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AWS gives you the power to scale, deploy, and innovate at speed. However, with that speed comes a good amount of complexity. Services multiply, resources balloon, and performance issues sneak in when you least expect them. That’s where monitoring comes in. But it isn’t about checking boxes on dashboards. It’s about getting the most value for every dollar you spend or, maximizing your return on investment (ROI) from AWS monitoring. So, how do you actually do that?

At ManageEngine, we're committed to empowering IT teams with tools that simplify operations and deliver effortless observability for all stakeholders. We're excited to announce the Site24x7 extension for ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus On Demand now available on the ManageEngine Marketplace. This extension transforms ServiceDesk Plus On Demand from a passive ticketing tool into an active hub for IT infrastructure management.

Like many cloud providers, Azure offers services that scale with usage. However, unanticipated overutilization of Service Bus, Azure Functions, and SQL databases can incur additional costs. Managing these resources effectively is crucial for keeping the billing framework predictive.

Internet Information Services, commonly referred to as IIS, is Microsoft's web server software. It is built to host websites, applications, and services for Windows systems. If you are considering IIS for hosting your website or applications, let us take you through the basics of IIS, its benefits over the other options available, and the common pitfalls organizations face when they opt for IIS. IIS has evolved a lot since its GA release in 1995.

Amazon RDS simplifies database management, however disk I/O bottlenecks can affect performance, especially as workloads grow. Let's learn how to identify and fix I/O issues using AWS best practices and about Site24x7's monitoring tools for MySQL and PostgreSQL.

Microsoft Outlook.com (which includes hotmail.com, live.com, and outlook.com) is implementing new email authentication procedures in an attempt to improve email security and preserve customer confidence. These modifications, which came into effect on May 5, 2025, are intended especially for high-volume senders, or those who send more than 5,000 emails every day.

In the past, a cloud architect's pain point was usually deciding between these two options: To tackle this confusion, major cloud service providers (CSPs) launched quotas (in their own words). To give you examples, here are the different terminologies used by the three major public CSPs: The main ingredient of a well-oiled cloud setup that significantly impacts cloud operations is understanding and managing cloud quotas, also known as service quotas.