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KubeCon + CloudNativeCon is the premier event that focuses on cloud-native technologies and Kubernetes. This year’s European edition took place in person and was completely sold out, with 10,000 attendees. Datadog joined the event as a platinum sponsor, and several of our engineers delivered talks on various topics, ranging from etcd to image signing and verification. In this post, we’ll share more details on these talks, along with our takeaways from the event.

So you want to spin up a Postgres database on your local machine, but you don't fancy having to install and manage everything manually? Running Postgres inside Docker is a great way to simplify the situation. It lets you: In this article I will explain how to do this step by step.

Enterprises are getting increasingly tired of feeling locked into vendors, and rightfully so. As soon as you put your observability data into a SaaS vendors’ storage, it’s now their data, and it’s difficult to get it out or reuse it for other purposes. As a result, strategic independence is becoming increasingly important as organizations decide what data management tools they’re going to invest time and resources into.

Azure Subscriptions are a key component of Microsoft Azure’s cloud platform, as they form the foundation for managing and organizing resources in the Azure environment. In essence, an Azure Subscription is a logical container for resources that are deployed within an Azure account. Each subscription acts as both a billing and access control boundary, ensuring that resources are accurately accounted for and that users have the appropriate permissions to interact with them.

An IT incident is an unplanned disruption that negatively impacts an IT service. As the importance of IT to the business has increased, the impact of IT incidents has become greater. IT incidents can result in revenue loss, loss of employee productivity, SLA financial penalties, government fines, and more. An effective IT incident management strategy is now essential in every organization. For a business like Amazon whose entire business relies on IT, a single second of slowness can cost over $15,000.

The global COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a new era of remote work. The Pew Research Center reports that over 71% of people had transitioned to working from home at the height of the pandemic. As of 2023, that number is still relatively high, with 59% of workers remaining at home though social distancing restrictions have long been relaxed. As remote work becomes increasingly common, many managers are considering transitioning to the new model.

[London, UK, May 2, 2023] – Canonical, a leading open-source provider of cloud computing services, has announced that Ubuntu Pro is now available in a subscription-included model on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Users can now launch Ubuntu Pro on-demand instances and purchase Ubuntu Pro Compute Savings Plans from the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) console.

Asset management is an essential aspect of any business, allowing companies to keep track of their valuable resources and ensure that they are being utilized efficiently. In recent years, the adoption of NFC (Near Field Communication) technology has revolutionized the way that businesses manage their assets, providing a range of benefits such as improved accuracy and efficiency.

Welcome to our blog on securing assets and preventing fraud with RFID in the retail industry. With the increasing trend of online shopping, it has become more challenging for retailers to secure their assets and prevent fraud. In addition, traditional methods of asset tracking and inventory management have proven to be time-consuming and error-prone, leading to losses in revenue and customer trust.

Maintenance and Asset Utilization are two critical aspects of the hospitality industry that require close attention to ensure efficiency, safety, and profitability. To achieve optimal performance in these areas, the industry has been exploring new technologies to manage assets better and automate maintenance activities. One of the technologies that have shown promise in achieving this objective is RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology.