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5 Cybersecurity Tips for Managing Blockchain in Cloud Environments

Blockchain is reshaping industries by offering transparent and secure transaction processes. When paired with cloud environments, it unlocks even greater scalability. But this combination introduces risks. Without strong cybersecurity practices, sensitive data becomes vulnerable. Attacks on blockchain-based systems are rising, targeting loopholes in poorly managed setups. How can you protect your blockchain infrastructure in the cloud? Here are a few lynchpin strategies to implement for this purpose.

Mastering cloud tag management: A key to smarter cloud cost management

Cloud tagging The cloud has revolutionized the way businesses operate, providing unparalleled scalability and flexibility. However, effective cloud cost management can be challenging, with a significant part of this due to the way cloud resources are tagged. In this blog, we’ll explore how cloud tag management plays a crucial role in cost management and reveal how tools like ManageEngine CloudSpend simplify budgeting and forecasting for organizations.

Split your projects in Azure DevOps

This enhancement is part of Raygun’s 12 Days of Christmas 2024. Over the next few weeks, we’ll share daily updates on bug fixes and feature improvements inspired by feedback from you, our customers. These are the small but impactful changes you’ve asked for, designed to make Raygun faster and easier to use. Check back tomorrow for the next update and see how we’re leveling up your experience one day at a time! Our special thanks to David from Atlanta who suggested this great idea!

IT Asset Tracking: Complete Control Guide

Managing your IT assets shouldn’t feel like juggling countless hardware, software, licenses, and online resources. Without comprehensive management software, your team may struggle with visibility, accuracy, and compliance, leading to inefficiencies and risks. Motadata’s IT Asset Management Software simplifies the entire process, from discovery to monitoring, inventory management, and reporting.

Top 10 Synthetic Monitoring Tools for 2024

When it comes to ensuring your website’s performance and uptime, synthetic monitoring tools have become indispensable. These tools help businesses proactively detect and resolve issues before they affect real users, offering peace of mind and optimal website performance. In this article, we’ll explore what synthetic monitoring is, the best tools for 2024, and why Dotcom-Monitor is our top choice.

Monitor AWS Trainium and AWS Inferentia with Datadog for holistic visibility into ML infrastructure

AWS Inferentia and AWS Trainium are purpose-built AI chips that—with the AWS Neuron SDK—are used to build and deploy generative AI models. As models increasingly require a larger number of accelerated compute instances, observability plays a critical role in ML operations, empowering users to improve performance, diagnose and fix failures, and optimize resource utilization.

The Journey to Autonomic IT: Why Enterprises Must Let Go to Learn

Several of our recent blog posts have introduced the characteristics of each phase of the Autonomic IT maturity model, from Siloed IT to Coordinated IT (an essential foundation for Autonomic IT) and the transition to Machine-Assisted IT and AI-Advised IT. We explored how you can identify where your organization stands on this transformative journey, why you might not be as far along as you believe, and what is needed to advance your journey. Now we arrive at IT nirvana: Phase 5, Autonomic IT.

Year-end recap: What's new in IT infrastructure monitoring: 2024

Effective IT monitoring is critical to maintaining seamless operations, and 2024 has been a year of addressing challenges and delivering solutions with Site24x7. From upgrading server health and performance to streamlining Kubernetes and VM administration, let's plunge into how Site24x7’s updates have helped IT teams tackle their monitoring challenges and enhance infrastructure reliability.

Mobile crash reporting and debugging best practices

Maintaining a crash-free, stable mobile app should be top priority for all mobile developers. App stores penalize mobile apps that have high crash rates, and more importantly, buggy apps create poor user experiences, resulting in bad reviews and lost customers. Watch this session to learn key tips for identifying, resolving, and preventing crashes, fast, so you can spend less time troubleshooting and more time building.

State of Cloud Costs

Cloud spending continues to grow, but managing costs effectively remains a challenge for many organizations. In this video, Datadog Senior Product Manager Kayla Taylor dives into our recent State of Cloud Costs report—which analyzed AWS cloud cost data from hundreds of organizations—to understand the key factors driving cloud expenses. We explore the impact of adopting emerging compute technologies like Arm-based processors, GPUs, and AI capabilities, how usage patterns and previous-generation technologies affect cloud costs, and the role of AWS discount programs in cost management.