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10 Mistakes I've Made When Migrating Databases to the Cloud

John Q Martin, Technology & Alliances Partner Manager at Redgate, covers 10 mistakes he's made when migrating databases to the cloud - and the strategies he now implements to avoid them happening again. But first, John explains exactly why databases are the hardest part of cloud migration.

The Next Evolution of AI: Forget Smarter Models - It's All About the Data

It’s been a noisy summer in the AI world. Headlines have been filled with doom and gloom: For example, OpenAI’s ChatGPT-5 landing with a thud, and an MIT report claiming 95% of AI pilots are failing. For the sceptics, this is “proof” that AI is just hype. I don’t buy it. The MIT study looked at just 50 projects, a sample size so small you’d fail a basic stats exam for using it. And as someone who uses AI every single day, I can tell you the benefits are real.

How do you choose the right Web Hosting Solution for Your Business in India?

In today's digital age, having a solid online presence is critical for company success. The often-overlooked choice of a web hosting provider is essential to this quest. The significance of this choice cannot be emphasized for enterprise decision-makers and business owners preparing to enter the online sphere. This thorough guide is designed to assist you in navigating the complicated web hosting market and ensuring that your selected solution matches smoothly with your company goals.

Why We Built CertKit

SSL Certificates have always been a pain in the butt. From the magical OpenSSL incantations to generate a CSR to the various formats that each webserver requires. Remembering what hardware needs which certificates. Managing scheduled renewals and runbooks for which file goes where. Screw anything up and your site is “Not Secure”. And now Apple wants us to do it every 47 days. Remember when we had HTTP-only websites? Or when certificates lasted three years? Then one?

10 Ways to Optimize Data Center Operations

Running a data center efficiently is no small feat. From managing energy costs to preventing downtime, there's a lot that can go wrong—and a lot that can be optimized. Discover 10 actionable ways to enhance your data center operations, with practical tips on how Hyperview DCIM software can help you achieve these improvements more easily and effectively.

Visualize Logs Alongside Metrics: Complete Observability for Slow MongoDB Operations

MongoDB’s strength of flexible schema and fast iteration can also hide costly queries until they surface as user-facing latency, replica lag, or spiky CPU. A handful of slow operations can impact the cache, starve other workloads, and cascade into timeouts across services. Monitoring slow queries gives you an early warning system for index gaps and query-plan regressions introduced by code deploys, schema changes, or shifting data shapes.

Self-Healing Networks and Sovereign AI: The Future of Global Connectivity

Bridging East and West in today’s digital landscape takes more than connectivity – it requires navigating regulations, geopolitics, and the rise of AI. In this episode of Uplink, Elena Chernykh, Head of Europe Enterprise Sales at CITIC Telecom CPC, joins Michael Reid to discuss how enterprises can thrive in a world where data sovereignty and AI demands are reshaping infrastructure.

Building a DORA metrics Scorecard

There are a lot of ways to gauge the performance of your DevOps teams and the health of your software, but DORA metrics have emerged as the industry standard. If you aren’t familiar with DORA metrics, take a few minutes to read this comprehensive guide to understanding DORA metrics. DORA metrics were designed to offer a high-level, long-term view of how your teams are performing.

What is APM Tracing?

APM tracing records the complete execution path of a request as it travels through your system, including database queries, external API calls, cache lookups, message queue events, and inter-service requests. Each step is captured with precise start and end timestamps, duration, and context such as service name, operation name, and relevant attributes. This lets you pinpoint where latency or errors originate without piecing together metrics and logs manually.