Managing resource scaling in EKS clusters can quickly become complex, especially with fluctuating workloads. Traditional autoscaling solutions often require predefined configurations, which can lead to inefficiencies and unnecessary costs. This is where Karpenter comes in—a powerful, open-source project designed to dynamically manage and scale nodes in response to real-time application demands.

If your gross margin is lower than 60-90%, you have a weaker SaaS margin than you’d want. This margin can turn away investors, limiting the amount of capital you can raise to fund growth. Here’s the deal. It may not be a revenue issue. It may be that you are not monitoring the right SaaS metrics. The result: you are probably spending too much. You are probably also unaware of whether this reflects growth or simply overspending, thus ruining your budget and ROI.

We are pleased to announce the results of new research conducted by Dimensional Research and sponsored by Broadcom, which found broad proliferation of cloud infrastructure combined with continued support for remote workers is driving increased complexity and visibility challenges for network operations teams.

Sentry started out as an Open Source side project in 2008. Today we are a Fair Source company with 100,000+ organizations on our SaaS and $100M+ ARR, but we have not forgotten our roots nor the hundreds of Open Source maintainers whose work we depend on for our success. Every year we share our success with the community, and 2024 is no different. This year, our budget is $750,000, up 50% from last year. We have 129 engineers right now, so that works out to $5,813 per developer on staff.

On October 31 the main floor of the DevOps Days TLV Expo was bustling with Halloween-themed booths of exciting DevOps vendors, offering treats for badge scans and whisky shots for “personal secrets”! It was a beautiful display of business-as-usual in unusual times—a worthy prelude to the upcoming winter event season. Here are some key lessons from the Spot by NetApp booth you might want to bring along for the upcoming FinOpsXE, Ignite, and re:Invent.

Why do services need API monitoring? Application programming interfaces (APIs) have become indispensable for digital business. Forbes found that 98% of developers consider APIs to be crucial to getting their work done, and 86% of developers expected their use of APIs to increase. A survey by McKinsey found that 88% of banking companies believe APIs are increasing in importance; 81% think APIs are a priority for business and IT.

Discover why Brazil’s growing tech industry and booming economy make it a prime destination for businesses looking to expand into Latin America. With a booming digital economy, a thriving fintech sector, and some of the world’s heaviest internet users, Brazil has become a hotspot for businesses looking to foster innovation. Add accelerating data center growth to increased cloud adoption, and the opportunities for enterprises seeking to scale their potential are immense.