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Getting Started With Azure Database for PostgreSQL

Open-source software (OSS) relational database management systems (RDBMSes) are becoming incredibly popular in the cloud computing world. In this article, I’ll discuss one of the most popular OSS relational databases, PostgreSQL, and the options you have for this database in the Microsoft Azure cloud. It’s worth noting these products are large with many detailed aspects, so consider this article a cursory, high-level overview of each offering.

Pros and Cons of Horizontal vs. Vertical Scaling

Have you ever dealt with an application workload suddenly increasing and the demand on SQL Server begins to increase exponentially as a result? Maybe you’ve never had one of those “my solution to X problem just went viral, and everybody’s signing up” moments, but inevitably, at some point in your career, you’ll have to deal with a scalability limitation affecting performance and the business will look to you for a solution.

Honeycomb Play: Test Drive Honeycomb Without Signup or Setup

Honeycomb Play is an interactive sandbox that lets users explore Honeycomb’s data-enriched UI through a guided scenario. The hands-on experience takes a deep dive into how Honeycomb enables you to identify issues, assess their impact, and diagnose their causes for remediation. There is no requirement to sign up—simply dive in and get started right away!

How does Core Web Vitals impact SEO?

Google announced a new set of metrics known as “Core Web Vitals” which will be used as ranking factors in 2021. The announcement is part of Google’s ongoing effort to make the web more user-friendly and to help site owners improve the experience for their visitors. This is big news for site owners and SEO's who are always looking for ways to improve their site’s ranking on Google.

Networking Automation Software: Pros & Cons

What is network automation software? It’s something we’re going to be seeing a lot of in the near future. Networks worldwide continue to grow at astonishing rates to supply organizations with the access and bandwidth they need to operate. But in a survey by Oracle, 76% of respondents said network complexity was one of management’s biggest challenges. As network growth increases—and complexity along with it—we’ll need efficient and scalable ways to handle it.

Introducing OpUtils' IP Request tool

Are multiple IT operators accessing, utilizing, or managing your network address space? If so, then you might have noticed that one of the time-consuming network management tasks you are undertaking regularly, is allocating IP addresses to the IT operators. This is an inevitable task since, as your network scales with new physical components or technology implementations, your operators require new IPs to enable network connectivity.