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upsun

The hidden cost of "just using Kubernetes"

Feb 3, 2026 By Upsun In Upsun
Kubernetes has become the default foundation for a lot of modern application infrastructure. It’s powerful, flexible, and widely supported, which makes it an obvious starting point for many teams building a cloud-native application platform (a standardized way for teams to deploy, run, secure, and operate applications in production). But there’s a distinction that often gets lost early in the decision process: Kubernetes is a framework. It is not a platform.
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kosli

Kosli and Team Topologies - A Strategic Partnership for SDLC Governance

Feb 3, 2026 By Bruce Johnston In Kosli
We’re delighted to announce a strategic partnership between Kosli and TeamTopologies - a collaboration that brings together SDLC Governance automation with the world’s leading framework for organizing business and technology for fast flow of value.
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influxdata

Exponential Smoothing: A Guide to Getting Started

Feb 3, 2026 By Community In InfluxData
Exponential smoothing is a time series forecasting method that uses an exponentially weighted average of past observations to predict future values. In other words, it assigns greater weight to recent observations than to older ones, allowing the forecast to adapt to changing data trends. In this post, we’ll look at the basics of exponential smoothing, including how it works, its types, and how to implement it in Python.
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atatus

30+ Top Observability Tools to Monitor Websites and Applications [2026 Updated]

Feb 3, 2026 By Janani In Atatus
By incorporating observability tools into your stack, you can better understand how your complex infrastructure operates, reduce downtime, and empower developers to identify and fix problems quickly. However, it now takes considerably more work, time, and money to build the best observability tools for your infrastructure and applications. According to a Splunk survey, over half of the firms polled employ eight or more observability tools.
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cloudzero

How To Calculate Customer Retention Cost in 2026: The Hidden SaaS Metric

Feb 3, 2026 By CloudZero In CloudZero
You may have heard that keeping an existing customer is five times cheaper than acquiring a new one. But that isn’t always true. “Hidden costs” often accompany customer retention, loyalty, and increasing “share of customer”. Could you be spending more on customer retention than on winning new customers? This quick guide will walk you through the meaning of Customer Retention Cost (CRC), why it’s important to calculate it, and how to calculate it.
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Using HubSpot To Kill Revenue Drains

Using HubSpot To Kill Revenue Drains

Feb 3, 2026 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
HubSpot is one of the world's most popular customer relationship management (CRM) tools. Once your business starts using this software, it's not difficult to see why. It can do all sorts of things from highlighting lost leads to identifying poor data quality. The purpose of this post is to look at some of the ways that HubSpot can kill revenue drains and eliminate unnecessary costs. Obviously, this software is for businesses, so we will be discussing the benefits of the tool in a commercial context.
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Galileo

Andy Wojnarek Appointed Chief Technology Officer

Feb 2, 2026 By Kristy Slimmer In Galileo
ATS Group and Galileo are pleased to announce the appointment of Andy Wojnarek as Chief Technology Officer. Andy’s appointment reflects the evolution of a technical leadership role he has developed over more than 16 years with the company, grounded in hands-on expertise, cross-functional influence, and a sustained focus on solving complex infrastructure and observability challenges for clients.
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graylog

Observability vs Monitoring: Getting a Full Picture of the Environment

Feb 2, 2026 By Jeff Darrington In Graylog
Driving down the highway, you usually glance intermittently at your speedometer to ensure that you stay within the speed limit, or whatever window above the speed limit you’re willing to drive. While monitoring your speed mitigates the risk of a ticket, you still need to look out for various threats on the road, like cars going through stop signs. By observing your surroundings, you take in real-time information that can help prevent a crash.
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