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Database Observability and Storage Insights

Storage monitoring involves discovering the estate, devices, and network interconnections. Key telemetry requirements include their states, performance metrics, and logs. As the complexity of the environment increases and storage reliability improves, the focus shifts. Understanding the layers above, such as file systems and databases, and their demand for storage services becomes crucial. This article delves into the detailed knowledge required to achieve effective observability.

Simplify IT Automation with Kelverion's New Runbook Studio Packs

Kelverion is thrilled to announce the launch of its innovative Runbook Studio Packs hosted in Microsoft Azure. This all-encompassing solution simplifies the building and integration of automation for IT tasks and processes, making it more accessible and less complicated for IT professionals and citizen developers, now available in Microsoft's Azure Marketplace.

Connect MongoDB Databases in Cloud Using Devart ODBC for MongoDB

This tutorial explains how to build Credit Card Analytics by leveraging Power BI Desktop, Devart ODBC for the MongoDB driver, and the MongoDB database. It will not instruct you on how to work on PowerBI Desktop or MongoDB; instead, we will demonstrate how to work with Devart ODBC for the MongoDB driver.

Measuring Real World Performance of DNS Solutions

Your customers are not willing to wait more than a second or two for your website and apps to load. Slow-loading apps and sites may seem like a minor inconvenience to them, but they’re a serious threat to your business. Numerous studies have shown that customers will abandon your site and take their business elsewhere if you make them wait. Many businesses are unaware of the critical role of the Domain Name System (DNS) in the performance of websites and business apps.

GitKraken Workshops: Simplify Your Jira Workflows

Learn how the GitKraken DevEx platform simplifies managing your Jira issues. With GitKraken Desktop, you can effortlessly view and update Jira issues directly from your Git workspace. Create branches from Jira issues, link commits, and maintain traceability with deep linking back into GitKraken tools from Jira. Enhance productivity with features like smart commits and automated issue transitions, ensuring your Jira workflows are efficient and synchronized.

Lightweight LLM AI Inference with Wasm with Michael Yuan

Join Michael Yuan, CEO of @SecondStateInc, as he explores lightweight large language model (LLM) inference with WebAssembly (WASM). In this video, Michael demonstrates how to run full-scale LLMs like LLaMA on various platforms, from personal laptops to cloud servers, with the efficiency of WASM. He addresses the challenges of running LLMs in cloud environments, offers practical demos, and discusses future applications.

Optimizing Azure Cosmos DB Costs

Optimizing Azure Cosmos DB Costs In this episode of FinOps on Azure, FinOps certified practitioner - Mike and Gary from the Microsoft Cosmos DB team discuss cost management challenges on Azure, specifically focusing on Cosmos DB. They begin by addressing the common challenges organizations face when managing costs on Azure, particularly with Cosmos DB. The conversation then shifts to practical strategies for cost optimization, including topics like provisioned throughput choices, API options, and factors affecting cost.

Insights from Sylius: Accelerating Open Source eCommerce Development

How do you know if your engineering team is efficient at scale? Is modern CI/CD cloud tooling and DORA metrics enough? One of the best ways to find answers is by looking at successful open-source projects and how they operate, overcoming the challenges of remote work, asynchronous communication, and diverse global collaboration.

Focus on speed and performance for your next website relaunch

We've been there, done that, and we're here to help. Drawing from our extensive experience with customers managing thousands of projects, navigating diverse tech stacks in the open source world, and tackling the complexities of ecommerce, we've put together a list of essential requirements for your next website relaunch. Consider these fundamentals from the start to ensure you benefit from enhanced site speed and performance, making your project launch smoother and more successful.