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Five customers explain why Kentik is essential for understanding traffic, controlling network cost, and planning for growth. Hear from Sorin Esanu (Race Communications), Michael Leclaire (MetroNet), John Lubeck (Midco), Wallace Lee (Imperva), and Everett Sinclair (Conway Corporation) on how they use Kentik to see “the bits on the wire,” dig deeper than traditional reporting tools, and turn network data into better customer experiences.

This is how PayPal reduced latency by 24% while increasing security and convergence across their business units. By utilizing a Universal Mesh built on the foundation of HAProxy, they were able to build a private connectivity layer despite major IP overlaps.

Learn how to use Dapper with dotConnect for Oracle to build a clean, high-performance data layer in your.NET applications. This tutorial covers installation and setup, as well as CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete) with Oracle databases.

Simplify database administration across multiple platforms with dbForge Edge. This video shows how dbForge Edge helps you handle performance tuning, backups, security, and migrations across multiple database systems. Optimize SQL performance Automate database backups Manage users and permissions Migrate databases in minutes.

In this episode of the FinOps on Azure Podcast, Nicole Boyd breaks down how the FinOps maturity model works in practice, why many teams struggle in the early stages, and what needs to be in place before optimisation can deliver real value. The conversation covers measurement, data trust, ownership, and why FinOps is an operating model not a one-time project.

When IT professionals become desensitized to the constant stream of system and network alerts, potentially missing critical issues amid the noise, the consequences can be significant. Join Field CTO Jeff Hunter as we discuss how to take a strategic approach to monitoring to help prevent alert fatigue with technicians and with end users.

Protecting personal data isn’t something you can manage with spreadsheets or manual checks. A GDPR compliance dashboard gives you visibility across all assets that handle personal data, while still letting you act on individual devices and configuration items. In this video, we'll show you how dashboards give teams a clear view of where personal data lives, who can access it, and how requests are handled over time. You’ll also see how health rules, access controls, and reporting come together in a single view that supports better decisions.

In this episode of Grafana’s Big Tent, Grafana founder Torkel Ödegaard joins Mat Ryer and Tom Wilkie for a wide-ranging conversation about how Grafana began, why design and usability mattered from day one, and how the project evolved into a platform used by tens of millions — from developers to power stations and even space missions.

Proof of concept season is over. In Zero Ticket Minute Ep. 8, Ian Coppock explains why AI is now judged by results, not demos. If it’s not reducing downtime, cutting costs, or stopping 2 a.m. pages, it’s not delivering value. The shift is here. From experimentation to execution.