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Why IT Leaders Need to Think Like CFOs: The ROI of Elastic Acceleration

I still get frustrated when I see organizations treating IT as a cost centre or an operational necessity rather than a strategic enabler. But the reality is, digital experiences are business-critical and performance is the new currency. Today’s IT leaders must adopt a CFO mindset, aligning technology investments with business outcomes, agility, and measurable return. Nowhere is this more relevant than in the realm of application acceleration.

Test Locally & Improve Your CI with Proxy Mock #speedscale #testing #developers #cimocking #mocks

Tired of costly cloud environments and unpredictable CI tests? Discover Proxy Mock, the free tool that lets you record your app's traffic locally and automatically generate mock services for realistic, reliable testing!

Test Locally & Improve Your CI with Proxy Mock #speedscale #testing #developers #cimocking #mocks

Tired of costly cloud environments and unpredictable CI tests? Discover Proxy Mock, the free tool that lets you record your app's traffic locally and automatically generate mock services for realistic, reliable testing!

Transitioning to FIPS 140-3 on Azure with Ubuntu

Organizations that work with the US public sector or handle sensitive data currently have a FIPS 140-2 requirement. Currently, if an organization wants FIPS compliance while running on Azure, they are running Ubuntu Pro 20.04 or earlier. On September 21st, 2026, this will no longer be enough to achieve FIPS compliance because organizations will need to transition to FIPS 140-3.

Canonical's open source portfolio

Canonical open source, explained in 2 minutes and 20 seconds. You know Canonical as the company behind Ubuntu. Today, we help you expand the Ubuntu philosophy to every layer of your stack with modular open source solutions - from infrastructure to apps. Start with Ubuntu, take control of your infrastructure, modernize your applications, get an optimized stack for data and AI, and deploy smart things at the edge - all on trusted open source.

Preventing harmful LLM output with automated moderation

Large Language Models (LLMs) can produce impressive text responses, but they’re not immune to generating harmful or disallowed content. If you’re developing an LLM-powered application, you need a reliable way to detect and block risky outputs. Disallowed content – hate speech, explicit descriptions, harmful instructions – can damage your product’s reputation, endanger user safety, and potentially violate legal or platform guidelines.

Vulnerability Remediation: Automate VR Workflows with Puppet

Secure and resilient infrastructure is non-negotiable. Puppet Enterprise Advanced automates critical tasks like patching, configuration management, and compliance, strengthening your security posture and bridging the gap between security and operations. Deploy essential updates quickly, minimizing threats and maximizing efficiency.

Top 5 AWS Reporting Tools To Track Usage And Spend

While modernizing IT infrastructure, securing data, and ensuring high availability are high priorities, optimizing AWS costs and utilization has consistently been the top priority for most companies in recent years. As a result, AWS introduced Cost and Usage Reports (CUR). AWS designed CUR to provide granular data on resource consumption and associated costs in the AWS environment.