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As web applications become more complex, software engineering teams must rely on many different products and services to create the best developer experience. The application development ecosystem has grown beyond version control and hosting deployment. Manually managing the deployment of new features across all services can create a serious bottleneck in the software development lifecycle. It also introduces the risk of human error.

Cisco ACI is an enterprise-class, software-defined networking (SDN) solution that provides complete control of the data center network. Using a policy-based approach, Cisco ACI delivers security, performance, and scalability for today’s demanding applications. Cisco ACI is part of the broader Cisco SDN portfolio, which also includes Nexus switches and Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) controllers. If you are looking for a way to improve your data center network, Cisco ACI may be the answer.

The Sentry Terraform Provider is an open-source project built and maintained by a community developer and officially sponsored by Sentry. You can find more information on the Terraform Registry and in this GitHub repository.

Building, testing, and monitoring applications in the cloud is a unique challenge. While many organizations have embraced a DevOps methodology, their DevOps machine is still not at the level of maturity they might like it to be. According to a recent survey, 53% work on a team with a 'low level' of DevOps based on maturity factors.

As I’ve written about before, Epinio is built to be very flexible. In this blog, I will highlight several places we can hook into the rest of your existing infrastructure to give you a better experience. If you’re new to Epinio, it’s the application development engine for Kubernetes that lets you to go from code to URL in one step.

Not many companies will tell you why you shouldn’t use their product, but any product that tries to be everything to everyone is doomed to failure. When you build without a specific user in mind, your target becomes the intersection of many viewpoints, and what you build is the lowest common denominator. What usually follows is software that can technically do everything, but feels unfocused, complex, and unpleasant to use. Something everyone is equally unhappy with.

For years, Chromatic managed virtual servers on behalf of our clients. As tools like Upsun matured, our team realized we were spending much of our clients’ budgets on simply maintaining those servers—instead of making their sites better (which is kind of our reason for existing).

If you’re unfamiliar with multicloud, it can be tricky to know where to start. This complete guide covers the basics of multicloud, how it could benefit your business, and how to get started.