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Manage automated test data with the PractiTest orb

The software testing data provided by CI/CD tools is valuable, but it is not always comprehensive enough to give managers the insights they need to make improvements. To make effective business decisions, managers need visibility into the entire testing process, in a way that will help them understand what needs to be done and how.

Azure Container Apps - an overview

Over the years, containerization has grown in popularity among organizations and will continue to grow. For example, containerization is slowly becoming the de facto approach when it comes to building applications following the microservices architecture. It is undeniable that containerization has a lot of advantages, but these advantages come at a cost.

Ceph for Enterprise

In this webinar, we review the storage challenges faced by Enterprises, and how Ceph can solve many of them. We discuss how a single Ceph cluster can address block, file and object storage needs, and compliment proprietary and public cloud solutions. We will also demonstrate some of the key features of Ceph that provide solutions for disaster recovery and compliance requirements.

The 3 Most Common Questions We Get About Cloud Cost Intelligence

As cloud use has increased, so have the costs associated with it. In 2020, surveyed organizations reported being over budget for their cloud spend by an average of 23%. Most are spending more than they expected, and to top it off — they don’t feel they’re getting value from that spend.

Finserv hybrid cloud strategy - it starts with Linux

The future of financial services technology infrastructure is hybrid multi-cloud. Hybrid multi-cloud architecture provides financial institutions flexibility, portability, interoperability, and the control needed to consistently deploy and manage enterprise applications and workloads. By adopting hybrid cloud, finservs realise the benefits of effective cloud cost management, security, compliance, efficiency and agility. The hybrid cloud strategy starts with choosing the right enterprise Linux.

Top 6 Innovations in Data Center Cooling Technology

Cooling systems are one of the most important components of a data center. They often consume about half of all the data center’s total energy and are necessary to maintain a safe operating environment. The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) thermal guidelines recommend that the ideal temperature for server inlets is between 64.4° F and 80.6° F with a relative humidity between 40% and 60%.

7 Best CDN Providers 2022

Web page loading time, or website speed in a more technical phrase, is an important SEO component. It's also the most important aspect of the user experience. Modern internet content consumers have a short attention span and lack patience. You risk losing valuable traffic if your website does not load quickly enough. A CDN (Content Delivery Network) can help a website load faster.

The Role Of Hyperautomation In Network-as-a-Service (NaaS)

One of the key benefits of the Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) approach is the level of control network service providers can pass on to their enterprise customers and partners. In this blog, we look at the role that hyperautomation is playing in the provisioning and management of networks...

CLI Stands For.... A CLI Intro Series - Part 1

Intro to the CLI – Part 1: Why Learn to Use The Terminal and Some History Long-time fans of GitKraken Client have come to love the graphical user interface, or GUI, that allows you to click on a Git branch or commit to perform an action or even drag and drop a branch to start a pull request. Version 8.0 of GitKraken Client introduced the GitKraken CLI, allowing you to interact with your repositories, and the rest of your computer, from Terminal Tabs.

How a team of 15 developers deploys 4200 times per Month using the Preview Environments

When the CTO of this growing company (freshly acquired by a billion-dollar company) contacted me, he was concerned by the ability of his team to deliver what they committed to for the current year. His main issue was 15 engineers working in the same development environment. Can you imagine developing on the same workstation? Things will get worst as they plan to quadruple their engineering team size in the next 18 months.