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If you’ve heard of DevOps, then you have probably heard of the term ‘platform engineering’ before. Over time, platform engineering has become a hot topic that we love to hate. While it promises faster release cycles and developer empowerment through self-service, not everyone buys into this concept.

Today, businesses seek technical solutions that offer flexibility, increase efficiency and reduce costs. To meet this need, many are adopting as-a-Service models, particularly Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). A key advantage is that businesses can choose from a variety of commercial models such as, subscription-based, pay-as-you-go models, or enterprise agreements, providing access to on-demand services.

We’re excited to share Flyway Pipelines with you, a new service available in preview for all Flyway users of our Community, Teams and Enterprise editions to view the health and history of their database changes through a single pane of glass. Over recent years, one of the biggest challenges Flyway users have shared with us is how to gain easy visibility of all the database changes that teams are developing and deploying with Flyway.

As companies embrace cloud-native architectures and scale their operations, ensuring business continuity and minimizing downtime become paramount; even brief outages can result in substantial revenue loss and reputational damage. In July 2023, a flaw in CrowdStrike's software update caused widespread disruption across various industries. The air travel sector was particularly hard hit, with over 3,300 flights cancelled globally. Major airlines like United, Delta, American Airlines, British Airway.

As a developer working with Linux systems, containers, or Kubernetes, it's crucial to understand process termination signals, particularly SIGKILL and SIGTERM. This comprehensive guide will explore these signals, their differences, and their implications in various environments. We'll delve into best practices, common scenarios, and advanced considerations to help you manage process termination effectively in your applications.

In the fast-paced world of ecommerce, efficiency is everything. The Global Operations Center (GOC) TOO team constantly battles with ecommerce store orders that get stuck, causing delays and resulting in customer dissatisfaction. Here’s a look at how one retail organization transformed their order troubleshooting process using automation.

Data, and the way enterprises use data in areas like development and testing, has not traditionally been a focus for business leaders but that’s now changing. Data is more varied and complicated than ever before, for example, with enterprises using two or more different database platforms – and 40% using four or more. It’s also spread wider and further, with enterprises hosting their databases in a combination of cloud and on-premises infrastructures.