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The beginning of a new year is a time ripe for innovation. But implementing new ideas to scale quickly while keeping cloud costs down is a delicate balance to strike. January’s cloud cost news brings positive shifts in the market from AWS, Google, and SAP.

If you’re an InfluxDB v2 user, you might be wondering what happened to the task engine in InfluxDB 3.0. The answer is that we removed it in order to support broader interoperability with other task tools. V3 enables users to leverage any existing ETL tool rather than being locked into the limited capabilities of the Flux task engine.

In recent years, Wi-Fi has emerged as the de facto architecture for local area networks (LANs) and campus networks. Wi-Fi is also gaining more widespread usage in factories and operational technology environments. Despite its ubiquity, Wi-Fi presents some persistent challenges for network operations center (NOC) teams.

In the dynamic realm of IT, every alert is a crucial piece of information. As an IT technician, I often found myself lost in the complexity of third-party alerts, grappling with deep-level tech details that felt like a maze. I lost valuable time trying to decipher an alert and got frustrated over missing important details.

Are you managing a Cribl environment? We love that for you; you’re at the forefront of complex data orchestration. As the steward of this dynamic data ecosystem, you have to manage and optimize the flow of information from diverse sources. As data volumes grow, the struggle gets even more real. No worries, though. You’ve got Cribl Stream. Monitoring Stream is critical.

As of 2024, there are over 4.8 million live websites powered by Shopify. With a substantial 16.36% of the global e-commerce market share since 2023, Shopify has firmly established itself as a powerhouse in the realm of e-commerce. In the U.S. market, its dominance is even more pronounced, commanding about 28% of the e-commerce software market last June 2023. This impressive growth trajectory highlights Shopify’s effectiveness in providing businesses with the tools they need to succeed online.

The beauty of deploying SaaS-based applications is that you don’t have to worry about building the infrastructure, hiring engineers to maintain it, staying on top of upgrades or worry about application security. Indeed, these are some of the main benefits you get by using a SaaS offering. However, the world of software is full of trade-offs, so, what do you lose out on?

Grafana was initially renowned for its ability to help users visualize time series data for platforms like Graphite and Elasticsearch. However, as the landscape evolved, demand surged for Grafana to embrace a wider array of data formats, particularly from third-party APIs.

Performance optimization is crucial when developing user-centric applications. To achieve better performance, it is essential to maintain effective log management. Client-side (user) logging is vital in driving website traffic or increasing user engagement with your applications. After deploying an application or a web browser, client-side information, such as user behavior, events, and errors, is not stored by default.

‍ CMMS, an acronym for Computerized Maintenance Management System software, is a pivotal tool used by organizations to streamline their maintenance operations. This innovative technology is more than just maintenance software; it represents a comprehensive solution designed to manage, analyze, and optimize the maintenance activities within an organization.