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10: Container Strategies and Cloud Migration with Vladimir Remenar of Raiffeisen Bank

On this episode of Densify Talks, we welcome Vladimir Remenar, Director of IT Operations at Raiffeisen Bank in Croatia. Andrew Hillier and Vladimir Remenar dive into container optimization strategies and cloud migration, discussing Raiffeisen’s processes and innovative practices. Raiffeisen Bank was early in the automation of optimization. Vladimir shares why that was the case and what that meant for Raiffeisen. He also discusses Raiffeisen’s migration to cloud journey and shares challenges, benefits, and lessons learned along the way.

The Cost of Cloud 2024: Navigating rising cloud spend and complexity

As cloud computing evolves, so do its challenges. Rising costs, complex billing models, and concerns over vendor lock-in are reshaping the landscape. Join us as we delve into our latest white paper highlighting emerging trends and challenges in cloud economics. We will explore how organizations can pivot back to the core values of transparency, customer-centricity, and value and discuss strategies to manage cloud costs effectively.

The 35 Best Cloud Monitoring Tools Based On Use Case

The purpose of cloud monitoring is to identify, observe, track, and manage cloud infrastructure components and services. Cloud monitoring helps organizations ensure their services meet customer expectations of performance, availability, and security. Companies also use cloud monitoring to learn how users interact with their business websites, applications, and other digital touchpoints.

Open-Source DevOps AI Agent: Effortless Migration from Heroku to AWS

Migrating applications from a Platform as a Service (PaaS) to a cloud platform is often a complex, time-consuming, and expensive process. Companies using PaaS platforms like Heroku, Render, Fly.io, Railway, Vercel, Netlify, and many others frequently delay this migration despite needing enhanced security, compliance, technical capabilities, and greater control over their infrastructure.

Azure Integration and Security: Challenges and Best Practices

The video features an interview with Mattias Logdberg, a specialist in Azure integration and security, at the INTEGRATE summit. Mattias discusses his session on the challenges of iPaaS solutions in the context of Azure integration and implementation. He shares his experiences and insights on the importance of understanding networking and security in cloud computing, particularly in the context of Logic Apps and API Management.

The Shift from SRE to Platform Engineering: Why It's the Future of Scalability and Innovation

As technology evolves, so do the roles and strategies that drive software development and infrastructure management. One of the most significant shifts we’ve seen in recent years is the move from Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) to platform engineering. This change is reshaping how companies operate, from scaling their infrastructure to improving the developer experience.

AWS Instance Types Compared: Choosing The Right Option

You might wonder how companies using Amazon Web Services waste more than $10 billion annually. It’s easy to ask, “why don’t they just reduce their spending?” Well, it’s because there’s more to it than that. AWS offers many options — over 200 different services, for example. Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) provides over 300 AWS instance types spread over five unique instance families.

How IDPs "nudge" developer behavior

I was recently cruising LinkedIn and saw Abi Noda from GetDX reference a paper Meta wrote in 2022 on improving code review time. Meta’s focus on this metric was sparked by a developer survey, but what they did as a result is even more interesting (at least to me!). Meta developed a “NudgeBot” to alert reviewers to take action on stale diffs. And it worked; both time to review and time in review went down.