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Picture this. Half of organizations say their cloud bill is too high. And, only three out of ten organizations know exactly where their cloud spend is going. That’s according to the State of Cloud Cost Intelligence Report we released based on a survey of 1,000 engineering and finance professionals. Here’s the thing. This cloud cost management challenge isn’t limited to just a single cloud service provider.

APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) have quietly evolved into the backbone of contemporary business operations, even though it's ironic that most people use APIs without even realizing it. For instance, you're ordering your favorite takeaway online; you tap the payment button, and voilà! Through APIs, your payment information swiftly traverses the digital landscape, promptly reflecting the adjustment in your credit card balance.

As cloud adoption accelerates, managed service providers (MSPs) have a major opportunity to capitalize on this trend by reselling Amazon Web Services (AWS). Becoming an AWS reseller allows MSPs to expand their service offerings, achieve recurring revenue, and solidify their status as cloud experts. This comprehensive guide will walk through everything MSPs need to know to successfully start reselling AWS services.

As Microsoft Azure continues its rapid growth, becoming an Azure reseller presents a major opportunity for managed service providers (MSPs) to expand their offerings and drive recurring revenue. This comprehensive guide will walk through everything MSPs need to know to successfully start reselling Azure services.

Unit testing is most often used for testing business logic. But what if you want to ensure that your code logs important messages to your log store? In this post, I'll introduce you to FakeLogger and how it can be used to test logging code when using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging and the ILogger interface. So, let's start by discussing why to even unit-test logging code. Adding good logging to your code is an often forgotten or down-prioritized practice.

Modern applications are rarely created entirely from scratch. Instead, they rely on a framework of pre-existing applications and services, each adding specific features and functionality. These dependencies empower teams to build and deploy applications more efficiently, but they bring their own set of challenges. Tracking, managing, and updating these dependencies is difficult, especially in large, complex applications where dependencies are likely managed by different teams.

What could go wrong with your Azure environment? Netflix gave the world two beautiful gifts: a media streaming platform for the general public and a wonderful monkey for the tech community. Enough has been said about the media streaming part, so let's play (or work) with the monkey now. When Netflix let the world know about Chaos Monkey, the tech community took a minute to stand and applaud. Since then, it has been a standard to unleash intentional chaos just to see how robust our tech stacks really are.

Container orchestration, Kubernetes has emerged as a leading platform for managing and deploying containerized applications. One fundamental concept that plays a crucial role in ensuring optimal performance is the Quality of Service (QoS). In the realm of Kubernetes, this concept is applied at the level of Pods, forming the backbone of resource management within the cluster.

The IT compliance landscape is changing as governments address rising data security risks. As a result, organizations must stay on top of their risk management and security procedures to ensure compliance with new laws and requirements. Aside from these general regulations, organizations operating in more tightly regulated industries need to be aware of additional compliance requirements. Regulations are tightening, while data security is becoming more challenging and complicated.

The modern work environment is no longer confined to the traditional office space. Whether working from home, traveling, or in satellite offices, employees need seamless and secure access to internal network resources. Remote access solutions bridge the geographical gap, enabling users to connect to the corporate network from virtually anywhere.