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A guide to scaling Grafana Alloy deployments across multiple hosts

Last week we introduced Grafana Alloy, our distribution of the OpenTelemetry Collector with built-in Prometheus pipelines and support for metrics, logs, traces, and profiles. We’re excited to see the community embrace Alloy, and we want to help them use and scale it as easily as possible. Many developers that need to deploy and manage software across several hosts turn to Ansible for its ease of use and versatility.

Azure FinOps: Optimizing Costs and Best Practices

Azure FinOps: Optimizing Costs and Best Practices In episode 4 of "FinOps on Azure," discover expert insights on Azure FinOps along with its best practices featuring Azure MVP - Gregor Suttie Dive deep into cost management best practices, from leveraging Azure Advisor to optimizing resource usage. Discover who to involve in cost reviews, how often to conduct them, and common pitfalls to avoid. Get top tips for Azure cost management and strategies for staying up to date. Whether you're a startup or a large enterprise, master Azure cost optimization for maximum value from your cloud investments.

How to Automate Kubernetes Deployments?

The motivation behind automating Kubernetes deployments stems from the need to accelerate development cycles, minimize manual errors, and achieve consistent deployments. In today’s application development where container orchestration is a crucial aspect, automating the Kubernetes deployment is inevitable. Despite challenges such as maintaining security and handling complex dependencies, automation remains a powerful solution.

How Can Developer Happiness Transform Your Tech Team's Success? - Insights from Ramiro Berrelleza

Discover the transformative power of developer happiness in this talk from Navigate North America 24. Join Ramiro, founder and CEO of Okteto, as he delves into the crucial link between developer well-being and business value. Learn practical strategies for reducing friction, fostering a healthy work environment, and proving the ROI of investing in developer satisfaction.

Mattermost's cloud optimization journey: Pillars of success, future strategies & lessons learned

Mattermost has embarked on a transformative journey in cloud optimization. This journey is marked by strategic initiatives, innovative approaches, and valuable lessons, all aimed at enhancing efficiency and reducing costs. This blog post explores the successful strategies that have guided our cloud optimization efforts. It also highlights our future direction with an emphasis on ARM/Graviton workloads and shares insights from our experiences, particularly regarding spot instances.