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AI Summer Camp | Episode 5: AI on private cloud in the hyperscalers era

Welcome to AI Summer Camp. Join 5 essential trainings on AI from Canonical experts and level up your skills while on holiday. Episode 5: AI on private cloud - why is it relevant in the hyperscalers era? This will cover: Why consider a private cloud for AI? Key considerations when building a private cloud for AI projects Performance acceleration options for private cloud Guidance for Kubernetes on OpenStack for AI initiatives.

How AWS Regions Affect Cloud Costs (And How To Reduce Fees)

AWS is the most popular cloud service provider partly due to its global data center network. The distribution enables organizations to configure their workloads to meet the needs of their global clients. The thing is AWS Regions charge different rates for almost everything, from compute and storage to data backup and retrieval services. And these cost variances can add up quickly.

Control Plane's Tamper-Proof, Immutable Audit Trail

Control Plane's audit trail service provides an immutable record of all resource mutations, whether initiated by the API, CLI, UI, Terraform, or other means. Users can leverage a user-friendly interface to search, filter, and review these actions, gaining visibility into timestamps, resource details, user information, and raw event data. Apply filters to refine the displayed actions based on resource type, audit context, resource name or ID, subject name, and date range, streamlining the audit review process and ensuring compliance with ease.

Control Plane's Aggregated Metrics

Metrics play a fundamental role in cloud computing, enabling the monitoring, optimization, and cost-effective operation of resources. They contribute to performance enhancement, efficient resource utilization, and overall operational excellence in the dynamic and scalable cloud environment. The Control Plane platform facilitates the collection of custom metrics from workloads, allowing applications to emit Prometheus-formatted metrics at a specified path and port. This configuration option extends to each container in a workload, providing flexibility in metrics management.

Optimizing Business Performance With Flexible IT Infrastructure

Is your business struggling to keep up with the ever-changing business landscape? Well, many companies find it challenging to adapt quickly to new technologies and market changes. But here's the good news: a flexible Information Technology (IT) infrastructure could be the key to boosting your business performance. With that said, here are a few tips on optimizing business performance with flexible IT infrastructure.

How To Start an MSP: Tips for a Successful Venture

For many businesses, downtime, security breaches, and outdated systems can cripple productivity and drain resources. The demand for reliable IT services is skyrocketing. If you have a knack for technology and a passion for problem-solving, launching MSP services could be your ticket to a successful and fulfilling venture. However, building a thriving one requires a whole lot of hustle. This comprehensive guide will break down the essential steps and provide you with the knowledge and confidence you need to embark on this exciting entrepreneurial journey.

Before you go native in the cloud world, there are a few things you should know

The “cloud native” conversation is transitioning from the enterprise data center into the telecommunications world, just in time for a new generation of 5G and AI/ML enabled telecom services. Couched in that conversation are some important nuances about what constitutes a truly cloud-native solution versus a cloud-capable solution.

Understanding the Deficiencies of AWS CloudWatch for Cloud Visibility

While CloudWatch offers basic monitoring and log aggregation, it lacks the contextual depth, multi-cloud integration, and cost efficiency required by modern IT operations. In this post, learn how Kentik delivers more detailed insights, faster queries, and more cost-effective coverage across various cloud and on-premises resources.

Managing Vendor Incidents: Customer Impact That Isn't Your Fault

One of the first key tenets of cloud computing was that “you own your own availability”, the idea being that the public cloud providers were making infrastructure available to you, and your organization had to decide what to use and how to use it in order to meet your organization’s goals. The cloud providers have no knowledge of your applications or their KPIs.