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A detailed guide on Azure Reservations

Organizations that invest in cloud technologies like Microsoft Azure might notice that cloud costs can easily get out of control. When cloud services use the Pay-as-you-go payment model, small amounts must be paid each time a cloud service is used. However, when you have deployed hundreds of cloud resources, the total spending can end up with a much higher monthly bill than expected. By optimizing your cloud costs, you lower your monthly Azure bill and gain cost efficiency and predictability.

Maximizing Your Cloud Migration Success with Application Owner Interviews

In this second episode, we explore a crucial element of your migration strategy - the Application Owner Interviews, a feature within Tidal Accelerator. These interviews are a game-changer, helping you make your migration not just IT-efficient but also business-driven.

Global AWS Orchestration with Runbook Automation

It is common for companies to have multiple AWS Accounts, and as it turns out, there are cases where certain operational tasks need to be performed on EC2’s that reside in each account. Examples of this include standardizing practices for auditing, patching, and incident-response – such as retrieving diagnostics or remediation. This demo showcases how Runbook Automation orchestrates commands and scripts on EC2’s spanning numerous AWS accounts through an integration with Systems Manager (SSM).

Keynote: State of Microsoft Integration - Slava Koltovich

In this session, Slava Koltovich, Principal Group Product Manager for Azure Integration Services at Microsoft delves into the rise of digital-first strategies post-COVID-19 and forecasts a software development revolution with 750 million new apps by 2025. Explore Azure Integration Services' vast capabilities, its partnership success story with Royal Mail, and a glimpse into Microsoft’s upcoming tech innovations.

4 Ways to Reduce Your Mean Time to Resolution

Dealing with a high MTTR in your network? Auvik Network Management is a comprehensive network monitoring and troubleshooting solution. With over 50 pre-configured alerts, it keeps you informed about critical network events. Users have the flexibility to customize these alerts and control notification frequency so that they have all the essential context to be able to fix issues.

Simplifying Kubernetes Native Testing with TestKube

As Kubernetes continues to dominate the container orchestration landscape, ensuring the reliability and stability of applications running on this platform is paramount. Testing in a Kubernetes-native environment demands specialized tools that understand the intricacies of containerized deployments. Enter TestKube, a powerful testing framework designed specifically for Kubernetes.

Ceph storage for Kubernetes

Storage and container management systems are almost polar opposites of each other. One deals with permanently storing, and protecting data for as long as it’s needed. The other automatically manages highly dynamic workloads, scaling resources up and down as required. More organisations are taking a container-first approach to application deployment and management, but the underlying challenge of safely and securely storing data still remains the same.