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I can't believe it's April already. OnlineOrNot now lets you automatically pause checks on a recurring basis with maintenance windows, there's better support for timezones, loading a lot of data got faster, and more.

Here at Civo, we’re proud to announce that we have become the first UK company to successfully host and operationalize Meta’s new Llama 4 model family on relaxAI, our AI assistant. This breakthrough positions relaxAI at the forefront of sovereign AI development, combining world-class capabilities with uncompromising data protection standards that UK businesses can trust.

Imagine you’re the IT guardian of a busy company. Every day, you rely on infrastructure monitoring tools to keep an eye on your servers, networks, and applications. These tools are your early warning system – they spot glitches before they become full-blown problems. But what happens when an alert is missed or delayed? That’s where effective alerting comes in.

According to McKinsey report, 70% of digital banking transformations exceed budget and timelines largely due to one core problem: underestimating system complexity. The current issue? Financial institutions are being blind —they’re unable to see how deeply intertwined their applications, services, and infrastructure really are. A recent study shows 45% of financial institutions face at least one major IT breakdown every quarter.

Logs can provide vital insights to help you monitor system health, pinpoint and resolve issues, and improve cybersecurity. They capture real-time errors and record information about events and other system activities, shedding light on everything from application performance to security threats. However, managing logs can be overwhelming. To get the most out of your logs, you need to aggregate them into a centralized system where they can be organized, searched, and analyzed effectively.

Businesses need to operate with precision and efficiency. Monitoring your vast cloud environments is an important aspect of achieving such performance. Site24x7 Google Cloud Monitoring has been an indispensable tool for you and thousands of IT professionals to maintain the health and availability of Google Cloud resources. Have you ever wanted to know how Site24x7 does it without breaking a sweat—even when your cloud resources scale up and down exponentially?

If you’re operating a SaaS company these days, chances are you’ve got at least some AI features already on the market and others in the pipeline. That also means you’ve likely encountered one of the top problems with AI in today’s market: It can be prohibitively expensive — to the point where you gamble with actually losing money rather than making a profit with the release of a new AI feature.

Choosing between Envoy and HAProxy isn't just about picking a proxy server. It's about deciding which tool will handle your traffic, balance your loads, and keep your services running when everything else wants to crash. If you're a DevOps engineer or system admin weighing these options, you're in the right place.

If you're running workloads in AWS, you've probably heard about VPC Flow Logs. These logs are your eyes and ears for network traffic in your Virtual Private Cloud, and knowing how to check them properly can save you hours of troubleshooting headaches. Whether you're tracking down connectivity issues or monitoring for suspicious activity, this guide will walk you through checking VPC flow logs step by step, with practical examples you can apply today.

Setting up robust observability for your Spring applications is essential for maintaining reliable, high-performing systems. This guide walks you through implementing Spring OpenTelemetry with practical advice for common challenges.