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API Latency: Definition, Measurement, and Optimization Techniques

When applications experience performance issues, API latency is often a primary factor. For DevOps engineers, a clear understanding of API latency is essential for both resolving current performance problems and establishing preventative measures. This guide examines API latency from a technical perspective, covering its definition, measurement methodologies, and practical optimization techniques.

Top Cloud Cost News From March 2025

Spring is unfolding, and your event calendar is about to be overflowing with new FinOps get-togethers. Plus, we’ve got some cloud cost announcements from a couple of the major providers that could affect your bill and your FinOps strategy. Here’s the top news from March 2025 and upcoming events you won’t want to miss.

Is FinOps Certification Worth It? Here's Your Handy Breakdown

At its core, FinOps is a cultural practice that brings together finance, technology, and business teams to manage and optimize cloud spending. For SaaS companies, where cloud infrastructure is integral to operations, FinOps practices directly impact the bottom line. But as with any emerging discipline, the big question is: Is a FinOps certification truly worth the time and financial investment?

SLSA: A Route to Tamper-Proof Builds and Secure Software Provenance

SLSA (Supply-chain Levels for Software Artifacts, pronounced ‘salsa’) is a progressive, industry-backed software security framework that safeguards software integrity throughout the development and delivery lifecycle. SLSA adoption is ramping up in industries where trust isn’t optional. As dependencies proliferate and threats multiply, SLSA provides a solid, structured path to prove that software is secure by design.

Reworking the GitKraken CLI

We recently started the Public Preview for a ground up rewrite of the GitKraken CLI. You might be wondering, “why?” We needed to rapidly iterate on a brand new idea, the “Work Item”. We also learned a lot from the previous iterations and realized a fresh start could help us optimize the user experience around the most precious resource, time.

Unlock the Secret to IT Efficiency: How Proactive Maintenance Saves You Time, Money, and Headaches

In today's fast-paced business environment, the role of IT has never been more critical. Whether it's keeping your systems secure, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations, or enabling innovative solutions, technology underpins almost every aspect of business performance. However, as essential as IT is, it's also susceptible to breakdowns, inefficiencies, and unexpected challenges. These issues can disrupt operations, drain resources, and lead to expensive downtimes.

Data Center Boom: Navigating the Hottest Industry in the World | Uplink Podcast | Episode 2

How did data centers become one of the hottest industries on the planet? DataBank CEO Raul Martynek joins us to break down the explosive growth of digital infrastructure—and what it really takes to scale in the AI era. The data center industry stands at the epicenter of today's technology revolution, experiencing what industry veterans call "the best market ever seen." In this revealing conversation with DataBank's CEO, we dive deep into the forces driving unprecedented growth in digital infrastructure and why this sector has become perhaps the hottest industry globally.

Building a Software Data Retention Strategy and Why You Need One

Every day, your developers are pushing software. Some of that software will make it to production, but many of those incremental builds will not. While you shouldn’t remove those incremental builds and old release versions haphazardly, if left unchecked, they can clog up your software repositories as well as the workflows and systems they serve.