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Using CircleCI to test and deploy Python serverless functions on Microsoft Azure

Serverless computing simplifies app development by abstracting away server management. Azure Functions provides a robust platform for event-driven, on-demand code execution. In this tutorial, we’ll create and deploy a Python-based Azure Function—one that parses incoming JSON—using CircleCI. For a more granular and enable programmatic access to Azure resources, we’ll use service principal for secure authentication and the Azure CLI orb to streamline our CI/CD pipeline.

Unlocking Edge AI: a collaborative reference architecture with NVIDIA

The world of edge AI is rapidly transforming how devices and data centers work together. Imagine healthcare tools powered by AI, or self-driving vehicles making real-time decisions. These advancements rely on bringing AI directly to edge devices. However, building a robust architecture for diverse edge environments presents significant hurdles. This blog introduces our new reference architecture, designed to simplify edge AI deployment.

Building optimized LLM chatbots with Canonical and NVIDIA

The landscape of generative AI is rapidly evolving, and building robust, scalable large language model (LLM) applications is becoming a critical need for many organizations. Canonical, in collaboration with NVIDIA, is excited to introduce a reference architecture designed to streamline and optimize the creation of powerful LLM chatbots. This solution leverages the latest NVIDIA AI technology, offering a production-ready AI pipeline built on Kubernetes.

Server Monitoring Explained: How to Outwit Downtime Before it Strikes

Server monitoring is the practice of continuously tracking server health, performance, and resource usage to catch issues before they cause downtime. When a server crashes, it can mean lost revenue, frustrated users, and a mad scramble to fix the problem. The right server monitoring tool helps your IT team stay ahead by providing real-time alerts and visibility into critical metrics. In this guide, we’ll break down how server monitoring works, why it matters, and what to look for in a solution.

Modernizing Data Centers for AI: Bridging Observability, Cost Control, and Intelligent Automation

Attend our webinar on April 3 to see our latest innovations live. Register IT Operations are more complex than ever, with modern data centers spanning on-premises, containers, multi-cloud environments, and AI-powered infrastructure. The rapid expansion of data sources has created an overwhelming volume of information, making manual monitoring across multiple tools impractical. Visibility gaps slow down troubleshooting and delay critical decisions, impacting business performance.

Best Logging Practices: 14 Do's and Don'ts for Better Logging

Ever found yourself drowning in a sea of log data, struggling to make sense of the overwhelming noise? Or perhaps faced a major system breakdown, only to find that your logs didn’t provide the answers you needed, leaving you in the dark? Effective logging is a critical yet often overlooked aspect of software development and operations, highlighting why logging is important – it’s the foundation upon which observability, troubleshooting, and system maintenance are built.

The Future of Commercial Air Conditioning: Trends Every Business Should Know

Businesses evolve and adapt to changing climates and technologies, and the demand for efficient air conditioning solutions rises. The future of commercial air conditioning technology is being shaped by innovations aimed at improving energy efficiency and user comfort and reducing environmental impacts. Organizations must stay informed about emerging trends that can affect their operations and bottom line. From smart technologies to environmental regulations, these trends will equip businesses with everything they need to know about air conditioners.

Who Says Business and Pleasure Don't Mix? How to Have Some Fun While Traveling Abroad for Work

Traveling for work often entails jam-packed schedules, meetings nonstop and minimal breathing room. But business trips don't need to be all work and no play.Incorporating some leisure into your travels is not only possible, it can also be extremely beneficial in maintaining your work-life balance. From sightseeing between meetings to indulging some local cuisine there's plenty you can do to make business trips more enjoyable. In this blog, we will look at how you can combine business with pleasure without compromising your productivity.

Mastering MySQL connection pooling: Why monitoring matters

Because you've navigated here, it's clear you know the significance of managing your databases. We all agree that maintaining the speed and responsiveness of our applications depends upon how we manage our database connections. In this blog post, we will focus on MySQL databases. MySQL connection pooling is revolutionary because it speeds up queries, conserves resources, and allows applications to handle high traffic effortlessly.

Federation Done Right: Cycle's LowOps Approach

Federation allows for distributing control and services across not just multiple regions, but multiple providers and environments as well. This is a critical capability for today's multi-cloud and bare metal deployments, and the idea has gained momentum for several practical reasons such as compliance, resilience, and latency. Now, more than ever, teams are expected to support multi-cloud deployments, navigate regional compliance requirements, and deliver those low latency experiences to users globally.