Oh, it’s a beautiful day for cloud computing! You might be sitting in your workspace, coffee in hand, getting ready to step into the world of Microsoft Azure. Good news! You’re about to embark on a journey into the vast universe of cloud services, but don’t worry, this guide has got you covered.

SEV-SNP is a new security feature that is available on AMD’s EPYC processors. It stands for Secure Encrypted Virtualization Secure Nested Pages. SEV-SNP provides a new level of protection for firmware by encrypting the memory pages that contain the firmware code. This makes it much more difficult for attackers to gain access to the firmware and launch attacks.

Migrating to the cloud has many advantages … until you’re the one tasked with making it happen. For many data professionals, this will be a first step from the traditional, predictable challenges of managing on-premises servers to the many and varied databases and platforms in the cloud. As many have discovered, it’s not simply a case of ‘lift and shift’.

In today’s software development panorama, there's a philosophy which really stands out and continues to influence the thought processes of numerous creative minds and progressive organisations: Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). FOSS is a champion of collaboration, absolute accessibility, and the freedom to alter, share, and build upon existing software devoid of any licensing impediments.

Are data center managers reversing their cloud strategy? Cloud repatriation is the process of migrating applications, data, and workloads from a public cloud environment to on-premise infrastructure, and it’s becoming a popular data center trend. According to IDC, 70-80% of companies are repatriating at least some of their data each year.

Lambda allows you to allocate memory for your functions in increments of 1 MB, ranging from a minimum of 128 MB to a maximum of 10,240 MB (10 GB). When we specify the memory size for a Lambda function, AWS will allocate CPU proportionally. For example, a 256 MB function will receive twice the processing power of a 128 MB function.

According to Cisco’s 2022 Global Hybrid Cloud Trends Report, 82% of IT leaders say that they have adopted a hybrid cloud. Cloud adoption has been a popular topic of conversation among many companies. Some wanted to make the huge leap from on-premises to cloud; some didn’t. Although the cloud has numerous benefits, it’s wise to keep critical resources limited to on-premises. Why, you might ask?

Welcome to the thrilling era of cloud computing, where digitization is no longer a trendy phrase but an operational reality for numerous businesses. Among the key players in this transformative phase, Microsoft Azure has carved a niche for itself. Known for its powerful and dynamic infrastructure, Azure leads the way in delivering exceptional cloud services.

This July, the community spirit was profoundly vibrant in the scenic city of Munich, as Kubernetes Community Day (KCD) Munich brought together a meeting of minds and inspired the open-source collaboration we all know and love. The event was a testament to the strength and vitality of the Kubernetes community, which pulsed with an energy of shared intellectual curiosity and passion for all things Kubernetes.