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Running Ad-hoc Operations with Puppet Enterprise: Tasks and Plans

Discover how Puppet Enterprise tasks and plans transform your infrastructure management by enabling powerful ad-hoc operations that go beyond traditional desired state management. In this brief overview, learn when and how to leverage these essential tools for running single commands or complex command sequences across your entire infrastructure.

Console Connect expands in Thailand enabling 13 new data centre locations

Thailand is emerging as one of Asia’s most important digital hubs. Fuelled by large-scale investments in data centres, cloud regions, and network infrastructure, the country is becoming a central link between Southeast Asia and global markets. Recognising this, Console Connect, PCCW Global’s Network-as-a-Service platform, has expanded its footprint by enabling 13 new data centre locations across Thailand, bringing the total to 16 nationwide.

Introducing "Resolved by Timer"

Today, we are introducing Resolved by Timer. It is a timer you can set on your incidents. When the timer runs out, the incident resolves on its own. Not all incidents need manual attention. Sometimes they just sit on dashboards, adding noise long after they have stopped mattering. And when that happens, Spike also treats them as “open incidents,” which can end up suppressing new alerts if the same problem re-triggers later. Resolve Timer solves both problems.

Introducing AppJet.ai : a GitHub-native AI that codes full-stack from prompt to deploy

If you ever tried any vibe-coding tool on the market you know they are mostly supercharged NodeJS code editor, full of pre-made components and often unable to really understand your existing code base. We created AppJet for a simple reason: AI is now at a maturity point where it can realistic to use it as a real coding companion.

SharePoint Archiving Best Practices for Compliance

SharePoint Online has become the backbone of document management for many organizations. From project files to legal contracts, HR records to financial reports, it holds critical business data that grows relentlessly. But as usage increases, so do two unavoidable challenges: The dilemma? Simply deleting files may reduce storage bills, but it risks non-compliance. Retention policies may satisfy regulators, but they don’t stop your storage from exploding in cost.

12 Cloud Cost Optimization Examples For Your Cost Journey

Organizations face increasingly complex cloud environments — from hybrid clouds to multi-cloud deployments — where costs can quickly spiral without real-time visibility and intelligent controls. This is why setting clear goals for cloud cost optimization is necessary to keep your organization proactive. The key to success lies not just in setting goals, however, but in ensuring those goals are clear, realistic, and supported by continuous measurement and actionable insights.

Shift Left on Performance Testing - Without Killing Developer Velocity

Traditional performance testing often comes late in the delivery cycle, typically just before release. By then, performance issues are usually quite expensive to fix, can delay deployments, and frustrate development velocity. A Shift Left testing approach addresses this by integrating performance testing early in the development cycle so issues surface while they’re still easy and cheap to fix.

What is Dynamic SQL in SQL Server?

Dynamic SQL in SQL Server is built for scenarios where queries can’t be fully defined in advance. It’s the method of choice when structure depends on user input, variable schemas, or runtime conditions, cases where static SQL falls short. However, without proper structure, this flexibility introduces security and maintenance challenges. To make it work at scale, you need a disciplined approach.

Best Tool for Composing Git Commits in your IDE, Commit Composer in GitLens 17.4

In GitLens 17.2 we introduced Commit Composer as an early preview of a set of AI-powered tools to help you craft cleaner, more meaningful commits. With GitLens 17.4, Commit Composer has leveled up. Based on your feedback, it’s now a fully interactive drafting experience that lets you compose commits in a single click, and puts you in control of your commit history.

Failover and cloud aren't enough for reliability

Amin Momin of @CapgeminiGlobal talks about reliability takes dedicated effort beyond just using the cloud and setting up failover. Full transcript: There are two misconceptions about reliability. One is people only think failover is reliability. Just doing the failover, that will be enough from the reliability point of view. That's the first one. And the second one: we are deployed into the cloud, so it is the service provider's responsibility to provide the reliability.