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Tame uncontrolled cloud growth and regain control of your infrastructure. Learn the causes of cloud sprawl, its impact on your budget and security, and strategies to build a more sustainable cloud environment.

Data centres often hold the fluorinated gas (f-gas) HFC-227ea, traded under the name FM-200, as an emergency measure to stop fires in data halls and technical space without harming electrical equipment. Robust fire prevention helps avoid devastating human, operational, financial, and environmental consequences, but there’s a problem with this particular gas – if released, it has an immense global warming potential.

SUSE Rancher Prime delivers SUSE secure Application Collection and a complete Kubernetes platform, turning an industry crisis into your strategic upgrade.

Chaos Engineering and reliability testing give you visibility into the actual reliability of your services by simulating real-world failure conditions. But what if you could dig into the testing and results data using AI to quickly uncover new insights? That’s the logic behind the Gremlin MCP Server. Released as part of Reliability Intelligence, the Gremlin MCP Server allows you to bring your LLM of choice to explore your Gremlin data and find opportunities to get more out of Gremlin.

If you've ever run a homelab, chances are you've tried Proxmox. Its mix of open-source accessibility, strong VM support, and lightweight containers has made it popular among enthusiasts and small IT teams alike. Beyond hobby projects, Proxmox has also found adoption in organizations that value cost efficiency or wanted to avoid locking themselves into VMware's catalog. That adoption has seen some positive movement in the wake of Broadcom's changes to VMware's licensing and support model.

When incidents strike, your on-call engineer jumps in first. They assess the issue, triage it, and try to resolve it. But sometimes, they can’t solve the problem or aren’t available. That’s when escalation policies step in to find the right backup. In this guide, I’ve explained how escalation policies work, why every team needs them, and how you can set up one. Also, I’ve included ready-to-use templates to help you get started fast.

Organizations face increasingly complex cloud environments — from hybrid clouds to multi-cloud deployments — where costs can quickly spiral without real-time visibility and intelligent controls. This is why setting clear goals for cloud cost optimization is necessary to keep your organization proactive. The key to success lies not just in setting goals, however, but in ensuring those goals are clear, realistic, and supported by continuous measurement and actionable insights.

SharePoint Online has become the backbone of document management for many organizations. From project files to legal contracts, HR records to financial reports, it holds critical business data that grows relentlessly. But as usage increases, so do two unavoidable challenges: The dilemma? Simply deleting files may reduce storage bills, but it risks non-compliance. Retention policies may satisfy regulators, but they don’t stop your storage from exploding in cost.