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Operational Challenges in Hybrid Physical-Digital Environments

Creating an ideal digital workplace environment may require some creativity. Hybrid cloud structures are excellent solutions for scaling companies with increased consumer demands. They also pose operational challenges that teams can overcome with the right strategies. Planning for those moments will prepare business leaders and their teams for the best possible outcomes.
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Atlassian Bitbucket Monitoring on Microsoft SCOM

As part of a customer project, we developed a custom Bitbucket Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM). This tailored solution enables IT operations teams to monitor key performance and health metrics of Bitbucket environments, ensuring planning and bug-tracking platforms remain available and performant. With this Use Case paper, we aim to share our knowledge with the SCOM community, highlighting the possibilities of advanced monitoring on Microsoft SCOM and helping teams improve their day-to-day tasks.

Vector Database Explained: Architecture, Use Cases & Examples

Vector databases are rapidly becoming the cornerstone of modern AI applications—and for good reasons. If you are very familiar with AI technologies like ChatGPT, you have already seen what vectors can do. When you ask ChatGPT a question, such as, “What’s the weather like today?” to provide an accurate answer, the AI would first convert your question into a vector, which implies a series of numbers that capture the intent and context of your sentence. The cool part?

Simple Talks Podcast | S3, Episode 1 - Coffee chat with Mike Bowers

To kick off Season 3, host Steve Jones is joined by Mike Bowers, Chief Architect at data technology company FairCom. The conversation includes an overview of Mike’s background, the work he does at FairCom, plenty of SQL talk, and advice on getting into the industry.

Buy vs Build: The Technical Reality of On-Prem, Hybrid, and Cloud

Most conversations about buy vs build turn into budget debates. But engineers know that the deeper question is: what exactly are we signing up to run, and who is going to run it? The operating model you choose: is what defines what layers of the stack you own, what skills your team needs, and how you spend your nights on-call. This article reframes the decision around the work itself, not just the invoice.

The Influencer Making Network Engineering Cool Again

What happens when a social media obsession turns into one of the most unconventional and impactful careers in tech? In this episode of Uplink, Alexis Bertholf, Global Technical Evangelist at Megaport, explores how she’s making network engineering cool again, and why connectivity is the oxygen that cloud and AI can’t live without.

dotConnect for PostgreSQL: Advanced .NET Data Access with Full ORM Support

Supercharge your.NET applications with dotConnect for PostgreSQL — a fast, feature-rich ADO.NET data provider tailored for modern PostgreSQL development. In this video, explore how dotConnect for PostgreSQL simplifies data connectivity, enhances developer workflows, and empowers scalable, high-performance applications within the.NET ecosystem. What you’ll see: From SaaS platforms to data-driven enterprise systems, dotConnect for PostgreSQL offers the speed, reliability, and flexibility your applications need.