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AWS SP/RI policy changes In a significant move, AWS announced policy changes to the use of Reserved Instances (RIs) and Saving Plans (SPs), which are set to take effect on June 1, 2025. These changes are particularly crucial for MSPs, resellers, and other organizations that rely on shared RIs and SPs to manage cloud costs.

Amazon Aurora offers up to five times the throughput of standard MySQL and three times that of PostgreSQL. Its architecture combines the database engine with a cloud-native, SSD-based storage system built for high I/O operations to achieve this. That said, AWS Aurora pricing can be a real headscratcher for customers, with concerns about the cost structure, pricing components, and ways to cut expenses.

Observability in Azure isn’t just about tracking metrics—it’s about truly understanding how your cloud infrastructure, applications, and services are performing. It helps you spot issues before they become problems, optimize performance, and ensure security. In this guide, we’ll break down Azure Observability in a way that’s easy to follow, covering key concepts, best practices, and some useful tricks to give you an edge.

Google Cloud remains the third-largest provider, holding a 13% share in the global cloud infrastructure services market. In Q3 2024, Google reported a 30% year-over-year revenue growth reaching $12 billion in sales. However, it is a competitive market so they are working hard to accelerate this momentum and drive future growth with developments in AI innovation and infrastructure investments.

Research and analysis by Gartner¹ carries significant weight in the technology industry, serving as a trusted source of insights for IT decision-makers worldwide. Their rigorous evaluation processes and comprehensive market analysis help organizations make informed technology investments. When a company is featured across multiple Gartner research publications, it demonstrates market relevance and solution maturity.

Elastic Cloud Serverless provides the fastest way to start and scale security, observability, and search solutions — without managing infrastructure. Today, we are excited to announce the technical preview of Elastic Cloud Serverless on Microsoft Azure — now available in the EastUS region. Elastic Cloud Serverless provides the fastest way to start and scale security, observability, and search solutions without managing infrastructure.

If you are considering or planning a migration to Amazon Workspaces or AppStream 2.0, you’ll also want to consider how you integrate effective monitoring into your planning and execution – this will not only save you time and money long term but will also help you measure and achieve success.

Cloud storage goes far beyond just uploading your files online and leaving them there. You can do much more with your files to protect, collaborate, and keep your files updated with the proper cloud storage. Two popular approaches for file management are file syncing and backups, which are different methods that you should know how and when to use to get the best from your cloud service provider.

Discover the different security tools and features offered by AWS and how they can help keep your organization safe. With millions of customers in a wide range of sectors including government, healthcare, and financial services, AWS takes no chances when it comes to security.

In the last few weeks, industry headlines once again brought the need for businesses to have complete cost visibility and proactive cost management strategies to the forefront of the constantly accelerating cloud and AI landscape. That’s why we’re excited to announce our latest product releases, designed to supercharge your cloud cost intelligence with deeper integrations into industry leaders like AWS and OpenAI.