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Top 5 FinOps Tips to Optimize Cloud Costs

The efficiency, flexibility and strategic value of cloud computing are driving organizations to deploy cloud-based solutions at rapid pace. Fortune Business Insights predicts the global cloud computing market will experience annual growth of nearly 18% through 2028. As the cloud becomes one of the most expensive resources for modern organizations, cloud financial management, or FinOps, has become a critical initiative.

Do VPNs Really Keep Your Browsing Data Private?

The internet is helpful, but it can also be dangerous. With cybercriminals on the hunt for your precious data and intrusive government agencies spying on the activities of everyday citizens, internet security and privacy have become a genuine concern. Your internet service provider has a front-row seat to all of your private browsing data, and they can monitor you, throttle you, and share that information at will. If this sounds like a gross invasion of privacy, you're absolutely right!

Cloud Security: Indiana Bob's Server Closet Versus Data Centers | Security Insights Podcast, Episode 28

Amanda and Chris share stories proving why your data really is more secure in the cloud than the average on-premises server closet – and what organizations should worry more about when it comes to data security.

AWS Lambda Telemetry API: a new way to process Lambda telemetry data in real-time

Back in 2020, we covered the launch of Lambda Extensions and the subsequent release of the Lambda Logs API. These features aren’t designed for the average Lambda user. But they allow vendors to build better tools by giving them much-needed access to the Lambda execution environment.

Enforcing Policy for Self-Service Environments with Cloudify and OPA

The Open Policy Agent is emerging as a standard framework for policy decisions in cloud-native environments. Running OPA on Kubernetes is a common method to provide Kubernetes admission control. OPA has become so popular that even Terraform recently announced beta integration of OPA support in Terraform Cloud.

Solving for cloud/multi-cloud network complexity

Networking in multi-cloud / hybrid cloud / data center environments continues to grow in complexity and so does the inherent challenge of monitoring traffic and resource utilization. Join industry expert and podcaster Eric Wright as he leads a discussion with Kentik and Alkira about observability practices and methods for network, cloud, virtualization, and application ops teams. What you’ll learn.

How to get the most from SAP on Azure

In this post, we’ll show you how to get started with SAP on Azure. We’ll also cover the key features of SAP on Azure and how they can benefit your organization. We’ll show you how to set up SAP on Azure using Azure Active Directory (AD) and how to configure your SAP on Azure account. We’ll also show you how to access your SAP on Azure account. Give Avantra a try today for free.

Azure pricing explained

So, you’ve decided to use Azure as your primary cloud platform and want to calculate your infrastructure costs. You estimate them based on listed prices, and rest assured that your startup/project will meet its budget. And then, suddenly, at the end of the month, you receive an invoice from Azure for an amount two times higher than you originally expected.