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How Qovery Uses AI To Empower Developers

We're in 2024, and one thing has become clear: the future belongs to those who can harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI). At Qovery, we are at the forefront of this transformation, integrating AI into our internal developer platform to revolutionize how developers manage their application lifecycles. Our mission is to empower developers with autonomy, efficiency, and deep insights, ensuring they can focus on what they do best — building great software.

Azure Storage Cost Optimization: 19 Ways To Cut Waste

Azure storage pricing can be complex, with multiple tiers, storage types, and payment options to consider. This complexity can lead to unexpected costs, ruining your Azure cloud budget. Additional fees for read/write transactions, metadata storage, snapshots, and early deletion fees can add up. The good thing is you can review and adjust your storage configurations to minimize unnecessary costs.

Azure DevOps success with out-of-box dashboards & monitoring

In previous roles I have been both an Engineering Manager responsible for a team, and a Program Manager responsible for branching strategy and process around CICD pipelines. In both of those roles (but for very different reasons), my product's build quality has been critical to product success. The obvious "why" to this is no builds, no product, but the real why is much more nuanced.

A Guide to CI/CD Pipeline Performance Monitoring

In the modern software development landscape, Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines have become essential. They automate the process of integrating code changes, running tests, and deploying applications. The efficiency and reliability of these pipelines are critical to the overall success of a software project, and CI/CD pipeline monitoring plays a vital role in maintaining and improving these attributes.

Document Library Reporting

In today’s data-driven world, efficient document management is crucial for organizational success. Document library reporting helps track and analyze the usage, storage, and compliance of documents within SharePoint Online. To streamline this process, tools like SharePoint Storage Explorer offer comprehensive solutions that enhance your reporting capabilities.

Reviewing Every New Feature in HAProxy 3.0

HAProxy 3.0 maintains the strong momentum of our open-source load balancer into 2024 with improvements to simplicity, security, reliability, flexibility, and more. In this blog post, we'll dive into what’s new in version 3.0, providing examples and context. It’s a long list, so get comfortable and maybe bring a snack! All these improvements (and more) will be incorporated into HAProxy Enterprise 3.0, releasing later this year.

Measuring Real World Performance of DNS Solutions

Your customers are not willing to wait more than a second or two for your website and apps to load. Slow-loading apps and sites may seem like a minor inconvenience to them, but they’re a serious threat to your business. Numerous studies have shown that customers will abandon your site and take their business elsewhere if you make them wait. Many businesses are unaware of the critical role of the Domain Name System (DNS) in the performance of websites and business apps.

GitKraken Workshops: Simplify Your Jira Workflows

Learn how the GitKraken DevEx platform simplifies managing your Jira issues. With GitKraken Desktop, you can effortlessly view and update Jira issues directly from your Git workspace. Create branches from Jira issues, link commits, and maintain traceability with deep linking back into GitKraken tools from Jira. Enhance productivity with features like smart commits and automated issue transitions, ensuring your Jira workflows are efficient and synchronized.

Managed Apps on Public Cloud: Why Operations Matter, Part II

In the first part of this blog journey (I’d call it a post, but it’s actually two posts) we explored what operational excellence looks like in public cloud deployments. And while I do not want to spoil it for you, the main takeaway was that it is not easy and can become resource-intensive. With this in mind, you might should be wondering what you can do to achieve excellence without focusing all your resources on operations.