A Guide to Colocation Data Centers
We explore what colocation data centers are, the trends driving their adoption, their benefits, and how Megaport can underpin your colocation strategy. Table of Contents.
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Introducing parent/child pipelines
We’re excited to announce the launch of parent/child pipelines for Bitbucket Pipelines. This powerful new capability lets you define a step within a pipeline that triggers and encapsulates a whole other pipeline, which can help to streamline more complex workflows into modular pieces and achieve greater parallelism within your pipeline.
Why Cloud-Based DCIM Software Outperforms Legacy Systems
The data center industry’s rapid evolution requires innovative tools to address its ever-changing demands. Cloud-based Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solutions have emerged as a powerful alternative to traditional on-premise systems, offering unmatched scalability, cost savings, real-time monitoring, and AI-driven insights.
Set up preview deployments for pull requests using CircleCI and Vercel
Working in front-end development involves writing features and bug fixes in different branches. But how do you ensure that reviewers, testers, and other stakeholders find it easy to view changes? Using preview deployments is one solution. Preview deployments allow you to automatically create a live URL each time someone opens a pull request (PR). It’s like giving every branch its mini website so that changes can be tested and proven in isolation.
30,000 updates per day: Dynamic Kubernetes routing with HAProxy Map API at PayPal
Learn how PayPal Genesis scales with HAProxy Fusion via dynamic configuration, rapid deployments, and automated service discovery for 10,000 test environments. HAProxy is the company behind HAProxy One, the world’s fastest application delivery and security platform, and HAProxy, the most widely used software load balancer. Leading platforms and cloud providers trust HAProxy to simplify, scale, and secure modern applications, APIs, and AI services in any environment.
SD-WAN, SASE, SSE, and the Coffee Shop Network: From Distraction to AI Superpower
Back in 2018, I wondered (perhaps loudly if SD-WAN was just IT’s hype-of-the-year, destined for the same eye-rolls as signature-based antivirus and GDPR compliance drives. Even then, I knew we couldn’t let messaging fatigue blind us to real technology shifts. Fast-forward to 2025: SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) not only stuck around, but became the springboard to something far bigger – SASE (Secure Access Service Edge).
9 Best IT Alerting Software in 2025 (Plus 3 Open-Source Options)
I’ve curated a list of 9 best IT alerting software and 3 open-source alternatives for you. Every tool on this list handles the core alerting functions you need: incident detection, fast alert delivery, clear escalation paths, and reliable incident logging. Since all these tools tick those boxes, I focused on what makes each tool special. You’ll find their unique features under “Standout Alerting Features of ” for each option.
JFrog Deployed on AWS: The Foundation for Cloud-Native Excellence
We are delighted to share the exciting news that JFrog has earned the “Deployed on AWS” badge in AWS Marketplace, marking yet another milestone in our journey of innovation and collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS). This achievement underscores our commitment to providing cutting-edge solutions that leverage AWS’s robust infrastructure to enhance the user experience and drive efficiency.
A day in the life of a SysAdmin
Rebooting servers, resetting passwords (again), and somehow knowing exactly what cable’s missing. This is just another day in the life of a SysAdmin. Today, we say thanks to the quiet force that keeps every system running. Happy. This one’s for you. Watch the chaos (and coffee) unfold.