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Monitor your Azure Arc hybrid infrastructure with Datadog

In today’s modern digital environment, many organizations are architecting their infrastructure and services around a mix of cloud and on-prem solutions. Both cloud and private servers offer unique benefits, and taking a hybrid approach to infrastructure can allow businesses to better meet user demand on a global scale while expanding capabilities, minimizing risk, and keeping services consistent.

The Watchful Eye: Microsoft Network Monitoring for Microsoft Teams, Office 365 & Azure

Do you ever feel like someone's watching you? Well, when it comes to your company's network, you should hope so! With so many people relying on Microsoft Teams, Office 365, and Azure to keep their businesses running smoothly, it's more important than ever to keep a watchful eye on your network. But who has the time to monitor everything 24/7?

What are Azure Storage Retention Policies?

Retention policies play a crucial role in managing the life cycle of data in cloud storage. This comprehensive guide will provide an in-depth analysis of key factors that impact costs, explore the challenges and tradeoffs associated with various approaches, and highlight the importance of considering the impact on Azure storage.

What are Azure Resource Groups?

Microsoft Azure, a leading cloud service provider, offers a vast array of resources to its users. In this ever-growing ecosystem, managing and organizing these resources is crucial. Enter Azure Resource Groups, a vital component of Azure’s management framework. This article will provide a comprehensive analysis of Azure Resource Groups, delving into key factors and addressing common questions.

Azure Blob Storage Types and Cost Factors

Azure Blob storage is a popular service provided by Microsoft, offering scalable, cost-effective, and secure cloud storage solutions for various types of unstructured data. This article aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of Azure Blob storage types, their pricing models, and the key factors that impact the cost of using these services.

5 DevOps Skills Every Engineer Should Have In The Cloud Era

DevOps doesn’t necessarily look like it used to. Engineers used to build software designed for on-prem hardware; they had a specific methodology for efficient production and distribution schedules; and they didn’t interface very much with non-engineers, if at all. Today, all that has been flipped upside-down. Cloud-era DevOps engineers now must possess wildly different skill sets, and some previously non-negotiable skills have faded into the past.

What does CloudCheckr offer for Azure Cost Optimization and its Considerations?

CloudCheckr is a SaaS application that helps bring visibility and intelligence to help you lower cloud costs, maintain security and compliance, and optimize resources. The platform supports managing costs between cloud providers like AWS and Azure. This article explores the features and benefits of CloudCheckr in Azure.

Hacking the Cloud and Things to Watch Out for - Civo.com

Why should we be discussing cloud security in terms of internal infrastructure? This is exactly what Gillian Vanhauwaert from Defense.com spoke about in the final talk of the evening, as she outlined how aspects such as vendor lock-in, external facing, and phishing can impact your journey into the cloud.