Software asset management (SAM) is the process of managing and optimizing the use of software within an organization. It involves identifying all of the software assets within an organization, including licenses, installations, and usage, and then implementing policies and procedures to manage those assets cost-effectively.

As businesses grow, they need more storage space for their data. Azure Geo-Redundant Storage (GRS) is a powerful tool that helps organizations store their data in a secure and efficient way. In this article, we will explore the concept of Azure GRS, its benefits, and how it works.

In today’s fast-paced, tech-driven world, ensuring the security of your company’s data and mobile devices is more vital than ever. Mobile device management (MDM) tools are a powerful way to protect against malicious threats and other external risks to keep your business running smoothly. Of course, there is no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to MDM, but there are essential features that can benefit any organization.

Time-varying entities may contain multiple time-varying and static attributes, making mapping them a particular challenge. Time is notorious in modeling tasks. Indeed, the temporal aspect exacerbates the complexity of the modeling task, making simple diagrams look pretty complex. The temporal dimension becomes particularly nasty when it takes part in identifying entities. The figure on the right visualizes the typical database example.

Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform that offers a wide range of services to businesses of all sizes. One of the critical aspects of any cloud service is high availability and resiliency, which ensures that your applications and data are always accessible, even in the event of hardware failures or updates. Azure provides two critical features to achieve high availability and resiliency: Azure Fault and Update Domains.

From time to time throughout my career, I have been involved in projects with dramatic releases when we built and delivered something very new and very special. The release of InfluxDB Cloud, powered by IOx (referred to as “InfluxDB IOx” for short below) absolutely meets those criteria. I want to explain my personal views of why this release is so impactful and why I am so excited to be part of it.

In today’s data-driven economy, data is the lifeblood of any business. A catastrophic data loss event can cause irreversible damage to an organization’s reputation, financial stability, and business continuity. This #WorldBackupDay, we’re reminding organizations worldwide of the importance of backing up their data and having a robust recovery plan in place through our campaign #AlwaysHaveAPlanB. In terms of data recovery, having a plan B means simply having a backup plan.

Our CTO Andy Jeffries explains how k3s by Rancher Labs differs from regular Kubernetes (k8s). Since we launched the world’s first k3s powered, managed Kubernetes service – we’ve had a lot of questions from our members on what the differences are between k3s and k8s (full blown Kubernetes), aside from the choice from each on how to capitalise a "K" (or not).

AWS Lambda is an event-driven compute service, which means it executes tasks automatically when triggered by a compute event. This automation also means that your Lambda costs can quickly exceed your budget. That is especially true when you're not familiar with AWS Lambda pricing. In this guide, we’ll discuss the AWS Lambda pricing model, including how billing works, and how to optimize Lambda costs.

Maintenance is a critical aspect for organizations, especially those that possess a considerable number of valuable assets. The primary objective of maintenance is to enhance the longevity of assets and prevent unexpected failures. Unanticipated equipment failure can be more costly than scheduled maintenance, which is why regular maintenance is essential. Equipment downtime negatively impacts the productivity of the organization.