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SRE Trends from AWS re:Invent 2022

In November/December 2022 I attended AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas. It was certainly an experience for this small town kid from New Zealand, and one that I took a lot away from. While I was at the conference, I took the time to walk around and take notes. In this article I will share the trends that I observed which I think will have an impact on SRE work in 2023 and beyond, including: ...and others.

How to use Quick Actions in Sematext | Sematext Cloud Monitoring

Being able to quickly access your tools is a must for any profession. Developers need to be able to drill drown and filter through their logs in an easy manner. Simply having all the tools you need for a job doesn't truly help you much if the tools are "too far out of reach". Sematext Quick actions put the tools you use must in your hands. Quick actions allow you to easily access the tools you use most with ease. Drilling down into your logs highlighting values, creating chart, or seeing the source metrics is literally 2 clicks away. Find out how in this video.

How do you connect an Azure Storage Account to Active Directory?

Azure Storage Authentication is the process of verifying the identity of a client that is requesting access to an Azure storage account. Azure Storage supports several authentication options that can be used to secure access to storage accounts, such as: Choosing the best authentication option depends on your requirements such as security, ease of use and ease of integration with existing systems or platforms.

Monitoring AWS DynamoDB performance and latency

Amazon DynamoDB is a fully managed NoSQL database service provided by AWS and is tailor-made for serverless applications. As a fully managed service, we don’t have to worry about operational tasks with DynamoDB, such as hardware provisioning, configuring instances, scaling, replications, software patching, etc.

Challenges and Solutions with Cloud Native Persistent Storage

Persistent storage is essential for any account-driven website. However, in Kubernetes, most resources are ephemeral and unsuitable for keeping data long-term. Regular storage is tied to the container and has a finite life span. Persistent storage has to be separately provisioned and managed. Making permanent storage work with temporary resources brings challenges that you need to solve if you want to get the most out of your Kubernetes deployments.

Cloud Observability For IT

Observability has become increasingly important for IT professionals as the complexity of modern systems has grown. In the past, IT environments were typically composed of a few servers and applications that were all running on-site. However, with the rise of cloud computing, IT has become more distributed, with applications and services running on a wide variety of infrastructure and platforms.

7 Effective Ways To Reduce Cloud Waste In 2023

Cloud waste has been costing companies billions of dollars for years now. In 2022, organizations spent roughly $490 billion on the cloud. Common estimates suggest that about 30% of cloud spend is wasted, meaning a whopping $147 billion of waste — the most in any year, ever. Organizations are set to spend nearly $600 billion on the cloud in 2023. Could you be wasting money trying to save money? Fortunately, cloud waste is preventable in most cases.

8 Emerging Technology Trends for 2023 and Beyond

The future may be a mystery, but plenty of signs are pointing forward in the tech world. Improvements in technology are rapidly evolving and are positively impacting the way in which almost all industries operate. These improvements fuel innovation in the digital realm and across all sectors, from healthcare to manufacturing to education. But why care about what's next before it even happens?