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A Multidisciplinary Guide To Cloud Cost Intelligence

Cloud cost intelligence has moved beyond simple cost-cutting. Now, it’s about creating value. Cloud bills continue to rise, and workloads are becoming increasingly complex. Teams also need to understand what they’re spending, why, and how that spend ties to business results. FinOps has become the framework for bringing finance and engineering together. It’s helping teams manage costs, improve margins, and plan with confidence. But challenges remain.

The AI Velocity Paradox

AI-powered coding alone isn’t enough. True software delivery velocity requires end-to-end automation and intelligent governance across the entire lifecycle. Harness enables organizations to escape the AI Velocity Paradox by unifying speed, safety, and resilience, turning rapid development into a sustainable competitive advantage. The widespread adoption of AI coding assistants is transforming software engineering.

The evolution of Integration technology through AI

Join us in this exciting podcast episode where integration pioneer Tom shares his 25+ year journey in tech, from message-oriented middleware in 1998 to leading AI projects at Microsoft. Tom dives into how AI is revolutionizing integration as the "backbone" of modern systems - think generative AI agents automating home damage inspections in minutes, reducing manufacturing downtime, and transforming financial trading.

Fortifying security for Ubuntu on Azure with Metadata Security Protocol (MSP)

We’re pleased to share a security enhancement for Ubuntu workloads on Microsoft Azure. In collaboration with Microsoft, Ubuntu now supports Azure’s Metadata Security Protocol (MSP)—a feature that hardens access to the Instance Metadata Service (IMDS) and WireServer. On Ubuntu, MSP is enabled by the azure-proxy-agent package, Canonical’s integration of Microsoft’s Guest Proxy Agent (GPA).

Cortex Overview

Cortex is the leading internal developer portal that helps engineering teams ship reliable, secure, and efficient software, faster. In this video, you’ll learn how Cortex empowers organizations to adopt best practices in DevOps and platform engineering while giving developers the tools they need to succeed. What you’ll learn in this video: With Cortex, engineering leaders get visibility into service health, teams embrace best practices with ease, and developers gain a frictionless path to building high-quality software.

Workflows | Cortex

Cortex Workflows enable teams to streamline engineering processes, enforce best practices, and improve developer productivity with automation. In this video, we’ll show you how Cortex empowers engineering and platform teams to design, manage, and scale workflows that keep teams aligned and services reliable. What you’ll learn in this video: With Cortex, teams can standardize processes across services, integrate automation into daily workflows, and gain visibility into engineering performance—all within a unified platform.

Catalogs & Entities | Cortex

Cortex makes it easy for engineering teams to organize, discover, and manage their software ecosystem with catalogs and entities. In this video, you’ll learn how Cortex helps teams build a unified developer portal and service catalog that improves visibility, adoption, and productivity. What you’ll learn in this video: With Cortex, organizations reduce silos, standardize operations, and give developers the tools they need to move faster—while maintaining reliability and compliance.

Scorecards, Initiatives and Reporting | Cortex

Discover how Cortex empowers engineering teams with scorecards, initiatives, and reporting to accelerate delivery, improve service health, and align engineering with business goals. In this video, you’ll see how Cortex helps teams adopt best practices, track progress, and measure impact at scale. What you’ll learn in this video: With Cortex, teams gain clarity, leaders get actionable insights, and organizations achieve alignment across engineering initiatives.