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The Benefits of Cloud Computing for Small Businesses: Cost Savings, Flexibility, and Security

At one time, tech advancements were a major drain on small businesses. Housing your software and digital assets in-house once created a financial nightmare many emerging companies couldn't handle. On top of that, threats to security and a complete lack of flexibility made establishing a foothold challenging. That was especially true when going up against established industry heavy hitters.

Your incident declaration form is (probably) too long: The power of concise reporting

It’s 10am, your coffee is ready and piping hot, and you have just been paged. Looks like is down, and customers are starting to notice. With no time to lose, you open up your organization’s incident declaration form and you spend the next thirty minutes filling out the fifteen required fields, while the incident grows bigger and more complex, messages are rolling in, and your coffee grows cold.

How Can You Contribute to Open-Source Projects with @salaboy - KubeCon NA 23 Insights - Civo TV

Join Mauricio Salatino, an experienced software developer and contributor to the Dapper project, as he shares valuable insights on contributing to open-source projects. This video from KubeCon NA 23 on Civo TV offers practical advice on finding projects that align with your interests, engaging with communities, starting with small contributions, and gradually taking on bigger roles.

Wasm - From your Laptop to the Cloud and Back Again by Danielle Lancashire - Navigate Europe 23

Join Danielle Lancashire at Navigate Europe 23 for an exploration of the evolution of software deployment. From the physical servers of the '90s to the cutting-edge world of WebAssembly and microservices, Danielle takes us through the transformative journey of technology.

Azure Logic Apps Pricing

It is vital to understand the price of Azure Logic Apps for multiple reasons, regardless of whether you are a developer overseeing their implementation or a business wishing to use the platform for your operations. Understanding the pricing model facilitates efficient budget planning and allocation for your tasks. You can avoid unforeseen expenses and make more accurate cost estimates.

6 Ways To Get Engineers More Involved In Cloud Costs

As a SaaS leader, you probably understand how crucial it is to get your engineers to make strategic cloud cost decisions. After all, your engineers are responsible for most of the cloud operating costs within your company. Unfortunately, getting engineers to care about costs isn’t always intuitive or easy. In fact, it’s commonly thought to be one of the most difficult challenges faced by SaaS leaders and FinOps specialists.

Why Hourly Granularity Is Necessary For Effective Cloud Cost Management

Cloud spenders of all sizes, but particularly those who have exceeded the $50,000 a month benchmark, know how challenging it can be to extract meaningful insights from their spend environments. As a digital-native company grows, its spend environment naturally gets more complicated — and without a strong organizational framework, what could be a treasure trove of data turns into a rat’s nest of semi-organized, confounding figures.