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How to make your services zone redundant

In January of 2020, an entire availability zone (AZ) in AWS’ Sydney region suddenly went dark. Multiple facilities lost power, preventing customers from accessing EC2 instances and Elastic Block Storage (EBS) volumes. Customers who didn’t have backup infrastructure in another zone had to wait nearly 8 hours before service was restored, and even then, some EBS volumes couldn’t be recovered. Major cloud provider outages are rare, but they happen nonetheless.

Migrating to the Cloud at Scale with Fidelity

At swampUP 2023, JFrog’s annual user conference, Gerard McMahon, Head of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Tools and Platforms at Fidelity Investments, shared Fidelity’s cloud migration story and how it supports the overall company philosophy. He explored the company’s focus on ensuring employee satisfaction while delivering great software and value to customers.

Manage & Reapply Code Changes with Cloud Patches | #GitKraken #shorts

Cloud Patches are a great way to share code with your team, but they're also handy for personal coding tasks! 🧑‍💻 Developer Kevin Bost (@Kitokeboo), a #GitKraken Ambassador, demonstrates how easily you can manage and reapply code changes just for yourself. It's all about making your development routine more efficient and focused, one patch at a time. 😌👍

StackState Observability Vision

Join Andreas Prins, CEO of StackState, as he discusses the evolving landscape of application monitoring and the persistent challenges in achieving application reliability. Discover why StackState stands out with its modern observability solution, trusted by leading banks, insurers, and infrastructure operators worldwide. Learn how StackState observability platform is revolutionizing the way development teams understand, navigate, and remediate issues within their IT environments.

Kubernetes Services & Types

Kubernetes stands out as a powerful tool for managing, scaling, and deploying containerized applications. At the heart of Kubernetes lies its service management capabilities, which play a crucial role in facilitating communication between various components within a cluster. In this guide, we delve into Kubernetes services, exploring their types, functionalities, and best practices.

What Is AWS Graviton? Here's When To Use It

When Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched its new Arm-based processors, some circles believed it was a game-changer for the public cloud markets. To begin with, it was the first time Arm architecture would roll out for enterprise-grade utility, and at a colossal scale. Arm processors had only run on smaller, less demanding devices such as iPhones. So why adopt it for much more demanding workloads in cloud services?

Azure Cost Reporting to boost cloud resilience and reduce costs

Managing costs within your Azure datacenter is a crucial aspect of ensuring efficiency and optimizing resources. The Azure portal has Azure Cost Management Reports embedded, offering a detailed lens into your cloud spending. In this article, we’ll explore the ins and outs of these reports, their key metrics, best practices, and how to generate and interpret cost reports.

Azure Pay as You Go Vs Reserved Instances

When dealing with public cloud computing, deciding to reserve or pay-as-you-go for your resources is generally seen as a strategic chess move – it requires foresight, planning, and a clear understanding of your organization’s needs. In this article, we’ll browse through the nuances of this decision-making process, exploring overviews, benefits, limitations, pricing considerations, break-even points, and ultimately, as a desired outcome, reaching a well-informed conclusion.