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Extra Factor Authentication: how to create zero trust IAM with third-party IdPs

Apr 29, 2025 By Stephanie Domas In Canonical
Identity management is vitally important in cybersecurity. Every time someone tries to access your networks, systems, or resources, it’s critical that you are verifying that these attempts are valid and legitimate, and that they match a real, authenticated user. The way that this tends to be handled in cyber security is through Identity and Access Management (IAM), most commonly by using third-party Identity Providers (IdPs).
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10 Best Azure Alternatives To Compare

Apr 29, 2025 By Cody Slingerland In CloudZero
Microsoft Azure offers over 150 cloud services across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. But for many teams, it can be expensive, complex, and hard to tailor to specific needs. If the platform feels like overkill or just isn’t the right fit, this guide covers the best Azure alternatives — and what makes each one worth considering.
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The value of product thinking for platform teams | webinar

Apr 28, 2025 By CircleCI In CircleCI
Platform engineering can drive velocity, reduce risk, and increase value — but only if it's built with a product mindset. In this live event, Rob Zuber, CTO of CircleCI, hosts a panel of experts to explore how treating developers as customers helps platform teams deliver greater outcomes. Featuring Camille Fournier, Randy Shoup, Raju Gandhi, and Teresa Torres, this webinar covers practical strategies for building internal platforms that earn trust, abstract complexity, and fuel developer productivity.
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What is API Monitoring and How to Build API Metrics Dashboards

Apr 28, 2025 By Anjali Udasi In Last9
In today's connected world, APIs are the backbone of modern applications. Whether you're working on a microservices architecture, a mobile app, or a SaaS platform, APIs are what keep everything talking to each other. But how do you know if your APIs are healthy, performing well, and delivering what your users need? That's where API monitoring comes in. Let's break down what API monitoring is, why it matters, and how you can build effective API metrics dashboards to keep your systems running smoothly.
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Prometheus Distributed Tracing: An Easy-to-Follow Guide for Engineers

Apr 28, 2025 By Preeti Dewani In Last9
When your microservices architecture starts growing, tracking requests as they bounce between services becomes a real headache. You know the feeling—a user reports a slow checkout process, and you're left wondering which of your twenty services is the bottleneck. That's where distributed tracing with Prometheus comes in.
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Announcing Amazon Q Developer's First And Only Cost Optimization Plugin

Apr 28, 2025 By Erik Peterson In CloudZero
Managing AWS costs just a whole lot more convenient. CloudZero now integrates with Amazon Q Developer, AWS’s AI-powered engineering assistant. A natural language processor, Amazon Q Developer helps engineers write, analyze, and debug code, accelerate workload transformations, and adopt AWS best practices, enhancing developer productivity by as much as 80%.
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How Console Connect is empowering data centre partners with enhanced connectivity

Apr 28, 2025 By Lily Bennett In Console Connect
The digital landscape is evolving at a rapid pace, and businesses are constantly seeking agile, high-performance connectivity solutions to stay ahead. Recognising this, data centres are shifting beyond their traditional role of offering just space and power. Today, they must deliver real-time access to clouds, other data centres, and applications.
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