When operating in the cloud, one of the key decisions to make is about which type of architecture to adopt for your business and customer data. This is because choosing cost-effective architecture is key to building profitable SaaS software. Single-tenant and multi-tenant cloud environments are the options to consider. Both types of architecture have security and privacy implications. There’s also the issue of cost, which differs significantly depending on the architecting model you adopt.

This short tutorial demonstrates how you can work on data stored on your own infrastructure or in hybrid cloud CI/CD environments using CircleCI’s shared workspaces functionality — without having to configure VPNs, SSH tunnels, or other additional infrastructure.

Enter into the Internal Developer Platform (IDP) world, a game-changing solution that empowers development teams to streamline workflows, optimize resource management, and enhance productivity. This article is your comprehensive guide to building an Internal Developer Platform, demystifying its components, benefits, and best practices.

Recently we announced the availability of a new version of Ocean for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). I decided to migrate some of our production services. While the service was already running on native AKS, we decided to leverage Spot’s Ocean for AKS to manage it more effectively, and, as they say, drink our own champagne. The outcome has been quite impressive. I managed to reduce our spending for this AKS cluster by a staggering 85%. You can see the results in the screen capture provided below.

Ansible is a configuration management tool that helps you automatically deploy, manage, and configure software on your hosts. By turning manual workflows into automated processes, you can quicken your deployment lifecycle and ensure that all hosts are equipped with the proper configurations and tools. The Datadog collection is now available in both Ansible Galaxy and Ansible Automation Hub.

How do you track reliability in an organization with hundreds of engineers, dozens of daily production changes, and over 32 million monthly users? Even more, how do you do this in a way that's simple, presentable to executives, and doesn't dump a ton of extra work on to engineers' plates? Slack recently wrote about how they created the Service Delivery Index for Reliability (SDI-R), a simple yet comprehensive metric that became the basis for many of their reliability and performance indicators.

Terraform, a powerful Infrastructure as Code (IAC) tool, has long been the backbone of choice for DevOps professionals and developers seeking to manage their cloud infrastructure efficiently. However, recent shifts in its licensing have sent ripples of concern throughout the tech community. HashiCorp, the company behind Terraform, made a pivotal decision last month to move away from its longstanding open-source licensing, opting instead for the Business Source License (BSL) 1.1.

Zenoss Chief Product Officer Trent Fitz recently spoke with Dan Turchin, host of the podcast “AI and the Future of Work,” and shared some insightful perspectives on the evolution of monitoring in the IT industry, the role of AIOps tools, and the challenges of moving to the cloud. They also discussed Trent’s extensive background in computer engineering and his experience driving product innovation and strategy in various technology fields.

Hello, tech aficionados and IT professionals! If you’re in the business of managing digital assets, workflows, or intranets, chances are you’ve crossed paths with SharePoint. But do you ever wonder how this versatile platform has evolved over the years? Or perhaps you’re curious about what future enhancements are on the horizon? Well, buckle up, because we’re about to embark on a comprehensive journey through the fascinating world of SharePoint.

We’ve seen two general approaches to getting optimization done to reduce cloud costs in our customers; the first and most popular is “the stick” where FinOps teams campaign against lines of business development teams with a mantra of “spend less”!