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Introducing our new API and Metrics servers upgrades

We are all about providing the best web deployment experience on the market. Working to ensure that our product is delivering the quality we promise with regular product updates and new features being introduced all the time. And that’s exactly why we’re here! We’re delighted to share the new version of our API server and Metrics server, designed to optimize transparency, crons, builds and sources operations control- to name but a few. Ready to find out more? Keep on scrolling.

Provoking thinking: Why we launched Civo Navigate

At Civo, we have always sought to expand people’s understanding of technology. From setting up an academy to help people get to grips with Kubernetes to running developer events around the world, we firmly believe that the benefits of technology should be accessible to everyone. There is a growing global community in the tech sector that is focused on a new way of doing things. This community is united by a conviction that these changes must be done for the benefit of all.

Manage your APIs from your internal developer portal

It is no secret that microservices architectures lend themselves to complexity. This can be a small price to pay when your workflows and processes are organized to ensure that everyone on the team is informed, accountable, and content. Setting up an internal developer portal is one of the best things you can do for the team, as it is an easy, surefire way to get your services, resources, and processes in order.

Repatriation to reduce public cloud spend - easier said than done?

Repatriation in cloud computing refers to moving workloads from the public cloud to on-premise infrastructure. Sarah Wang and Martin Casado from Andreessen Horowitz have written one of the most popular articles about repatriation: they explain the motivation with the significant cost savings possible. For software-based businesses, public cloud spend can rise to 50% of the cost of revenue (COR). Reducing these costs has the potential for significant margin increases.

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The Role of Kubernetes in Production Traffic Replication

Organizations are starting to realize that simply writing tests to generate traffic is simply not good enough. Rather, production traffic replication is now necessary, where you record traffic from your production environment and then replay it in your development environment. To match the modern principles of this testing methodology, it makes sense to also utilize modern infrastructure, like Kubernetes. Some benefits of using Kubernetes for production traffic replication are the ability to: Additionally, load generators are ephemeral. These reasons-and a few more besides-will be covered later in this post, but let's first take a deeper look at what production traffic replication is.

Top 3 Advantages of Remote Support Software for SMBs

Your employees and customers are constantly on the move and rely on their mobile devices to stay connected and productive. On-demand remote support is crucial when technical issues become a roadblock in their day. With mobile device remote support, your IT team can troubleshoot problems quickly and efficiently from a tablet, computer, or smartphone.