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Getting transparency on hidden Azure Function Integrations

Recently we released a new feature for Business Activity Monitoring and one of our customers was able to get almost immediate value from this feature with an integration use case they were struggling to support. The solution implemented involves the source data coming from various operational technology systems that push data to an event hub.

End-to-end tracking for Azure APIM

In the video, Michael Stephenson discusses the Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) data queries feature and its integration with API management, emphasizing its role in enhancing operational insights. He explains how the tool allows users to query both App Insights and Log Analytics, enabling the creation of user-friendly views for non-technical users, such as support operators.

Kubernetes at 10: Is It Still Relevant or Just a Fad?

Kubernetes has turned 10! Join our panel of experts from Civo Navigate Berlin 2024 as they explore the evolving landscape of container orchestration and the future of Kubernetes. With the rise of decentralized technologies and new cloud-native solutions, is Kubernetes still the go-to platform for managing complex applications? Discover insights, challenges, and what's next for Kubernetes in this engaging discussion.

Managing Nuisance Calls, Toll-Free Fraud & Brand Pirating

Not only are businesses losing millions of dollars to hackers running up toll-free charges and stealing telecom services, these same bad actors also harass employees with nuisance calls or phishing attempts. Worst of all, some are stealing your brand to make fraudulent calls to customers and are threatening your organization’s reputation.

How to Migrate MySQL Database to Amazon RDS or Aurora

Amazon cloud storage offers a scalable and secure way to keep and access data across multiple devices. As to Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service), it provides automated backups, software patching, and scaling without the need for manual intervention. In this guide, we are going to walk you through the process of transferring a database from a local machine or a traditional server to AWS with the help of the command line as well as with a convenient GUI – dbForge Studio for MySQL.

Three serverless reliability risks you can solve today using Failure Flags

Serverless platforms make it incredibly easy to deploy applications. You can take raw code, push it up to a service like AWS Lambda, and have a running application in just a few seconds. The serverless platform provider assumes responsibility for hosting and operating the platform, freeing you up to focus on your application. Naturally, this raises a question: if something goes wrong, who’s responsible?

Best Practices for Testing Zone Redundancy

The way the story goes is that in the old days Amazon used to cut power to data centers so they could see if their services were actually redundant across different data centers; and that they only abandoned this practice when EC2 customers started to complain (no matter how many times they were warned their instances might disappear without notice). This story may be apocryphal, but you don’t need to be worried about power loss outages in order to have a given data center go down.