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CloudFront Pricing: How To Manage And Optimize Your CDN Costs

The CDN market is projected to grow from $27.59 billion in 2024 to $127.13 billion by 2033. The surge in online content consumption, e-commerce expansion, and cloud adoption are some of the leading factors behind this growth. Amazon CloudFront is one of the leading CDN services that offers users efficient and rapid content delivery. However, its costs can be complex due to data transfer fees, request charges, region-specific pricing, and more.

Security vulnerability uncovered and patched in the golang.org/x/crypto /ssh package

Upsun teams are always striving to ensure a safe space for all developers within our product. And this consistent diligence led to the Upsun Engineering team discovering a security vulnerability in the golang.org/x/crypto/ssh package on 5 September 2024. Upon investigating an unexpected Panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference message in our edge proxy, the engineers discovered a misimplementation of the PublicKeyCallback function.

Launch Ubuntu Pro on Spot Instances on AWS EC2

Ubuntu Pro on Spot Instances is now generally available—here’s how to launch it using the AWS EC2 console. This guide walks you through requesting and configuring a Spot Instance for secure, cost-effective operations. Ubuntu Pro provides out-of-the-box security and compliance features, making it an ideal choice for short-term workloads like AWS EC2 Spot Instances.

The Comprehensive Guide to Understanding IT Incidents

In today’s world, where technology underpins nearly every aspect of business, IT systems play a critical role in ensuring smooth operations. However, what happens when something goes wrong? When systems fail or services are disrupted, businesses face what’s commonly known as an incident. For someone who is not technical, the idea of an IT incident can seem scary. However, it is a simple and organized process when explained clearly.

The Incident Maturity Model

I want to walk you through how incident management has evolved, drawing from real data and the experiences of some of the most sophisticated tech organizations out there. I'll also introduce you to a framework we’ve developed at incident.io: the Incident Maturity Model. This framework is the result of thousands of conversations with companies and provides a clear roadmap to help your organization improve its incident management practices—no matter where you're starting from.