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OpenStack vs AWS: which one is better for you?

OpenStack vs AWS is a discussion that almost every organisation must conduct when adopting a cloud strategy. This is because OpenStack and AWS are undoubtedly some of the most popular cloud technologies in both public and private cloud space. While AWS is the most popular commercial cloud platform, OpenStack remains its most popular open source equivalent. Both have their own pros and cons. But which one is better for you?

LogDNA vs. Logz.io

Logz.io is a SaaS (software as a service) provider with an observability offering made up of various managed open source technologies. These technologies include the Elastic Stack for logging and SIEM (security information and event management), Prometheus, for monitoring, and Jaeger for tracing. The company positions itself as an alternative to the Elastic Stack (or ELK Stack), which is made up of Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, and Beats.

Create a static version of your blog using WordPress and Gatsby

At FlashDrive.io we use every day and love modern static websites frameworks like Gatsby, Hugo, Jekyll, and more. Gatsby, for its huge community and user base, is the first framework to have a complete build add-on developed on FlashDrive and we love playing with Gatsby every day (some of us are even a little too more invested in the project... we love you E, but get back to work!!). What's also great with Gatsby is that it comes with a large set of plugins to connect with various CMS.

Use cyber-intelligence to expand cyber-services & increase differentiation

As MSPs expand their cybersecurity offerings, cyber-intelligence is an area that can help them improve protection for customers, generate additional revenue, and differentiate their services from the competition. However, when we talk to MSPs about cyber-intelligence, we often get the raised eyebrow. This reaction is driven by many factors. One of which is the nebulous meaning of cyber-intelligence—what is it really?

Puppet announces GSA listing, Carahsoft partnership

I’m excited to share Puppet’s increased commitment to government agencies through a new relationship with Carahsoft. Through this relationship, Puppet, the industry leader in infrastructure automation, will increase its availability of Puppet Enterprise on preferred government purchasing vehicles, like the General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule 70, NASA SEWP, and a number of other federal, state, and local contracts.

Introduction to Kubernetes Storage

As Kubernetes Pods don't store data persistently, it offers different storage components to prevent this data loss. In this blog, learn how Volume works in Kubernetes, how to create it, and how to attach it to the Pod. Before exploring Kubernetes volumes, let’s first understand Docker. Docker containers are meant to be transient, which means they will only last for a short period. They are called upon when required to process data and are destroyed once finished.

Keep Gamers Gaming - Application Monitoring for Unity

Given the millions of registered Unity developers worldwide, Unity is arguably the most popular engine used to develop games. But, whether you’re building the latest FPS or a turn-based classic, you need visibility in how your game is performing on a gamer’s device. More than 800 game development and platform companies rely on Sentry, from OutFit7 to Riot, Epic Games, and Unity.