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The 7 Best FinOps Blogs, Books, And Other Resources

There are almost as many reasons for learning FinOps practices as there are resources available to learn from. Maybe you operate a SaaS company, for example, or you're looking for a job in FinOps. The FinOps field grows in importance every time cloud services and their associated costs become more complex — which can feel like every single day. Regardless of your situation, you’ll need high-quality FinOps resources that offer up-to-date materials and in-depth information.

Hybrid cloud infrastructure modernisation

Public clouds enabled digital transformation at unprecedented speed. But their operational costs over time can be exacting as compute needs increase. Hybrid clouds emerged as an alternative to gain the benefits of both worlds: private infrastructure that allows for lower operational expenditures and tighter control, and public clouds that can scale with ease.

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SLA Vs SLO: Tutorial & Examples

Service level agreements (SLA) and service level objectives (SLO) are increasing in popularity because modern applications rely on a complex web of sub-services such as public cloud services and third-party APIs to operate, making service quality measurement an operational necessity for serving a demanding market. This article focuses on the similarities and differences between SLAs and SLOs, explains the intricacies involved in implementing them, presents a case study, and finally recommends industry best practices for implementing them.

From silos to synergy: Success stories from 2022

Time waits for no one, and the years just seem to fly by. For us at ManageEngine, this year was especially memorable as we turned 20. And, as the best birthday gift ever, you helped us hit the most coveted milestone that many can only dream of achieving. Zoho Corporation, the parent company of ManageEngine, hit $1 billion in revenue earlier this year—and we have only YOU to be thankful for. But, that’s not all.

ElastiCache Vs. Redis: How Do They Compare?

As technology improves and customer demands change, many companies must provide fast, engaging, and secure services. Developers rely on platforms that support sub-millisecond response times to power these capabilities in their applications. Amazon ElastiCache and Redis are two of the most popular platforms for building fast, highly available, and scalable data stores.

Monitoring Integrations with Third-party APIs

Accessorizing can completely turn around your look. Same way, the apps we make may also feel patchy sometimes, but then, if we bring in third-party resources - such as third-party API integrations, it can drastically enhance our application’s performance. These additional API integrations expand the functionality of your application tremendously, for example, you might add a real-time alerting feature to an analytics tool you built!

What is Remote Access Software? Remote Access Guide for 2023

Remote access is a means to extend network accessibility by establishing a connection over a server. It allows users to manage and view the system from remote locations when they’re not able to connect physically. In short, remote access allows users to access their systems and IT infrastructure just by using an internet connection or telecommunication protocol.

Grafana dashboards in 2022: Memorable use cases of the year

One of our favorite things at Grafana Labs is seeing Grafana dashboards in action. Over the past year, members of the Grafana community — from inside and outside of the company — shared the unique ways they have used dashboards to monitor a wide range of projects including an elderly parent’s home, a Tesla, and a python named Pretzel. Let’s take a look back at some of the eye-catching and informative results.

Internxt 2022: A Year of Improvement, Growth, and New Services

As you surely know by now, Internxt's mission is to create a world where technology truly empowers humanity. Tech corporations nowadays provide services where the user becomes the product. In direct contrast, we aspire to become a better, smarter, more compassionate company capable of competing with these giants by applying innovation more efficiently and ethically.

Looking back at our journey through 2022

We are on the cusp of breaking into 2023🗓️with a bag full of interesting memories. Before we wrap up this year end's celebrations we'd like to look back and highlight some notable events that took place at Squadcast. ‍ Squadcast has grown leaps and bounds over the 12 months in our journey towards becoming an integrated Reliability Workflow platform. 😎