Peering evaluations are now so much easier. PeeringDB, the database of networks and the go-to location for interconnection data, is now integrated into Kentik and available to all Kentik customers at no additional cost.

This is the third and final post (for now) in the series about developing email templates with MJML and deploying them to AWS. In the previous post, we developed a Gulp script to automatically build HTML from the MJML file and insert it in a template file for AWS. In this post, we will set up an automated build and deployment of the email template using Azure DevOps. A quick recap.

As workload automation environments become more complex and job volumes increase, the need for true observability is becoming an increasingly essential and critical component for optimized automated business process delivery. Most organizations run several automation engines from different vendors in both distributed and mainframe environments, and in the cloud. Sometimes these automation engines operate in a silo, sometimes they have dependencies with each other.

Site Reliability Engineering is a process of automating IT infrastructure functions, including system management and application monitoring using software tools. It is used by businesses to guarantee that their software applications are reliable even when they receive frequent upgrades from development teams. SRE allows engineers or operations teams to automate the activities that are traditionally performed by operations teams manually to manage production systems and handle issues.

Introducing new capabilities expanding hybrid cloud support for VMs, Kubernetes and Linux apps running in public or private clouds, enhancements in application to infrastructure correlation using AI/ML-powered anomaly detection and more.

As an experienced Solution Architect, you understand the crucial role technical expertise plays in your career. However, to truly excel and stand out in your field, it's vital to recognise the importance of soft skills. In this article, we will dive deep into various critical soft skills and explore how they can propel you to even greater success in your role as a Solution Architect. Let us dive in.