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AWS users need an IaC tool to automate the deployment and management of their AWS environment. AWS CloudFormation and Terraform can both accomplish this goal, but which is best?
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How to create snapshots for Azure VMs and managed disks
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A data sovereignty primer for cloud admins
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AWS CloudFormation vs. Terraform: How to choose?
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By the numbers: Use AI to fill the IT skills gap
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Compare Datadog vs. New Relic for IT monitoring in 2024
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10 questions for AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam prep
Technical IT professionals could benefit from an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification on their resume. These 10 questions can help gauge your exam readiness.
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Accelerate business innovations by modernizing Windows Server and SQL Server workloads with AWS purpose-built services and open-source technologies. Benefit from the knowledge and expertise working with AWS Partners to achieve faster time-to-market for new service creation and delivery.
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10 questions for AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam prep
Technical IT professionals could benefit from an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification on their resume. These 10 questions can help gauge your exam readiness.
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How to create snapshots for Azure VMs and managed disks
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5 ways AI can boost cloud performance optimization efforts
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What is CloudOps (cloud operations)?
Cloud operations (CloudOps) is the management, delivery and consumption of computing resources (e.g., software, hardware, virtual machines) in a computing environment where the visibility into the infrastructure varies based on the type of ...
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An introduction to AWS IAM and security best practices
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Deploy apps faster with this AWS Elastic Beanstalk tutorial
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AWS reports 17.5% growth, fails to impress investors
Amazon's cloud business delivered better-than-expected growth in the second quarter, but pales in comparison with results from Google and Microsoft.
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Microsoft Q4 earnings surge on cloud results; AI gains steam
Booming cloud business drove fourth-quarter and full-year results past analyst expectations as the AI race continues to heat up.
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Google Cloud, Cloudflare struck by widespread outages
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