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While a GraphQL API may be less susceptible to the common REST API performance issues of under and over-fetching data, allowing users to request and receive a wide range of data in a single, nestable query can also come with performance risks. AppSignal for Elixir now supports Absinthe out of the box, and automatically adds Absinthe spans to your app's metrics. AppSignal also automatically instruments Ecto, giving you insights into your application's queries.

Azure File Storage, a component of Microsoft Azure’s broader cloud services, is a managed file storage service for the cloud. Its fundamental design is to create, manage, and share file systems securely and easily using standard protocols supported by most operating systems. It offers fully managed file shares in the cloud accessible via the industry-standard Server Message Block (SMB) and Network File System (NFS) protocols.

As the digital world continues to evolve, the realm of virtualization is gaining increasing traction. At the heart of this evolution is the System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), a pivotal component of Microsoft’s System Center suite. By providing comprehensive management capabilities for virtualized datacenter environments, SCVMM presents a modern solution for today’s complex IT infrastructures.

On this episode of Densify Talks, Josh and Andrew discuss automated instance selection and the importance of letting machines make the resource decisions as cloud environments scale. Speaking from the perspective of a hardware manufacturer, Josh offers unique insight into some of the criteria that affect the performance and cost of hosting apps in the cloud, and how to leverage “optimization as code” to automate the optimization process.

Digital Employee Experience (DEX) and the end user experience is growing in importance. IT teams must ensure that users are satisfied and productive. Many organizations are either moving to hybrid, remote or work-from-home set ups or consolidating end user support teams to support multiple branch offices – this means IT teams are responsible for supporting remote end users if the applications and services are slow or unresponsive.