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New capabilities, more capacity, global expansions, and plenty of exciting launches – it's been a big year for Megaport. Every year in the cloud world feels like a sprint. New architectures, new workloads, new ways to move data around. But when I look back at everything we delivered at Megaport this year, it’s clear why the pace felt so fast: We shipped a lot of things that genuinely change how people build and operate networks.

Cloud and AI spending is exploding, and every dollar counts. As companies race to innovate, they also face growing pressure to prove that their cloud investments are delivering real business value. That’s why CloudZero pioneered the Cloud Efficiency Rate (CER) metric, a unifying metric for quantifying cloud business value.

Microsoft Sentinel adoption often introduces unexpected complexity. While the platform delivers powerful SIEM and XDR capabilities, organizations frequently struggle with manual DCR configuration, inconsistent data quality, rising ingestion costs, and security risks associated with credential-based integrations. VirtualMetric DataStream is now available in the Microsoft Sentinel Content Hub, reducing the effort required to deploy normalized and cost-optimized data ingestion.

Sigstore’s Fulcio certificate authority now recognizes CircleCI’s OIDC tokens. This means you can sign container images and other artifacts directly from your CircleCI pipelines—without managing long-lived signing keys.

Kubernetes 1.35 introduces in-place vertical scaling—but adopting it safely is harder than it looks.

We are pleased to announce the release of SSIS Data Flow Components Version 3.2. This latest version introduces significant updates to enhance compatibility with modern databases and bolster security features. As data management continues to evolve, we are committed to keeping SSIS Data Flow Components at the forefront of efficient, secure, and scalable data integration and making sure our users have the tools they need to confidently navigate the future of data workflows.

We’re excited to announce dotConnect 2025.1, a major update that brings full support for the newest versions of.NET and Visual Studio. This release boosts performance with new batch update capabilities, adds built-in OAuth for easier cloud integration, and streamlines the product lineup by removing outdated technologies so developers can rely on a more modern, focused data access stack.

The year 2025 has been exciting for Site24x7, packed with innovations designed to make monitoring smarter, faster, and more intuitive. From enhanced APM insights and deeper database observability to a more powerful log management experience and AI-driven plugin enhancements, we’ve focused on giving teams the tools they need to troubleshoot faster, gain clearer insights, and manage complex environments with ease. Let’s rewind and see our 2025 highlights.