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Easiest Way to Monitor Your API Endpoints Using Telegraf

Monitoring the health of your API endpoints is crucial to keeping your applications running smoothly and ensuring users have a reliable experience. Keeping an eye on 4XX and 5XX status codes can help you spot issues like client errors, misconfigurations, or server problems before they get out of hand. Plus, setting up alerts for when these errors spike allows you to react quickly, fix problems, and maintain a high-quality service that your users can count on.

"With great power..." what Spiderman can teach us about sustainable growth for the data centre sector

The Foundations of the Future report recently commissioned by techUK, and developed by Henham Strategy, raises many points for consideration. It is an important attempt at quantifying the UK’s data centre assets. As a sector, the UK data centre industry is worth £4.7 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA) annually, supporting 43,500 jobs and contributing £640 million in tax revenue to the exchequer.

3 ways to better use Effective Savings Rate (ESR)

In the realm of FinOps, new concepts emerge all the time. One pivotal metric recently introduced by the FinOps Foundation is the Effective Savings Rate (ESR). ESR measures the savings achieved through various cloud commitment deals, like Reserved Instances (RIs) and Savings Plans (SPs). This blog discusses how organizations can use the ESR metric while understanding its limitations and how to overcome them.

Continuous infrastructure optimization: A cornerstone to a successful FinOps strategy

The Cloud Financial Operations (FinOps) discipline aims to understand and manage cloud costs while maximizing the value from cloud investments. While controlling cloud spend remains a key business objective, focusing FinOps efforts primarily on visibility and cost-cutting doesn’t get to crux of the problem and may even snowball into bigger issues – especially given the growing complexity of the cloud and the stakeholders involved in managing it.

The 3 Best Alternatives to EKS Auto Mode

Managing Kubernetes clusters has always been a significant challenge. AWS’s recent announcement of EKS Auto Mode aims to simplify this by automating key operational tasks like compute scaling, networking, and storage management. While it’s a step forward for reducing complexity, it doesn’t address all the unique needs of growing startups and mid-sized companies.
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What Do DevOps Professionals Really Mean When They Talk About Kubernetes (K8s)?

In the world of DevOps, Kubernetes (K8s) is more than just a tool for managing containers-it's the backbone of modern infrastructure. When DevOps teams mention Kubernetes, they're referencing its vast capabilities, which extend far beyond basic container orchestration. They're talking about its ability to manage scaling, automation, networking, and security across complex, distributed systems. In this article, we'll explore what DevOps pros really mean when they discuss Kubernetes, highlighting the core features that make it a cornerstone of the DevOps ecosystem.

Detailed Guide Security Incident Response Workflow

Security incident response is all about how organizations handle and mitigate the effects of a security breach. It's a structured process that helps identify, contain, and recover from incidents, ensuring minimal damage and business continuity. This process involves several stages: preparation, detection, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident analysis. Each stage is crucial for tackling security threats and boosting an organization’s resilience against future incidents.

What is Runbook Automation and Best Practices for Streamlined Incident Resolution

As organizations scale, managing IT systems and resolving incidents efficiently becomes increasingly complex. Manual processes, while functional in smaller setups, often fall short in speed, accuracy, and scalability. Enter Runbook Automation (RBA)—a transformative approach to streamline and standardize incident resolution. This blog explores what Runbook Automation is, its significance in modern IT operations, and best practices to implement it effectively.

Top Kubernetes CI/CD Tools in 2025

As Kubernetes continues to dominate the container orchestration space, the need for robust CI/CD tools to streamline deployment workflows is greater than ever. With a plethora of options available, choosing the right CI/CD platform can significantly impact the efficiency and scalability of your DevOps pipeline. In this blog, we’ll explore the top Kubernetes CI/CD tools in 2025 and why RazorOps is a standout choice.