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Digital agencies and devs | Boost productivity and slash risks in 2025

Boost productivity and reduce risks for agencies in 2025 | Cloud application platform, Platform.sh and Upsun Welcome to our insightful session on boosting productivity and reducing risks for agencies in 2025. In this video, Greg Qualls, a sales and business consultant with over 20 years of B2B experience, and Paul Gilzow, a Developer Relations Engineer, discuss the value a cloud application platform like Platform.sh or Upsun brings to agencies and their clients.

What's New in Devart ODBC Drivers: Extended Compatibility, Updated SQL Engines, and Further Enhancements

Here comes an update of Devart ODBC Drivers, our high-performance connectivity solutions that enable access to a variety of data sources from ODBC-compliant reporting, analytics, BI, and ETL tools on both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows, macOS, and Linux. Our Drivers fully support standard ODBC API functions and data types, grant easy and secure access to live data from 80+ sources, and can be integrated with 100+ third-party tools.

How to Restore a SQL Server 2019 Backup on a SQL Server 2017 Instance

Restoring a database backup directly from a newer version of SQL Server to an older one fails or causes incompatibility errors. For example, a backup created on SQL Server 2019 cannot typically be restored on a SQL Server 2017 instance. Since a direct downgrade isn’t possible, we’ll demonstrate alternative methods to migrate a SQL Server database from 2019 to 2017.
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Top Traffic Shadowing Alternatives for Efficient Load Testing and Refactoring

This article explores the best alternatives to traffic shadowing for conducting efficient load testing and refactoring. Traffic shadowing has been a popular technique, however, it's not without its challenges and limitations. We delve into several innovative methods that promise to provide deeper insights, improved accuracy, and greater efficiency. These alternatives are designed to help developers ensure their applications can handle traffic at scale while maintaining a high-quality user experience, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of each approach to help you make informed decisions in your testing strategy.

5 Best Delphi IDEs for 2025: Features and Benefits

An integrated development environment (IDE) for Delphi can streamline workflows, making it easier to deliver high-quality applications. The best Delphi IDE is essentially an all-in-one toolkit for crafting, testing, and deploying your application. Advanced IDEs empower developers to modernize data access components while preserving code security. Yet, not all of them ease the complexities of multi-platform development in the same way.

Securely Store and Distribute OCI Artifacts

As containerized environments evolve, effective artifact management is crucial for any organization using Kubernetes or similar ecosystems. Cloudsmith’s container registry now fully complies with the Open Container Initiative (OCI) distribution specification, allowing customers to store, secure, and distribute images and artifacts with greater efficiency.

Elevating Software Distribution with Cloudsmith's Broadcasts

For organizations, distributing software artifacts effectively is crucial to building strong developer relationships and delivering a seamless experience. Yet, managing and personalizing the distribution of software packages—like SDKs or container images—can be challenging. Cloudsmith, a leader in cloud-native artifact management, has introduced Broadcasts to address these needs.

Is Your Data Center Ready for the NVIDIA GB200 NVL72?

Are you prepared for the next leap in AI hardware? According to NVIDIA, the new GB200 NVL72 is poised to “supercharge next-generation AI and accelerating computing.” Highlights of the GB200 NVL72 include it being 25 times more energy efficient than the H100 and 18 times faster data processing compared to CPU. Data centers worldwide are striving to keep up with the AI surge and must assess whether their current facilities can handle the high-power demands of the infrastructure.

Why Civo joined the Open Cloud Coalition

At Civo, we’ve always believed that the cloud industry should be fair, open, and accessible to companies of all sizes - not just the select few with deep pockets and large platforms. When the Open Cloud Coalition (OCC) was first proposed, we immediately saw it as an opportunity to cut through the noise and amplify the important voices of the cloud industry.