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Metrics Monitoring: The Only Guide You'll Need

When major tech companies maintain high availability while others struggle with frequent outages, the difference often comes down to one thing: effective metrics monitoring. This guide will walk you through everything you need to know about metrics monitoring, from fundamental concepts to advanced strategies.

Why IT Leaders Need to Think Like CFOs: The ROI of Elastic Acceleration

I still get frustrated when I see organizations treating IT as a cost centre or an operational necessity rather than a strategic enabler. But the reality is, digital experiences are business-critical and performance is the new currency. Today’s IT leaders must adopt a CFO mindset, aligning technology investments with business outcomes, agility, and measurable return. Nowhere is this more relevant than in the realm of application acceleration.

Test Locally & Improve Your CI with Proxy Mock #speedscale #testing #developers #cimocking #mocks

Tired of costly cloud environments and unpredictable CI tests? Discover Proxy Mock, the free tool that lets you record your app's traffic locally and automatically generate mock services for realistic, reliable testing!

Test Locally & Improve Your CI with Proxy Mock #speedscale #testing #developers #cimocking #mocks

Tired of costly cloud environments and unpredictable CI tests? Discover Proxy Mock, the free tool that lets you record your app's traffic locally and automatically generate mock services for realistic, reliable testing!

Transitioning to FIPS 140-3 on Azure with Ubuntu

Organizations that work with the US public sector or handle sensitive data currently have a FIPS 140-2 requirement. Currently, if an organization wants FIPS compliance while running on Azure, they are running Ubuntu Pro 20.04 or earlier. On September 21st, 2026, this will no longer be enough to achieve FIPS compliance because organizations will need to transition to FIPS 140-3.

Canonical's open source portfolio

Canonical open source, explained in 2 minutes and 20 seconds. You know Canonical as the company behind Ubuntu. Today, we help you expand the Ubuntu philosophy to every layer of your stack with modular open source solutions - from infrastructure to apps. Start with Ubuntu, take control of your infrastructure, modernize your applications, get an optimized stack for data and AI, and deploy smart things at the edge - all on trusted open source.

Getting Started with gRPC: A Developer's Guide

Within the realms of microservices and distributed systems, gRPC has emerged as a cornerstone technology. Its adoption by tech giants like Google, Netflix, and Square underscores its capability to facilitate high-performance, scalable inter-service communication. Built as a modern take on the traditional Remote Procedure Call (RPC) paradigm, gRPC enables services, potentially written in different languages, to communicate efficiently and reliably across networks.