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ECS Vs. EKS Vs. Fargate: AWS Container Services Compared

Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides more than 200 services. Among those, Amazon Elastic Compute Service (ECS), Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), and AWS Fargate help deploy and manage containers. Choosing between these services can be challenging. They seem similar on the surface (and are all popular). But each offers unique benefits and limitations. In this guide, we compare the three services, discussing the best use cases for each, and helping you choose the best fit for your business.

Acumen - AIOps Automation Platform

Ribbon Acumen is an AIOps & Automation platform for voice and data networks. It's comprised of a series of ready-made applications and a Builder capability that enables organizations to combine those applications with AI to create custom workflows. Those workflows can analyze and react to data from devices and applications, enabling Acumen to automate network deployment and operations, as well as provide tools to rapidly resolve issues.

Lightning-Fast Kubernetes Management with Rancher's Vai Project

If you manage Kubernetes at scale with Rancher, you know that UI performance is not just a “nice-to-have”—it’s crucial for productivity. The Rancher team is on a continuous journey to enhance our platform’s ability to handle increasingly complex environments. In this post take a deep dive into an exciting, evolving improvement we’ve been developing: a project codenamed “Vai” (also called UI Server-Side Pagination or SQLite-backed caching).

Major DAC Update: Expanded Database Support, Enhanced Security, and AI-Powered Features

We are thrilled to announce a significant update across our DAC (Data Access Components) product line. This release focuses on expanding compatibility with the latest development environments, extending support for modern databases, strengthening security, and adding powerful new functionality for AI-driven applications.

Building a .NET PostgreSQL MCP Server for Claude Desktop

Querying PostgreSQL in plain English is no longer a futuristic idea; it’s something you can build today. With a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, Claude Desktop connects securely to external systems, including databases, through a structured interface. Here, MCP acts as the bridge between Claude and PostgreSQL, allowing it to run queries, explore schemas, and return results instantly in Markdown. This guide walks you through building that bridge in C#.
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Accelerating Cloudnative Development & DevOps

Cloud-native development, and the resultant rise of DevOps, has transformed how software is built, deployed, and maintained. By embracing containerization, microservices, and continuous delivery, organizations have been able to deliver features faster, scale with demand, and recover from failures more gracefully than ever before. Many organizations are adopting these practices to keep up with industry demands and improve efficiency and security. But this speed and flexibility come with a significant cost - complexity.

AWS Prometheus: Production Patterns That Help You Scale

You've got Prometheus running in one cluster — maybe a dev environment, a single EKS cluster, or a proof-of-concept setup. The configuration is straightforward: node_exporter on a few EC2 instances, some service discovery for pods, and a single Prometheus server scraping everything. Storage is local, retention is 15 days, and you can keep all the default recording rules without worrying about costs.

From Feathers to Fiber: The Fast Lane of Battlefield Intel

Carrier pigeons once flapped through war zones with vital messages. Today? Sensor fusion delivers battlefield intel faster than thought. The fight isn’t just about who has the data, it’s about who moves on it first. Speed wins wars now! Read how it’s changing the game, how deployable command and control (C2) nodes can help, and why network slicing is a key ingredient in building a resilient, high-speed transport network: Carrier Pigeons to Sensor Fusion: Speed Matters in Information.

The Blind Spots That Haunt Legal IT

In a recent survey, Udacity’s team explored the evolving landscape of AI adoption by asking 2000 professionals (including those in the legal sector) if they used AI. Unsurprisingly, over 90% of respondents said they did. More concerning, 72% of managers reported personally paying out of pocket for AI tools to use at work, introducing uncontrolled risk into corporate environments.

8 IT Issues You Can Fix with Pulseway Mobile App

If you have worked in IT for more than five minutes, you know Murphy’s Law: anything that can go wrong will go wrong sooner or later (sometimes at the worst possible time). Systems do not wait for you to finish your coffee, much less for you to get back to your desk. So, yes, we know your pain. That is why more IT pros are leaning on mobile tools–like Pulseway RMM Mobile App–to stay ahead of problems instead of scrambling back to the office or dragging around a laptop everywhere.