Operations | Monitoring | ITSM | DevOps | Cloud

How we saved $1.5 million per year with Cloud Cost Management

In collecting and analyzing trillions of events each day, Datadog ingests a massive amount of data. We spend substantially to process and store this data in the cloud, and teams across the organization are committed to optimizing the return on this investment. To this end, our FinOps analysts have always tracked the costs of delivering our services and identified opportunities for savings.

Incident post-mortems: the complete, blameless guide

Most companies run post-mortems like autopsies. They dissect the corpse, assign blame, and file it away. The body count keeps rising. Here's what actually works: post-mortems as learning machines. Systems thinking over finger-pointing. Patterns over pain. What you'll get: A copy-paste template, real metrics that matter, and the mindset shift that turns outages into intelligence. Who this is for: SRE leads tired of repeating incidents. Engineering managers who want learning over theater.

Why Firms Are Adopting Payment Orchestration Now

In the fast-paced digital economy, businesses of all sizes must prioritize efficient payment processing to meet rising customer expectations and accommodate a diverse array of payment methods. Payment orchestration has emerged as a transformative solution, streamlining transactions, enhancing security, and optimizing the overall payment experience.

Solana's New Crypto Phone Targets Global Market with $450 Price Point

Solana pursues the mission to make cryptocurrencies a part of everyday life with the introduction of a new, crypto-friendly smartphone: the Seeker Chapter 2. Whereas the first model - Saga 1 - was produced in limited quantities of 20,000 units, this new version is set for a far broader, international audience.

Spectrum Delivers Bare-Metal RPC Infrastructure for Next-Gen Blockchain Operations

In today's fast-evolving web3 environment, infrastructure plays a decisive role in how decentralized applications (dApps) perform and scale. Spectrum, a global Remote Procedure Call (RPC) provider, is meeting this challenge head-on with a bare-metal infrastructure that spans continents and supports over one billion daily RPC requests across more than 175 blockchain networks.

How to Set Up and Manage LTO Tape Backup Systems That Last

Building a dependable LTO tape backup system starts with more than just the right hardware. From physical setup to ongoing tape management, each step plays a direct role in long-term data protection. Skipping planning or using mismatched components can lead to wasted time, damaged media, and incomplete backups. Hardware, software, labelling, storage, and tape rotation: This guide has you covered. It's all here, explained simply. We'll also look at what's usually missed. Testing. Without routine validation, your backups can fail silently. Keep your system running smoothly!

Why Solar's Bright Future Depends on What We Do With Its Past

Solar panel recycling stands at a crucial moment. Experts predict an overwhelming 80 million metric tons of solar waste will accumulate worldwide by 2050. The solar energy sector keeps growing as a clean power source. However, the industry's recycling rate is nowhere near keeping pace, with less than 10% of panels getting recycled.

How to Screen Record on iPhone

Whether you want to save a special moment, document an issue for tech support, or create a step-by-step tutorial, screen recording on your iPhone is incredibly useful. Many people aren't aware of how versatile this feature can be. If you're one of them, let's explore how to screen record on iPhone. You'll also discover how to screen record someone else's phone using tools like Spynger! Remember always to use screen recording responsibly and for legal purposes.

How New Amazon Sellers Can Use Repricers to Gain Market Share

Starting your Amazon journey can feel overwhelming. You list your products, set your prices, and then wonder how you'll stand out when so many sellers have thousands of reviews and years of experience. It's easy to feel like the new kid in class. But here's something no one really tells you upfront: pricing plays a bigger role than you think. In fact, setting the right price can be the reason a customer clicks on your product instead of someone else's.

Pioneering DEX Agents and Benchmarks

At Nexthink, our focus is Digital Employee Experience (DEX), it’s all we do, and all we aim to be the very best at. Today, we have a unique opportunity to deliver the world’s most advanced DEX models and agents, fine-tuned and trained specifically on real DEX use cases from our thousands of users. This matters because, in our vision, most IT operations will eventually be fully automated by AI and technology.