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The Cloud infrastructure solution has been around for many years now and has been proven that it can optimize your operations, reduce costs, and boost the efficiencies of developers. Thanks to these benefits, organizations of all sizes in different industries are considering moving into the Cloud infrastructure if they haven’t. This article will explore the world of cloud infrastructure, helping you determine if it is the right fit for your organization.

This is the second of a three-part blog series. Prior to reading this, be sure to check out Part 1, Benefiting from multi-cluster setups requires familiarity with common variations. In your Kubernetes journey, it's highly likely that you'll encounter the need to manage multiple clusters simultaneously.

VMware’s CloudHealth and Flexera market themselves as two of the best cloud management platforms today. For organizations with on-premises, cloud, and SaaS operations, both offer a wide range of enterprise-level tools and capabilities. Additionally, both companies offer cloud security, compliance, and governance solutions. Yet, each cloud governance platform has its strengths. Each has its tradeoffs. So, before you choose Flexera or CloudHealth, here’s what you need to know.

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.

To no one’s surprise, cloud adoption continues to be a focus for organizations of all sizes and verticals. However, for those who are used to the flexibility and adaptability that comes with customizing self-hosted software, moving to a SaaS offering and losing some of that customization can be a deal breaker. At JFrog, giving developers the freedom – and flexibility – to work however they want to has always been a central tenet to our offering.

CircleCI jobs can use OpenID Connect (OIDC) identity tokens to securely access cloud providers without having to store a static credential in CircleCI. This article describes how to access Azure resources using OpenID Connect (OIDC).