Introduction On a high level, most typical applications consist of workflows that process tasks. Within each workflow are steps performing actions on the tasks. In modern applications, these steps are typically implemented as container services or serverless microservices. If we use an analogy to help understand this, then the application would be an organisation such […]
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The game day concept originates in hackathons, where programmers get together to build or improve upon a piece of software. Game days however are more inclusive of non-technical people. They offer many benefits, especially for organisations on the cloud adoption journey. This post explains what game days are and gives ten good reasons to hold […]
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Our managed services team runs an ongoing Datadog hackathon to keep on top of the platform’s emerging and evolving features. Cloud engineers hone their skills while contributing to a repository of insights and ‘as code’ templates for rapid deployment. Terraform is regularly used by our cloud engineers to manage Datadog resources on an ‘as code’ basis. An […]
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Cloud-to-cloud migration is not for the faint-hearted. But after a business merger or acquisition it’s sometimes a necessary step. This post looks at our work for Zego, a provider of flexible insurance solutions for business vehicles. Zego has an established presence on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and following its acquisition of vehicle insurance telematics specialist […]
Introduction Organisations around the world want to improve the efficiency of their software development teams, delivering software at scale to their customers. When organisations want to improve the quality and efficiency of their teams, they need to determine how to measure success. Some common questions that we hear from our clients include: How good are […]
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Organisations with large Splunk deployments, especially those using Splunk Enterprise Security, understand the importance of having data sources properly mapped to the Splunk Common Information Model (CIM) data models. Poor CIM compliance yields poor security insights, as Splunk Enterprise Security utilises data model searches almost exclusively in its security use-case correlation searches. Something that has been […]
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Introduction Monitoring as code is emerging as a vital and sophisticated part of the cloud operations management mix. This goes beyond the automated installation of monitoring agents and plugins. At its best, monitoring as code significantly improves observability as well as automating diagnosis, alerts and incident management. It can also bring automation to the remediation […]
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Containers are a powerful enabling technology for cloud adoption. But they can be difficult to understand if you’ve not worked with them before. This post offers a top-line overview of what they are and what they do. The Role of Container Technology Largescale cloud migration often needs to walk a fine line between ambition and […]
Introduction In Singapore, the national budget is shared with the public every year. It includes a revenue and expenditure report for the past financial year, covering revenue from taxes, fees and other charges. The expenditure makes transparent the operating and development cost of the Singapore Government. This report is also forward-looking, providing expectations and the […]
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Introduction 2020 was a busy year for cyber-security with 3,950 confirmed data breaches. Varonis and the Ponemon Institute calculated the global average cost of a data breach to be $3.86 million – rising to $4.24 million in 2021. It is apparent that many companies are struggling to develop sufficiently robust systems that protect from cyber-security […]