Deploy Arm-based applications to AWS Graviton2 with CircleCI
Join us as we demonstrate how CircleCI and AWS are able to bring scalability and reliability to the Arm developer community.
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Cloud misconfiguration: vulnerability hiding in plain sight
This post originally appeared on The New Stack and is re-published here with permission. In our technology-driven business climate, most companies have at least some, if not all, workloads on the cloud. And unlike on-premises networks, these cloud environments lack secure outer perimeters and specific off times. Cloud networks are always on and always available. While convenient, this also means hackers can access them at any time.
Monitoring AWS EC2 Cloud Instances with AWS CloudWatch
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a web service that provides secure, resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make web-scale cloud computing easier for developers. Amazon EC2’s simple web service interface allows you to obtain and configure capacity with minimal friction. It provides you with complete control of your computing resources and lets you run on Amazon’s proven computing environment.
Monitor all your Redshift clusters in Grafana with the new Amazon Redshift data source plugin
In collaboration with the AWS team, we have recently released the new Redshift data source plugin for Grafana. Amazon Redshift is the fastest and most widely used cloud data warehouse. It uses SQL to analyze structured and semi-structured data across data warehouses, operational databases, and data lakes by using AWS-designed hardware and machine learning.
The values behind scaling cloud native security at Grafana Labs
On Nov. 8, I started as the new Chief Information and Security Officer at Grafana Labs. In my first five weeks, I’ve met about 100 really amazing people; learned and absorbed early lessons about our workplace culture; kicked off working groups for our 2022 initiatives (bug bounty FTW); and contributed to tackling our first-ever 0day. Amid all of that, I’ve also been doing a lot of thinking.
Comparing Cloudflare Workers, Fastly Compute@Edge, Akamai EdgeWorkers
Building serverless applications on the “edge” is becoming a reality. The promise of fast execution and seamless deployment is near, but is it here? The goal: Use an edge platform to build a proof of concept clone of linkz.ai, a tooltip generator for external links (among other things).
What Are The Different Cloud Cost Models? 3 Types You Need To Know
Identifying the best payment plan for cloud services can be a challenge. For one thing, no two businesses are exactly alike. Since each organization faces a unique set of circumstances, it is tough to choose the best option from all the different cloud cost models without taking an in-depth look at business-specific aspects such as demand, spending preferences, and projected revenue over the next few years. On top of that, the payment plans themselves are very often confusing.
22 serverless updates from re:Invent 2021 you need to know
Did you get all the serverless updates from AWS pre- & re:Invent 2021?️ If you’re a serverless enthusiast we’ve collected the most important serverless updates from re:Invent 2021 you need to know about.
The All-New Galileo Cloud Compass
Cloud Compass can provide fast insight into thousands of systems and easily spot waste. (Yes, even AIX & IBM i!) What kind of savings will it uncover for you?
Dashboard Fridays: Azure VM Health Dashboard
Adam is back for our final Dashboard Fridays video of 2021, and is joined by Azure expert and community hero Cameron Fuller of Catapult Systems! The Azure Management Services team at Catapult required a quick way to visualize the key health pieces for their customers, using a visually intuitive dashboard. In this bitesize video, Cameron will showcase this sample Azure VM Health dashboard focused on free disk space, heartbeat and CPU utilization. Tune in to learn how it was made, the challenges it solves, and how you can easily get your hands on it.