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Companies are considering switching from Amazon S3 because of: Amazon S3 is seen as the safest choice due to the native integrations, but as object storage has become used for anything from being a cloud data lake, to storing thumbnails for blog posts, Amazon S3 can't be best-in-class in everything. The question remains, is making the switch worth it, and to whom should you switch? ‍

Twilio -- what? Sendgrid -- who? It can be an overwhelming choice with the multitude of SMS API services now available. Today, we’ll go in-depth into what an SMS API is, its benefits over email communication, and the key questions you’ll want to consider before choosing an SMS platform.

Banks are facing stiff competition from FinTech firms. When most people think of this head-to-head battle, they likely assume that the differentiator is technology. The banks have legacy solutions, while the FinTech firms have newer innovations. While this framing is accurate, it does not give the full picture. FinTech firms are not only turning to new technology for the sake of new technology – they are doing so in service of what matters the most in their industry: customer service.

Azure Storage Account Failover is a critical feature offered by Microsoft Azure that provides users with the ability to switch to an alternative instance of their storage account in case of a disaster or an outage. In simple terms, it is the act of transferring control of Azure storage account operations from one region to another, ensuring business continuity and disaster recovery.

So, you think you monitor your infra? As humanity increasingly relies on technology, the need for reliable and efficient infrastructure monitoring solutions has never been greater. However, most businesses don't take this seriously. They make poor choices that soon trap their best talent, the people who should be propelling them ahead of their competition.

You shouldn’t have to wait for features that are eager for a test run. Especially if those features are optional to try and open for feedback. GitKraken Client 9.4 introduces experimental features like AI commit message generation and the ability to use Git directly in the app, along with time-saving improvements to Azure DevOps Workspaces and our onboarding.

High levels of web traffic can lead to network congestion, often causing network latency, and in some cases, outages. Traffic shaping is a technique that can help prevent network congestion by controlling how much traffic enters and leaves a network. We debuted traffic shaping in the release of HAProxy 2.7 and HAProxy Enterprise 2.7, allowing our users to control client upload and download speeds.

IT alerts are difficult to understand, even for experienced professionals. The language of IT alerts is akin to an enigmatic code requiring fluency in dozens of observability languages to extract technical meaning and business impact from a stream of seemingly disconnected events, alerts, and notifications.