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AWS Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes (EKS) is a managed service ideal for large clusters of nodes running heavy and variable workloads. Because of how account permissions work in AWS, EKS's architecture is unusual and creates slight differences in your monitoring strategy. Overall, it's still the same Kubernetes you know and love.

With the nearly unmatched reliability and scalability offered by the 12-factor application design pattern, microservice-based designs have become a fundamental architectural pattern for modern applications. A whole industry of cloud providers has sprung up to offer management of the sophisticated middleware and infrastructure services that make this possible. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is among the largest of them.

If you manage applications running on cloud platforms, you likely depend on multiple cloud vendors and services. These could be infrastructure providers like AWS, GCP or Azure. A vulnerability in any of these services could potentially impact your applications and your users. A cloud platform has many moving parts, many of which are dependent on other third-party providers.

Cloud computing is like the modern, virtual frontier where organizations can scale their operations with just a click. But, building your cloud infrastructure is not just about choosing servers and storage. It’s also about establishing a secure, efficient network to ensure your applications run smoothly and your data is protected. Think of your cloud network as a cloud city.

At Uptime.com, we’re committed to helping you monitor and manage the uptime and reliability of your websites and critical infrastructure. Based on your feedback, we’ve enhanced Cloud Status to deliver even more powerful insights into third-party dependencies and improve your experience. Here’s what’s new and what’s coming next!

Azure IoT Hub enables you to monitor on-prem devices down to the smallest temperature change and react accordingly from cloud device commands. But how does it work? What other features does Azure IoT have? And, most importantly, how much does it cost? Learn all you need to know about Azure IoT Hub from our expert guide.