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The FinOps Competitive Landscape in 2026 - When Cost Optimization Meets Reliability

The dashboard says you can save 30%. The SRE team won’t sign off. You’ve probably been in this meeting. Finance has a number. The platform team has a scar. Somewhere between them sits a senior manager, maybe you, being asked to choose a cost optimization tool that one side will champion and the other side will quietly refuse to deploy in production. The standoff isn’t about price. It’s about trust.

The RAM Crunch: How UK Businesses Can Weather the Global Memory Shortage

Tech headlines are being dominated by the perfect storm that has led to a global shortage of Random Access Memory (RAM). As the short-term, temporary memory that handles data for processing and applications, RAM - and specifically Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) - is a foundational business technology.

Redgate Test Data Manager | AWS Database Migration Readiness

In this demo, we explore the AWS Database Migration and Modernization (D2M) framework, from Align and Assess through to Optimize, and show how Redgate TDM helps teams to safely work through compliance or data privacy concerns during cloud migrations. See how to safely mask sensitive data, create reusable datasets, and accelerate development with consistent, compliant test data across environments. Discover how test data management reduces risk, supports DevOps pipelines, and enables faster, more secure cloud migrations.

#058 - The Future of AI and Platform Engineering with Blake Sherwood (Smarsh)

In this episode, special guest Blake Sherwood joins the show to discuss his unique career trajectory from tourism and coal mining to leading massive-scale Kubernetes migrations. Blake shares insights from his experience managing petabytes of data in high-compliance environments, delving into the practical realities of integrating AI into enterprise workflows and observability systems.

Redgate Flyway Enterprise | AWS Database Migration Readiness

In this demo, we explore the AWS Database Migration and Modernization (D2M) framework, from Align and Assess through to Optimize, and show how Flyway helps simplify database versioning, automate deployments, and enable reliable CI/CD. See how to reduce risk, improve collaboration, and modernize your database workflows in the cloud with better visibility and control.

Claude Code Sandbox: The Complete Guide to Sandboxing AI Agents in Production

How to sandbox Claude Code, Codex, and other AI coding agents for production use. Compare local Docker, Daytona, E2B, and Qovery approaches - with architecture diagrams and real-world examples. Romaric founded Qovery to make Kubernetes accessible to every engineering team. He writes about platform strategy, developer experience, and the future of cloud infrastructure.

Security vs speed in databases | The Simple Talk Podcast

Are engineering teams quietly accepting more risk? Redgate's 2026 State of the Database Landscape report reveals that people are increasingly willing to accept more risk to be more productive and take full advantage of AI’s capabilities. Steve Jones, Kellyn Gorman, Grant Fritchey and Pat Wright share their thoughts on that in today's episode. They share stories from their own careers, debate on whether the decline of the DBA 'gatekeeper' role has weakened security practices, how AI is amplifying the problem - and much more.

How are hyperscalers misleading the cloud industry?

In 2024, Mark Boost, CEO at Civo, introduced the concept of ‘cloud parity’, a cloud computing approach that ensures a consistent, identical experience, feature set, and operational model across public, private, hybrid, and edge environments. “Cloud parity gives teams the freedom the cloud was supposed to deliver in the first place. It gives enterprises the sovereignty they need. It gives public sector bodies the clarity they require.