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MongoDB Pricing Explained: A 2023 Guide To MongoDB Costs

MongoDB is a popular non-relational database among developers of distributed apps. This Not Only SQL (NoSQL) database system delivers versatility, high scalability, and a flexible querying model. MongoDB is also remarkable for its fault-tolerance, self-healing, and real-time analytics capabilities. But many companies also decry that MongoDB pricing is expensive and complicated. We’ll share how the MongoDB pricing model works.

What is Azure Automation?

As Microsoft Azure continues to be developed and more automation options become available; Azure Automation, Logic Apps, ARM (Azure Resource Manager) and Azure Function Apps to name a few. The question is quickly turning from ‘how do I automate with Azure?’ to ‘what automation type do I use in Azure?’. Across our next few blogs, we will seek to delve into the options available and look to define how they stack up against Azure Automation.

How to Build Processes and Reports While Protecting Data for GDPR

Privacy and data protection remain essential priorities for companies of all types and sizes. More organizations realize they are accountable for any personal information they store, even with a justifiable business reason. While regulations like GDPR technically cover the personal data of European residents, it is wise to treat all customer data with the same level of responsibility.

Reduce mean time to hello world with OpenTelemetry, Grafana Mimir, Grafana Tempo, and Grafana: Inside Adobe's observability stack

How is Grafana like an invisibility cloak? At Adobe, it’s one of just four tools they’re using to build observability directly into their CI/CD pipeline, making it essentially invisible — but nonetheless impactful — to thousands of developers across the organization who use it in their day-to-day lives.

Guide to Platform Engineering: Goals and Best Practices of Platform Engineering Team

Platform engineering is a specialized field that focuses on creating and maintaining the infrastructure and services that support the development and deployment of software applications. In today's fast-paced business environment, organizations need to be able to quickly and efficiently deliver new features and updates to their customers. Platform engineering teams play a crucial role in making this possible by providing a stable and reliable foundation for application development.

Cuba and the Geopolitics of Submarine Cables

This week marks a decade since the ALBA-1 submarine cable began carrying traffic between Cuba and the global internet. On 20 January 2013, I published the first evidence of this historic subsea cable activation which enabled Cuba to finally break its dependence on geostationary satellite service for the country’s international connectivity. ALBA-1 was one of my first lessons on how geopolitics can shape the physical internet.

Authors' Cut Spark Notes Edition: Jumpstart Your Observability Journey

Whether you’ve been following along with our Authors’ Cut series or doing some self-paced learning, our O’Reilly book Observability Engineering is one of the best resources for jumpstarting your observability journey. It serves as a blueprint to help you understand and map out the technical and cultural requirements of implementing observability into your organization.

Driving Microsoft Teams Into Your Business Apps with Azure Communication Services

PowerApps is something of a revolution in the making – and Microsoft is keen to promote it for enterprises everywhere. Being able to create your own apps to serve specific business functions is a huge win for any company looking to drive efficiency. And now with Azure Communication Services (ACS), you can even integrate Teams features in your apps.

Everything You Need To Know About a Microsoft Teams Outage

It’s a red alert for any IT team. Hearing the words “Microsoft Teams is down” can scare even the most experienced tech department. But, with a few clear definitions – and a way to spot outages and solve them – you’ll be well on your way to having a Microsoft Teams outage totally under control. Your organization now relies on Teams for nearly every aspect of business communication and collaboration.