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Azure Monitoring: What it is and why you need it

Even before the push to the cloud, your company was a Microsoft shop. From workstations to servers, you’ve invested heavily in the Microsoft ecosystem because it gave your business all the technologies necessary for success. As part of your organization’s digital transformation strategy, Azure offered the easiest onboarding experience.

International data protection with EU-entities of US-headquartered IaaS providers

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a legal mandate across the EU, requires enhanced protection for EU personal data transferred to countries with inadequate levels of data protection safeguards—including the US. The EU-US Privacy Shield, which was in place until 2020, facilitated these protections but was invalidated by the Schrems II ruling as a result of US surveillance concerns.

Analyzing GCP Costs with BigQuery: A How-To Guide

Effective Google Cloud Platform (GCP) cost management is an essential aspect of cloud administration, ensuring that resources are used optimally without overspending. Utilizing BigQuery for GCP cost analysis offers a comprehensive solution to understand and control your cloud expenses. The integration of GCP billing data into BigQuery allows for real-time analysis and detailed insights into your cloud spend.

Understanding Your Cloud Bill: A Beginner's Guide

Embarking on the journey of understanding your cloud bill can initially seem daunting, but grasping a few essential concepts and familiarizing yourself with common terminology can significantly demystify the process. At its core, cloud billing is the method by which cloud service providers charge for the resources and services that your business consumes.

Enterprise Hosting: A solution for the ever-changing digital world

Having your websites and apps run smoothly at all times is crucial to the success of your brand, and having something go wrong can be catastrophic. But getting bogged down in all of the things that go into setting up and managing them is time-consuming and complicated—especially if your tech team's capabilities are on the lighter side. With an enterprise hosting solution, everything is handled for you. You get infrastructure, management, security, scaling, and more all rolled into one.

8 Steps for Implementing a Hybrid Cloud Strategy

Cloud computing has revolutionized the technology landscape, increasing deployment velocity exponentially. Organizations leverage cloud technologies to improve availability, drive innovation, enhance agility, and streamline operations. However, a one-size-fits-all approach to cloud technologies doesn't always meet the diverse needs of modern enterprises.

Azure Event Grid Monitoring and Alerting

Azure Event Grid is a versatile and event-driven service within the Microsoft Azure cloud ecosystem, designed to enable seamless event handling and routing across various Azure services and external sources. This powerful service plays a pivotal role in facilitating event-driven architectures, streamlining the development and management of cloud-based applications and systems.

Azure Logic Apps deep dive - Slava Koltovich and Wagner Silveira

In this session, Slava Koltovich and Wagner Silveira from Microsoft unveil the latest developments and future roadmap of Azure Logic Apps. Dive into feature updates like the support for Functions v4, 30+ new connectors, and enhanced security for SWIFT-based transactions. Discover the revamped Logic App designer and the benefits of Azure Integration Services' monitoring feature for comprehensive workflow visibility. Wagner introduces the new Data Mapper, simplifying data transformations with its intuitive interface and drag-and-drop functionality.

LM Co-Pilot: Your AI Co-Pilot for the Magical Streamlining of IT and Cloud Operations

LogicMonitor’s Generative Intelligence Solution for IT Teams Cutting-edge generative technologies have revolutionized our industry, paving the way for fresh and innovative approaches to deliver interactive and actionable experiences. At LogicMonitor, we firmly believe in leveraging these generative techniques across our platform, offering a uniquely dynamic support system for various aspects of our end-user experience.