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The Real Business Value of Time Series Database

Time series data powers nearly every modern system, from industrial equipment and energy grids to financial platforms and digital services. Devices and software continuously generate streams of time-stamped metrics that reflect how systems perform moment to moment. Most businesses collect this data, but far fewer utilize its full potential. Storing information and reviewing dashboards offers limited value.

What Is The Best One Time Payment Cloud Storage Plan?

Tired of paying for subscriptions for your cloud storage plan? The answer may be one time payment cloud storage deals. Although not every cloud service provides them, there are a few that offer a one-time payment deal so you can access cloud storage forever. These cloud storage deals are a great investment if you want to choose a provider to store your files forever, and with Internxt's lifetime plans, you not only get cloud storage but much, much more.

Top SaaS Companies Defining The Future Of SaaS

Picture this. Gartner forecasts worldwide end-user spending for public cloud usage to total more than $720 billion in 2025 — up from $595 billion in 2024. Out of that spend, SaaS will make up a chunky $299 billion. For comparison, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) will make up nearly $212 billion and $209 billion, respectively. Elsewhere, BetterCloud’s State of SaaS 2025 report found that the average organization uses 106 different SaaS tools.

FinOps Is The Margin Lever SaaS CEOs Keep Ignoring

You’re probably not combing through cloud bills. That’s not your job as CEO. But if no one on your executive team can tell you what it costs to serve a customer, ship a feature, or launch a new product line, that’s a problem. Not a someday problem. A right-now, quietly-draining-your-margins kind of problem. FinOps tends to get lumped in with cost-cutting — some finance thing, some DevOps thing. But that framing misses the point. Done right, FinOps is a growth enabler.

How to Block an External Attack with FortiGate and Progress Flowmon ADS

It’s a question we hear often - how do we use the Progress Flowmon solution to block an attack? Flowmon is not an inline appliance that stands in the path of inbound traffic, so we partner with third-party vendors who supply equipment such as firewalls or unified security gateways. In this post, we’re going to show you how to instruct Fortinet’s firewall FortiGate via Flowmon ADS to block traffic in response to a detected anomaly or attack.

Navigating the Complexities of Data Sovereignty: A Guide for UK Businesses

To read the full findings from this research, visit The Digital Sovereignty Revolution whitepaper by clicking here. As the digital landscape continues to evolve, one question is becoming increasingly pressing: are you in control of your digital future? With growing concerns around data sovereignty and the impact of geopolitical risks on cloud strategies, it's time to assess your organization's digital infrastructure.

Built to Withstand the Next Outage: How PagerDuty AIOps Keeps You Ahead

June 12 started like any other Wednesday–until the internet broke. It started with Google Cloud’s Identity and Access Management (IAM) system, but the fallout hit everything built on top of it. Widespread service degradation swept across core Google products and third-party platforms. Gmail, Docs, Meet, and Chat went dark. Cloudflare services were unavailable. Developer and AI tools faltered.

How to Simplify AI Observability Across Hybrid and Cloud Environments

As companies adopt more artificial intelligence (AI) to stay competitive and simplify operations, they’re hitting a snag they’ve seen plenty of times before: complexity. Those user-friendly chatbots and impressive predictive models aren’t magic—they run on powerful GPUs like NVIDIA’s and rely on cloud services such as Azure OpenAI or Amazon SageMaker.

Introducing Packet Filtering on Megaport Cloud Router

Megaport Cloud Router's new feature is here to cut complexity and secure your network even faster. If you’re already a Megaport customer, Megaport Cloud Router (MCR) likely needs no introduction. This popular and long-standing solution allows customers to spin up routing capabilities on-demand within Megaport’s global Network as a Service (NaaS) platform and can be utilized across a variety of use cases.