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Across vast enterprise networks, Active Directory (AD) serves as the foundational layer for identity and access management. It's the critical service enabling user authentication, managing authorizations, and ensuring smooth operations across your network. Given its central role, any hiccup in AD can lead to widespread outages, security vulnerabilities, or frustrating user experiences.

Diskless Kafka splits storage from compute, delegating replication to cheap object storage and turning Apache Kafka Brokers into a stateless compute layer. It’s 100% Kafka, and 80% cheaper. But in the cloud, a cheaper underlying technology does not always mean you pay less. The cost varies significantly depending on the deployment model - SaaS or BYOC. In this article, we will learn why.

In 2025, many companies are reckoning with the true cost of microservices, especially as cloud bills grow and engineering teams face coordination fatigue. The move back to monoliths is gaining traction, particularly for startups and mid-sized businesses who need: ‍ At Scout APM, we’ve been thinking about these shifts not just from a monitoring perspective, but from a broader architectural one.

A decade after launching Reserved Instances (RIs), Amazon Web Services (AWS) introduced Savings Plans as a more flexible alternative to RIs. AWS Savings Plans are not meant to replace Reserved Instances; they are complementary. SPs and RIs have some significant differences that make each better suited to specific uses. For example, while Savings Plans apply to both EC2 and Fargate instances, RIs only apply to EC2 instances. Let’s break down AWS Savings Plans vs.

Are you tired of feeling like you're in the dark about the services you're paying for? Are you getting what you paid for? Many businesses are in the same boat when it comes to Service Level Agreement (SLA) monitoring and reporting. It’s great having an SLA (or Service-Level Agreement) for the provision of a service, but you need to go further to really understand if the standards specified in the SLA are actually being met. That’s where SLA monitoring and reporting comes in.

In the fast-paced world of retail, staying ahead of changing consumer demands is more challenging than ever. As retailers strive to enhance customer experiences and maintain competitiveness, many are turning to the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI). Zebra Technologies is at the forefront of this movement, offering AI solutions that unlock the potential of frontline operations, allowing retailers to make smarter business decisions.

As businesses scale, so do their observability needs, but many find themselves stuck with costly, inflexible platforms that no longer serve them. Despite mounting frustrations, the complexity of migration keeps companies from making a change. The risk of losing critical data, disrupting workflows, or rebuilding everything from scratch often outweighs the benefits of switching. Most vendors offer little to no migration support, forcing teams to manually reconfigure dashboards, alerts, and integrations.