frame things well, though, you can have more productive conversations that lead to greater alignment between engineering and the rest of the business. With that in mind, I’d like to share some of my recommendations for discussing cost with your leadership team — and hope it might help you have stronger cost conversations.

Exploring Application Performance Monitoring - Importance and Open-Source Options

For any digital business today, keeping applications running smoothly and efficiently is a no-brainer. Application Performance Monitoring (APM) is an invaluable process in that regard, helping teams track the performance and health of their software applications. APM involves the use of tools and practices to detect, diagnose, and resolve performance issues in real-time, thereby ensuring optimal user experiences.

How to Reliably Block AI Crawlers Using HAProxy Enterprise

The robots.txt file is a time-honored point of control for website publishers to assert whether or not their websites should be crawled by bots of various kinds. However, it turns out that AI crawlers from large language model (LLM) companies often ignore the contents of robots.txt and crawl your site regardless.

Software reliability and availability is the whole team's problem-not just a few engineers

Reliability is everyone's problem—not just the SRE team's. "It's not just the SRE's problem. It's everybody's problem. So the SREs, they can run point and they can help report and help us understand, but we also have to hold the teams accountable. Are the teams investing time in reliability? Are they finding and fixing issues? Are we giving them space? And I think that comes back to, does the business see the benefit and do we have a good way of quantifying the benefit to the business?"—Kolton Andrus, Gremlin CTO.

Azure API Management: Security, Governance, and the Future of APIs

This episode of "INTEGRATE expert voices - Unplugged" series from the Azure on Air podcast, dives deep into Azure API Management with Mike Budzynski, Senior Product Manager at Microsoft. Discover the latest features, best practices for API governance, and insights into the future of API management. Also, learn about the evolution of API management, how to implement proper security measures, and the exciting new features coming to Azure API Management. Gain valuable insights into managing and securing your APIs effectively.