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Buy vs Build: The Technical Reality of On-Prem, Hybrid, and Cloud

Most conversations about buy vs build turn into budget debates. But engineers know that the deeper question is: what exactly are we signing up to run, and who is going to run it? The operating model you choose: is what defines what layers of the stack you own, what skills your team needs, and how you spend your nights on-call. This article reframes the decision around the work itself, not just the invoice.

The Influencer Making Network Engineering Cool Again

What happens when a social media obsession turns into one of the most unconventional and impactful careers in tech? In this episode of Uplink, Alexis Bertholf, Global Technical Evangelist at Megaport, explores how she’s making network engineering cool again, and why connectivity is the oxygen that cloud and AI can’t live without.

dotConnect for PostgreSQL: Advanced .NET Data Access with Full ORM Support

Supercharge your.NET applications with dotConnect for PostgreSQL — a fast, feature-rich ADO.NET data provider tailored for modern PostgreSQL development. In this video, explore how dotConnect for PostgreSQL simplifies data connectivity, enhances developer workflows, and empowers scalable, high-performance applications within the.NET ecosystem. What you’ll see: From SaaS platforms to data-driven enterprise systems, dotConnect for PostgreSQL offers the speed, reliability, and flexibility your applications need.

Don't Just Monitor SLAs - Validate Them Automatically

Service level agreements (SLAs) are the contractual backbone between customers and technology vendors, outlining expected service availability, performance metrics, and remedies like service credits when service providers fail to meet agreed-upon service levels. This service agreement assures both the technical quality as well as the service quality of the services provided, and underpins the value perspective of the client.

Discover Infrastructure: Kubernetes & Hosts - Launch Week / Day 03

Stop debugging infrastructure issues across multiple dashboards. See how Last9's Discover Infrastructure monitors K8s pods and traditional hosts together—with resource analysis, pod-level debugging, and AI that correlates app problems to infrastructure root causes. One setup (K8s + host monitoring) → Complete infrastructure visibility that connects to your services and jobs. No more blind spots between application performance and underlying resources.

Frontline Reliability: Protecting User Journeys with SLOs with Shery Brauner (Razor, ex-Zalando)

What does it really take to move from firefighting incidents to building reliability at scale? In this episode of Humans of Reliability, Shery Brauner (Razor, ex-Zalando) shares her unique journey from frontend and backend engineering to leading site reliability practices. She explains why protecting the user journey is the key to effective incident management, how SLOs cut through noisy alerts, and why observability must come first.

10 Best Kubernetes Alternatives In 2025 (By Category)

Containers and microservices are revolutionizing how distributed applications are built, run, and optimized. They enable apps to be highly scalable. You can also isolate some areas for updates and patches without shutting down the entire application or service. Yet, managing containers and microservices at scale can be tricky. That’s where a container management platform like Kubernetes comes in – or, as you’ll see below, where the top Kubernetes alternatives shine.

Impact review: Scribe under the microscope

In December 2024 we launched Scribe to help responders never miss a detail from their incident calls. By automatically transcribing calls and highlighting key information, Scribe eliminates manual note-taking, reduces time spent getting up to speed, and preserves valuable context for post-incident analysis. The feature quickly gained popularity among our customers, but with success came an influx of requests for bug fixes, extra functionality, and wider call platform support.