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Greener region discount: the future of cloud computing l Platform.sh

Bonnie Schneider speaks with Leah Goldfarb, the environmental impact officer at Platform.sh, about their initiative to impact business sustainability in 2024 with a PaaS sector first: a greener region discount. Learn how this innovative approach is shaping the future of cloud computing and environmental responsibility.

Introducing Gremlin for AWS

Today, Gremlin is introducing Gremlin for AWS, a suite of tools to more easily find and fix the reliability risks that cause downtime on AWS. The cloud opens up a range of reliability challenges that didn’t exist before, especially for customers running distributed, mission-critical workloads. Teams experience the pain of failed migrations, frequent incidents, and reliability toil, but often struggle to modernize their approach to reliability as they modernize their infrastructure.
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Achieve quick application deployments and container orchestration with proactive container monitoring

Containers are self-contained units of software that include application code along with all necessary dependencies, libraries, and components needed for the code to run smoothly in any environment. They simplify distribution and deployment by packaging everything required for the application to function, without the need for extra infrastructure. While container infrastructure continues to grow and is used by organizations across the globe, it also poses a set of management challenges and can create unnecessary issues if left unattended.

What Is Cloud TCO? (Total Cost of Ownership)

Investing in the right systems, assets, and infrastructure is critical to business success. It can be the difference between profitability and loss. Businesses employ several methods to determine the value of a product or service before purchase or adoption. One of those methods is the total cost of ownership. Total cost of ownership (TCO) is the sum of all costs involved in the purchase, operation, and maintenance of a given asset during its lifetime.

3 Ways to Optimize your Kubernetes Clusters with Resource Control

We cover some real world cases and provide valuable insights into how resources might be the source of future angst that you could avoid. With so many moving parts and so many settings it is nearly impossible to avoid resourcing issues and unnecessary cost in container environments.

Managing Kubernetes Add Ons in a Fleet of Clusters with Gianluca Mardente

In this Navigate video, Gianluca Mardente from Cisco's AppDynamics business unit introduces Project Sveltos, an open-source tool for managing add-ons in a fleet of Kubernetes clusters. Gianluca explains the features of Sveltos, including its cluster profile, modes of operation (continuous, one-time, and continuous with drift detection), and its ability to handle templates and scale efficiently. The session includes a live demo using Civo clusters to showcase the practical application of Sveltos.

Is Artificial Intelligence for Infrastructure and Operations really just Intelligent Automation?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools have the potential to revolutionize IT infrastructure and operations (ITOps) by automating routine tasks, enhancing system reliability, and improving efficiency. However, the term “Artificial Intelligence” can sometimes be misleading in this context. A more accurate description might be “Automated Intelligence” because these tools often automate predefined tasks and processes rather than exhibit true cognitive intelligence.