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Cyber threats, since 2020, have become a silent epidemic for enterprises and customers alike. Sounds dramatic? Think again: In 2023, cyberattacks hit enterprises every 39 seconds and burnt through $4.99 million per hit, making security not just an IT checklist but a critical enterprise-wide priority. Fast forward to 2025, and the message is clear: adapt or lose out to your competitors.

Whether you’re a startup looking for simplicity or an enterprise needing high-performance scalability, this guide breaks down the key differences between DigitalOcean vs. AWS — pricing, features, use cases, and more. We’ll start with a quick overview of each provider. And, right away, you’ll notice their different focus areas, target customers, and what makes each platform unique.

If you are part of an engineering team, monitoring the performance of your CI/CD pipelines is a high priority. With the SquaredUp GitHub plugin you can view key metrics for your GitHub repos and workflows all within a single pane of glass. We also have plugins for Jira, Circle CI, Azure DevOps and more. So even if you are using many different tools you can still get an end to end view of your processes.

In today’s digital landscape, cybersecurity threats are evolving at an unprecedented rate. Organizations must be prepared to detect and respond to incidents swiftly to mitigate potential damage. One of the most critical components of an effective incident response strategy is an automated incident notification system like OnPage. Such systems ensure that on-call cybersecurity teams receive alerts in real-time, enabling them to take immediate action.

During an emergency, swift delivery of critical information is key to successfully managing a crisis. Unfortunately, when teams don’t employ effective emergency notification software, response times can be significantly delayed. That’s why choosing the best emergency notification system software for your team ultimately ensures that notifications are always delivered promptly to ensure the protection of lives and valuables.

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) like Epic are undoubtedly pivotal to modern healthcare. With their intuitive interfaces and deeply integrated clinical decision support systems, Epic has become a cornerstone in patient care. But when it comes to communication, particularly for urgent and critical workflows, Epic Secure Chat often leaves healthcare providers searching for alternatives. At OnPage, we’ve built a platform specifically designed to meet the nuanced demands of healthcare communication.

The realm of information security is fraught with jargon, as anyone who has come across vulnerability-related terms can tell you. To complicate matters further, some of these terms are used interchangeably or in contexts outside of computing. This can muddy the waters for people looking to learn about vulnerability assessments – so in this blog we’ll begin by demystifying the language, before delving into how you can perform vulnerability assessments on Ubuntu installations.

There’s no doubt that telecom providers are under intense pressure to reduce costs and improve their security posture. Brent Kelly, Principal Analyst at global analyst firm Omdia, recently completed a fantastic piece on the benefits of cloud native technology for real-time communications. The cloud native moniker can sometimes be misconstrued as “moving to public cloud.” In reality, the technology supports the flexibility to deploy on premises, in a private, public, or hybrid cloud.

"Why buy a cloud cost optimization solution when I can just build it myself?" Here at Pepperdata, we often hear this question. Many of our prospects and customers have gone to great lengths implementing various optimization strategies and solutions to mitigate the cost of their cloud or on-prem data centers. These homegrown solutions might include monitoring tools, manual or automated instance rightsizing initiatives, enabling autoscaling, and application tuning.

Choosing between OpenTelemetry and Datadog isn't just another tool decision. It's about how you'll monitor your systems, troubleshoot issues, and ultimately keep your services running smoothly. If you've been tasked with figuring out which route to take, you're in the right place. Let's get started!