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Aiven

OVHcloud is now available on Aiven

Mar 30, 2026 By Antoine Alfero In Aiven
At Aiven, we believe that you should have the freedom to deploy your data wherever your business needs it to be. Whether you are optimizing for performance, compliance, or regional proximity, our goal is to ensure that the underlying infrastructure supports your innovation without friction. Today, we are excited to expand those choices by officially announcing that OVHcloud is now available as a supported infrastructure provider for Aiven customers.
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eg innovations

What is the Citrix License Activation Service (LAS)?

Mar 30, 2026 By Wendy Howard In eG Innovations
One of the hot topics from our recent Citrix-focused webinar was the Citrix License Activation Service (LAS). I had the chance to present alongside George Spiers— Citrix Expert and EUC Architect —and we walked through what LAS is, how it works, and what teams should be aware of.
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canonical

How to Harden Ubuntu SSH: From static keys to cloud identity

Mar 30, 2026 By Massimiliano Gori In Canonical
30 years after its introduction, Secure Shell (SSH) remains the ubiquitous gateway for administration, making it a primary target for brute force attacks and lateral movement within enterprise environments. For system administrators and security architects operating under the weight of regulatory frameworks like SOC2, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS, default SSH configurations are an “open door” that represents an unacceptable risk.
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canonical

Simplify bare metal operations for sovereign clouds

Mar 30, 2026 By David Beamonte In Canonical
The way enterprises are thinking about their infrastructure has changed. Digital sovereignty of all kinds – data sovereignty, operational sovereignty, and software sovereignty – have begun to dominate the infrastructure discussion. Today, these abstract terms have become practical concerns for platform teams.
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certkit

Let's Encrypt simulated revoking 3 million certificates. Most ACME clients didn't notice.

Mar 30, 2026 By Todd H. Gardner In CertKit
On March 19th, Richard Hicks, one of our customers, emailed us about a certificate that had renewed after only a week. It was a 90-day certificate and he had not initiated the renewal. That’s the kind of thing that sends you straight to the logs. We found the answer right away. The certificate’s ARI renewal window had been shortened dramatically.
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InvGate

InvGate Asset Management's Smart Tags: A Guide to Customizing Your ITAM Automations

Mar 30, 2026 By Ignacio Graglia In InvGate
Keeping an IT inventory organized is harder than it sounds. As environments grow, assets quickly multiply across locations, owners, statuses, and lifecycles. Manually grouping devices becomes time-consuming and error-prone, often leading to outdated inventories and teams spending valuable time building lists instead of taking action. That’s where InvGate Asset Management’s Smart Tags come in.
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cloudzero

The SaaS Paradox: Why Companies Must Spend More On AI To Survive

Mar 30, 2026 By Keith MacKenzie In CloudZero
At SaaS Metrics Palooza 2025, CloudZero CEO Phil Pergola delivered a keynote on the software industry’s most pressing question: can SaaS survive the AI revolution, or will AI rewrite the SaaS playbook outright? Phil’s answer wasn’t doom and gloom, but he didn’t sugarcoat the challenges. “Churn rates are up,” he told moderator Ray Rike of Benchmarkit on Oct. 9, 2025. “The payback from a customer acquisition cost perspective is taking longer.
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hyperping

DevOps Workflow Strategy for Startups: 7-Step Guide (2026)

Mar 30, 2026 By Leo Baecker In Hyperping
Reliability is the foundation of successful startups. Your product could have the most innovative features, but if it's plagued by downtime or performance issues, customers will eventually jump ship. Fortunately, creating an effective DevOps workflow strategy doesn't have to be complicated. This guide breaks down the essential components and implementation steps that startup DevOps and SRE teams need to focus on.
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hyperping

Website Maintenance Plans: Checklist, Tools, ROI & Cost Breakdown (2026)

Mar 30, 2026 By Leo Baecker In Hyperping
While most businesses invest heavily in website creation, many overlook the ongoing website maintenance plans needed to keep their digital presence performing at its peak. Data from recent studies reveals a harsh truth: 88% of online consumers won't return to a website after encountering technical issues or outdated information.
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Drone Mapping vs Satellite Imagery - Which Data Actually Supports Field Work?

Drone Mapping vs Satellite Imagery - Which Data Actually Supports Field Work?

Mar 30, 2026 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
Satellite imagery gives exploration teams a fast way to view regional structure, drainage patterns, and access corridors across large project areas. Once crews begin planning sampling lines, drill pads, and vehicle routes, those images may not show the small terrain features that influence safe access and accurate placement. Narrow outcrops, shallow drainage breaks, and minor slope changes can remain difficult to interpret from moderate-resolution scenes.
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