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How To Hire In FinOps: Roles, Responsibilities, Skills, Interview Questions, And More

FinOps is booming as a function. The global cloud FinOps market will grow from $13.5 billion in 2024 to $23.3 billion in 2029 — a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.4%, according to Research and Markets. That’s in response to sharp increases in cloud spend. About $723 billion is expected to be spent on public cloud services in 2025, up from $596 billion the year before according to a Gartner report.

Enginears Podcast: Redefining Developer Productivity in the AI Era

Developer productivity is top of mind for all engineering organizations. As AI accelerates software development, leaders face a fundamental question: Are we truly building faster, or just building more? And more importantly, are we building the right things, and building them well? In this new era, speed alone isn’t enough. High-impact teams must ensure their work aligns with customer value and is delivered with exceptional quality.

Measure your reliability risk, not your engineers

Do you know the current reliability risk of your systems? Do you know right now how your services will react to common failures like a dependency going down? Sadly, most organizations don’t have answers to these questions, relying on QA tests and the skill of their engineers to deploy code they assume won’t break. But this is a process problem, which means you can’t hire your way out of it.

What's Driving Traffic in Rural America - Broadband, Wireless & DCI for AI

s consumers continue to shift away from traditional cable broadcasting towards streaming video services such as Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, and Paramount+, this will continue to drive the demand for robust middle mile solutions. This growth in data traffic demands not only enhance rural provider’s Internet infrastructure but also fortify their needs for data center interconnectivity (DCI) to metropolitan hubs. In this context, rural markets require connectivity solutions that can support 100G and even 400G connections to efficiently handle rising bandwidth needs tied to cloud applications and content delivery networks.

Upgrading to Puppet 8 - What You Need to Know

Discover how Puppet 8 takes performance, modernization, and automation to the next level! This video offers a comprehensive overview of all the latest changes and benefits, including faster catalog compilation, streamlined agent execution, and improved debugging capabilities with enhanced logging and error messages. Key Moments in This Video:· Importance of Using PDK Explore key upgrades like these and see how tools like PDK empower your team by identifying and resolving compatibility needs quickly.

Maximizing Peering Through Flow Analysis

Discover how to use flow data to pinpoint your most valuable traffic, identify missing peer opportunities, and make smarter peering choices across your internet exchanges. In previous peering blogs, we’ve shared how you can maximize the value of your connection to an IX by peering with the IX route servers, and identify and contact specific peers via bilateral sessions.

TLS and HAProxy 3.2: From Stunnel to native TLS support

HAProxy is the company behind HAProxy One, the world’s fastest application delivery and security platform, and HAProxy, the most widely used software load balancer. Leading platforms and cloud providers trust HAProxy to simplify, scale, and secure modern applications, APIs, and AI services in any environment.

Database Naming Standards: SQL Conventions for Tables, Columns, and Keys

SQL naming conventions are often at the root of database headaches. One careless name like temp1 or new_table can lead to broken queries, failed deployments, and hours of avoidable debugging. To prevent this, teams need clear, enforceable naming standards: rules they can rely on as databases evolve. Many organizations also turn to purpose-built SQL Server IDEs to apply the standards programmatically, visualize relationships, and manage schema changes across environments.