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Azure Cosmos DB Monitoring

Azure Cosmos DB, offered by Microsoft as an integral part of the Azure cloud platform, is a multi-model database service with a global distribution. It efficiently partitions data for the creation of exceptionally scalable applications. Being a fully managed solution, Azure Cosmos DB relieves you of the responsibilities associated with database administration. It takes care of management tasks like updates and patches automatically.

Sysdig Achieves the Amazon EKS Ready Designation

Today Sysdig has been recognized for achieving the Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) Ready designation from Amazon Web Services (AWS). This specialization recognizes that the Sysdig cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) is validated by AWS Partner Solutions Architects to integrate with Amazon EKS and Amazon EKS Anywhere. Amazon EKS Ready Partners like Sysdig offer AWS customers the ability to customize the Kubernetes solution to fit their business needs.

Want to Migrate to Cloud? Here's What You Need to Know

Migrating to the cloud, in whole or in part, can be tempting for organizations of all sizes. The cloud offers agility, potential cost savings, and scalability — all without a commitment to physical devices. But what about the risk? Migrating to the cloud can be a complicated undertaking with the potential for missteps and hidden expenses. You’ll need to take a careful look at why you want to migrate to the cloud, as well as do the work researching cloud vendors and migration approaches.

Guide to Office 365 Compliance and Data Governance

In the digital era, businesses face an intricate web of legal and regulatory requirements. Navigating these complexities is crucial for maintaining customer trust, protecting sensitive information, and avoiding legal repercussions. The adoption of cloud services like Microsoft Office 365 has transformed how businesses handle data, bringing both opportunities and challenges in compliance.

AVD Monitoring for MSPs (Managed Service Providers)

AVD (Azure Virtual Desktop) has grown in popularity and for many reasons many organizations are choosing to consume AVD via a specialist Managed Service Provider (MSP). For the MSPs offering AVD, monitoring and troubleshooting AVD especially for multi-tenant environments is challenging and involves significant, costly and skilled effort using native tools such as Azure Insights or Azure Monitor.

Azure Integration Services End to end management & monitoring scenarios -Wagner and Slava Koltovich

In this session titled "Azure Integration Services end to end management and monitoring scenarios" by Wagner Silveria and Slava Koltovich from Microsoft, they delve into the intricacies of Azure Integration Services. This session unveils the latest strategies for end-to-end management and monitoring scenarios in integration applications. Experience real-time demos, including a deep dive into the integration solution for Customer Service Power Outages, showcasing the unified experience and innovative Business Process Tracking.

How to Implement FinOps Successfully

This is the fifth and final part of this FinOps series, The Operate Phase. If you have missed any of my previous blogs, here is a list of posts in the series: Note: I am ex-AWS, so you will notice a lot more focus on AWS tools and services as examples here, however we are cloud agnostic and all cloud providers have similar services and tools.

Cloud Observer: Subsea Cable Maintenance Impacts Cloud Connectivity

In this edition of the Cloud Observer, we dig into the impacts of recent submarine cable maintenance on intercontinental cloud connectivity and call for the greater transparency from the submarine cable industry about incidents which cause critical cables to be taken out of service.