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SUSE Rancher Prime delivers SUSE secure Application Collection and a complete Kubernetes platform, turning an industry crisis into your strategic upgrade.

Chaos Engineering and reliability testing give you visibility into the actual reliability of your services by simulating real-world failure conditions. But what if you could dig into the testing and results data using AI to quickly uncover new insights? That’s the logic behind the Gremlin MCP Server. Released as part of Reliability Intelligence, the Gremlin MCP Server allows you to bring your LLM of choice to explore your Gremlin data and find opportunities to get more out of Gremlin.

Head spinning with all the “aaS” acronyms floating around these days? Our complete glossary will bring you up to speed. We’re watching the world go as-a-service in real time, and it has made for some heated Reddit threads about how our existence is being monetized at every turn. It’s difficult to refute that individual consumers should have the option to pay a one-off fee for software, platforms, and media as opposed to paying for temporary access.

As you develop internal tools or public-facing data applications, implementing authentication mechanisms becomes essential. Without authentication, you risk exposing sensitive information or allowing unauthorized access. Fortunately, integrating secure user access does not have to be complex. AWS Cognito provides a straightforward way to handle authentication, user management, and access control across multiple identity providers.

When incidents strike, your on-call engineer jumps in first. They assess the issue, triage it, and try to resolve it. But sometimes, they can’t solve the problem or aren’t available. That’s when escalation policies step in to find the right backup. In this guide, I’ve explained how escalation policies work, why every team needs them, and how you can set up one. Also, I’ve included ready-to-use templates to help you get started fast.

Organizations face increasingly complex cloud environments — from hybrid clouds to multi-cloud deployments — where costs can quickly spiral without real-time visibility and intelligent controls. This is why setting clear goals for cloud cost optimization is necessary to keep your organization proactive. The key to success lies not just in setting goals, however, but in ensuring those goals are clear, realistic, and supported by continuous measurement and actionable insights.

SharePoint Online has become the backbone of document management for many organizations. From project files to legal contracts, HR records to financial reports, it holds critical business data that grows relentlessly. But as usage increases, so do two unavoidable challenges: The dilemma? Simply deleting files may reduce storage bills, but it risks non-compliance. Retention policies may satisfy regulators, but they don’t stop your storage from exploding in cost.