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Comparing Amazon ECS launch types: EC2 vs. Fargate

Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) is a fully managed container orchestration service that enables users to easily run, manage and scale containers on AWS. With ECS, you can deploy containers either on a cluster of Amazon EC2 instances or on AWS Fargate, a serverless computing engine for containers. In this article, we’ll look at how these two launch types compare and explore how to start using them.

How to remove bloatware from your customers' PCs

I recently delivered an N-able N-central Bootcamp called 15 things you can (and should) automate, shortly after that I also delivered another bootcamp called 15 MORE things you can (and should) automate. After doing a little prep for the second on, this reminded me of a particular automation policy we have in the Automation Cookbook that allows you to remove Bloatware from your customers’/end users’ computers.

Cycle Podcast | EP 16 | Tom Daly | Simplifying Global Networks + Insights into Startup Investing

In this episode, Jake Warner chats with Tom Daly, CEO at Big Network, and former Senior Vice President of Infrastructure at Fastly. Discussions include his early days as co-founder of Dyn, experience with the build-out of Fastly, and his philosophy behind startup investments.

Overview of Folders in Azure Blob Storage

Azure Blob Storage is a fully managed, scalable, and reliable object storage service provided by Microsoft Azure. One of the key features of Azure Blob Storage is the ability to create and organize data in containers called “folders.” In this blog post, we’ll take a closer look at how folders work in Azure Blob Storage and how you can use them to organize and manage your data.

What is Azure Files and what are they used for?

Azure Files is a fully managed, cloud-based file storage service provided by Microsoft Azure that allows you to share files across multiple servers and platforms. One of the key features of Azure Files is the ability to create and organize files in folders, similar to how you would on a traditional file server. In this blog post, we’ll take a closer look at how folders work in Azure Files and how you can use them to share files with others.

NOAH 2022 Zurich: You Don't Need Another Server

NOAH 2022 Zurich: Keynote by Leah Goldfarb, Environmental Impact Officer at Platform.sh. Climate change and IT, scaling sustainably. Get an overview of climate change, explore how to quantitatively reduce your carbon footprint in the cloud, and explore what actionable information is needed by the client. The ICT sector contributes ~4% of global greenhouse gas emissions – this is more than global aviation.

Managing incidents in a growing organisation - incident.fm

In this week's episode, we're joined by Matt Huxtable, CTO at Ziglu (an e-money issuer, offering a variety of digital finance services, particularly well known for its cryptocurrency services). Matt talks about how the engineering team at Ziglu has evolved over time, building an agile culture and why "keep it boring" is his mantra. Chris, Pete and Matt cover how to context switch between solving and communicating during an incident, their most creative incident fixes and why AI isn't ready to solve incidents for us just yet.