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The Papertrail SaaS Add-On in DigitalOcean Centralizes Everything You Need for Log Management

The SolarWinds® Papertrail™ software as a service (SaaS) Add-On in the DigitalOcean Marketplace is one of the most exciting developments to come out of the DigitalOcean and Papertrail partnership. With the Add-On, developers can seamlessly add the simple yet powerful log management Papertrail is known for to their DigitalOcean infrastructure. In an earlier post, we reviewed how the Add-On helps teams simplify their log management tasks.

What Are The Benefits Of Using Cloud Storage Services For Your Data

Are you looking for a place to store your data? When it comes to storing data, many different options are available. You can use external hard drives, USB sticks, or cloud storage services. Cloud storage services have become increasingly popular in recent years, and for good reason. They offer several benefits that other storage methods don't offer. This article will discuss the benefits of using cloud storage services for your data. Let's get to the list.

Announcing CloudZero AnyCost: Cost Intelligence For A Multi-Service World

At CloudZero, we’re confident that we can organize cloud spend better than anyone else out there. For years, we’ve helped companies to efficiently organize spend, while overcoming traditional hurdles to visibility, like shared cost, incomplete tagging, and Kubernetes. We’ve helped customers who have struggled to attribute spend to do so in a matter of days — without saddling engineering teams with new projects or embarking on a resource tagging expedition with no end in sight.

Amazon Drive or Amazon Cloud Drive: Which One Is It? And Is Amazon's Cloud Service Any Good?

Amazon indeed does have everything from A to Z. Whether it's new underwear, cat food, those birthday candles that restart after you blow them out, or cloud storage, Amazon has you covered. Sure, the company (and its CEO) are far from ethical, but at the end of the day, Amazon products and services are affordable, reliable, and highly accessible. Like with the Amazon store, finding the cloud service you're looking for may get a little confusing.

Four Ways to Run Containers on AWS

AWS provides multiple ways to deploy containerized applications. From small, ready-made WordPress instances on Lightsail, to managed Kubernetes clusters running hundreds of instances across multiple availability zones. When deciding on the architecture of your application, you should consider building it serverless. Being free from (virtual) server management enables you to focus more on your unique business logic while reducing your operational costs and increasing your speed to market.

The Current State of Workload Portability

Have you considered cloud portability, i.e., the ability to easily move workloads between on-premises systems and across multiple cloud service providers (CSPs)? The idea is that workloads should run in the environment that delivers the most value for your organization, but as that “optimal” environment can change over time, you need to be able to move your workloads accordingly.

Serverless Monitoring In The Cloud With The observIQ Distro for OpenTelemetry

In this part 1 of a blog series on serverless monitoring, we will learn how to run the observIQ Distro For OpenTelemetry Collector, referred to as “oiq-otel-collector”, in Google Cloud Run. There are many reasons that someone may want to run monitoring in a serverless state. In our example, we will be monitoring MongoDB Atlas, a cloud hosted version of MongoDB.