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Cyber resilience: What it is & why it's important

In today’s age of high-profile data breaches, supply chain attacks, and aging legacy software, smart organizations understand it’s no longer a matter of whether their systems will be compromised but when it will happen next. In fact, one recent study found that 68% of organizations experienced a cyberattack within the last 12 months (experiencing an attack doesn’t necessarily mean it was successful).

The Ultimate SOC 2 Compliance Checklist for 2024

Achieving SOC 2 compliance is not just an option—it’s a necessity. SOC 2 compliance demonstrates your organization’s commitment to data security, making it a critical component for businesses that manage sensitive customer information. Achieving this standard can be complex, but with the right guidance and tools, it becomes manageable. This guide will walk you through the key steps to achieving SOC 2 compliance.

Understanding Kubernetes namespaces and how to monitor them with Site24x7

Kubernetes namespaces are a fundamental way of organizing your Kubernetes cluster resources to isolate groups of resources for specific needs. With better resource management, easy organization, robust security, and high scalability, Kubernetes namespaces help immensely in development, team handling, and application life cycle management. Site24x7 offers a strong platform for monitoring your Kubernetes namespaces so you can gain granular visibility into the performance and health of your deployment.

Azure SQL Managed Instance cost optimization

Azure SQL Managed Instance is a fully managed Platform as a Service offering. It closely resembles the on-premises SQL database server, making it an excellent choice for users who want to set up a hybrid environment. SQL Managed Instance has good feature compatibility with the on-premises SQL Server. There are three main factors that directly contribute to or affect the pricing. Here’s a quick breakdown to help you understand how the costs add up.

Effective Release Management in DevOps: Best Practices & Tools

Release management is critical in software development, guiding how new features, updates, and bug fixes move from development teams through various stages of testing and deployment into production. In a DevOps framework, release management isn’t just about deploying code—it’s about ensuring reliable, timely, and stable software releases that meet business goals and satisfy end-users.

AWS Vs. Azure Vs. Google Cloud: Which Is Right For Your Organization?

Here is the thing. You don’t need more than one cloud service provider unless you are considering a multi-cloud strategy. And even if you plan to work with all three cloud vendors, you’ll want to know which one is right for specific services. To help you decide, we’ll share the strengths, pricing, and other differences between Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) below. Let’s start from the very beginning.

Realistic Strategies for FinOps Driven K8s Optimization

Reduce node counts to drive down infrastructure costs (on-prem and in the cloud). Get an overview of common issues that drive excess cost and understanding the 3 core strategies for tackling them. Done right, you can reduce node counts, which in turn impacts infrastructure cost and potentially reduces expensive software licenses such as OpenShift. In this 20-min session we cover the 3 core strategies.