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Infrastructure as code (IaC) tools enable the automation of cloud infrastructure and IT infrastructure deployment and management. These configuration management tools allow DevOps teams and development teams to define computing infrastructure resources as code in configuration files, use version control systems like GitHub, and deploy infrastructure consistently across different environments, from on-premises data centers to cloud services.

Feature flags are a way to affect how your application behaves at runtime, without having to deploy new code. As the name suggests, they can be used to switch certain features on or off depending on a specified rule. A type of feature flag you have probably already encountered can be implemented as simple environment variables. Consider the following code you typically find in every Rails app’s production.rb.

Organizations moving to the cloud often prioritize speed and performance, overlooking the importance of AWS sizing. At first, Amazon’s pay-as-you-go pricing seems manageable, but as companies grow and add more to the cloud, they see the downside of ignoring sizing. Overprovisioned instances lead to spending on resources that aren’t used. This guide focuses on AWS sizing, its benefits, and why it matters. It provides practical tips and best practices to help optimize costs effectively.

By Chuck Day, Strategic Alliances Manager, Megaport Amidst the dazzle of Las Vegas, Cisco Live 2024 was a whirlwind of innovation, technology, and camaraderie. Held from June 2-6, this year’s event hosted over 20,000 in-person attendees and nearly one million online viewers, numbers anyone would call a massive success. I was proud to attend on behalf of Megaport as this event was particularly special for us – we got to engage with more people than ever before.