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Open Source Automation Tools: Popular Options & How to Choose the Right One for Your Needs

When looking at the broad landscape of IT automation tools, you’ll find dozens (if not hundreds) of tools that seem like viable solutions to your automation needs. Almost all of those tools can be broken down into two categories: Open source automation tools and commercial automation tools. (Open source automation tools with a commercial offering are still considered open source, even if the commercial edition has a price tag.)

How to Automate Azure Cost Reports in Minutes?

Reporting Azure costs to stakeholders doesn't have to be a time-consuming task. In this video, Michael Stephenson - a FinOps certified practitioner, introduces a new feature that helps you generate ready-to-use PowerPoint reports—so you can walk into any meeting with clear insights on your team's Azure cost performance. From cost trends and anomalies to right-sizing recommendations, the Executive Summary Report gives you a complete picture in minutes. It's all about making Azure cost optimization easier, faster, and more actionable.

Zero Trust for Compliance: How Kosli Helps Engineers Automate the Paperwork

Engineers didn’t sign up to fill out forms, attend CAB meetings, or screenshot deployments. Yet that’s the reality of compliance in many organizations. In this video, Mike Long (CEO & Co-founder, Kosli) explains how Kosli helps software engineers eliminate the repetitive, meaningless tasks of traditional compliance — and replaces them with something automated, provable, and secure. Video Timeline.

The Full Picture of Software Delivery: How Kosli Connects Every Change to Its Origin

Software engineers don’t need more dashboards or forms. They need a reliable record of what actually happened in their systems—and how it ties back to the code. In this video, Mike Long (CEO & Co-founder, Kosli) explains how Kosli records every event in your SDLC and connects it to every system change. This gives you a full, auditable view of software delivery—from code to production.

How Console Connect enhances AWS Direct Connect for global cloud connectivity

In today’s always-on, cloud-first world, it’s no surprise that enterprises are demanding greater reliability, stronger security, and faster performance from their network infrastructure. AWS meets these needs with AWS Direct Connect, offering a dedicated, private connection to AWS that bypasses the public internet.

Secure Docker Image Pulls from Cloudsmith to Kubernetes using OIDC

Pulling Docker images from private registries for containerised applications presents a security challenge. It requires authentication management, network access, and trust across distributed systems. Credentials must be securely handled and rotated, and image pulls can break due to network restrictions or expired tokens. All of this makes deployment and security harder.