Navigating cloud databases in the AI era
Cut through the hype and focus on the most important basics for data driven application development. Learn how to choosing the right database for your application and AI needs.
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Bringing Canonical Kubernetes to Sylva: a new chapter for European telco clouds
The telecommunications industry is undergoing its most significant transformation in decades. The move from vertically integrated, proprietary systems to disaggregated, cloud-native infrastructure has unlocked enormous potential for agility and innovation. Yet, for many operators, the challenge has been how to realize that potential while meeting the stringent performance, security, and interoperability requirements that telecom networks demand.
How to Improve MariaDB Performance: Track Slow Queries with Logs and Metrics
Database latency rarely starts in your app layer because it’s almost always a query doing more work than it should. Metrics tell you when that happens, but slow-query logging tells you which statement did it and how. That’s gold for tracking down missing indexes, inefficient filters, or accidental full scans. Pair the logging with a some lightweight counter metrics, and you get both an early warning and a clear path to a fix.
Proactive testing means less stress and better results
Proactive reliability not only prevents costly outages, it also means your engineers are less stressed so they do their best work. Full transcript: It's not only helping when outages occur, but it's also helping reduce outages. It's this whole culture of blamelessness, right? And oftentimes, when you're in an environment where people are pointing fingers and saying, "Whose fault was it? And why is this thing broken?" and all these other things that are stressing you out.
Kubernetes Monitoring Metrics That Improve Cluster Reliability
A Kubernetes cluster can generate more than 1,400 metrics out of the box. That’s a lot of numbers to sift through, especially when you’re troubleshooting a production slowdown in the middle of the night. The key is knowing which metrics tell you the most, with the least noise. These are the signals worth paying attention to when you need answers fast.
Re-Solution Data Ltd Among Top 5 Cisco Managed Service Providers in the UK
In today's ever-evolving digital landscape, Cisco Managed Services have become a must-have for businesses aiming to maintain secure, efficient, and scalable IT networks. These services allow organizations to tap into Cisco's state-of-the-art technologies without the hassle of managing complex infrastructures on their own. Among the top providers in the UK, Re-Solution Data Ltd has made a name for itself as a trusted Cisco partner, earning recognition as the Top Cisco Networking Provider in UK.
Considerations for Testing gRPC Streams
If you’ve spent any time building cloud-native systems, you’ve probably tripped over the tricky beast that is gRPC streaming. It’s powerful, flexible, and feels like magic when it works. But the minute you need to test it? Suddenly, you’re in “hold my coffee, I need a week” territory. One of the most common places we see gRPC streams in the wild is when clients connect to asynchronous message buses like Google Pub/Sub.
PagerDuty Appoints Todd McNabb as Chief Revenue Officer
Seasoned Revenue Leader Brings 25+ Years of Experience Scaling Enterprise Software Companies.
Simple Talks Podcast | S3, Episode 2 - Coffee chat with Jeff Foster
Steve Jones sits down for a chat with Jeff Foster, Redgate’s Director of Technology & Innovation, at the company’s Cambridge, UK headquarters. The main subject covered is hugely topical – AI – with Jeff explaining how he feels about AI today and how it might impact us, and our jobs, in the future. You’ll also learn a bit more about Jeff’s background and Redgate’s ways of working.
The Hidden Costs of VMware
VMware. A name synonymous with virtualization, a powerhouse in the infrastructure space and seemingly the enterprise standard for those managing VMs, to put it simply. But if you haven't noticed yet, behind that familiar name is a new age of license complexity, unexpected renewals, and sharp price hikes that have left many organizations scrambling. Since Broadcom acquired VMware, these challenges have only intensified, with customers blindsided by costs increasing several hundred percent overnight.