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Discover how Trax, a leader in retail technology, leveraged PerfectScale to overcome manual Kubernetes optimization roadblocks, achieving an astounding 75% cost reduction in one cluster (saving over 6-figures annually) and significantly improving their "cost per processing" metric by gaining granular visibility and actionable insights across their multi-cloud, multi-cluster AWS EKS environment.

Explore the six evolving phases of FinOps, from the initial "Observational" data collection to "Automated" and the future of "Integrated FinOps," revealing how organizations learn to manage cloud spend and optimize infrastructure efficiently over time.

Unpack the concept of cost seasonality in Kubernetes, explore the factors that drive its fluctuations, and discover effective strategies—including right-sizing, autoscaling optimization, and leveraging tools like PerfectScale—to manage and predict your cloud spend while maintaining performance.

Discover how fintech leader Rapyd partnered with PerfectScale to close observability gaps in their Kubernetes environment, achieving a projected 35-40% reduction in K8s costs while simultaneously improving performance and proactively resolving critical issues across their extensive AWS EKS infrastructure.

Meta launches Llama 4 Scout & Maverick, open-source AI models focused on multimodal capabilities to rival GPT-4 and power next-gen applications.

Explore how confidential computing transforms cloud security by protecting data in use, which is crucial for data-sensitive sectors.

Is speed more important than security in DevOps? With Checkmarx, you don’t have to choose. Learn how AI-powered security integrates seamlessly into your workflows.

Learn how JProfiler helps deal with issues like memory leaks, thread contention, CPU bottlenecks, and more.

Explore how network-based observability helps enterprises tackle agent-based and shadow AI risks. Trevor Welsh of Witness AI shares insights on securing sensitive data and enforcing AI policies.

Esade Ramon Llull University, a top business school, sought a robust database solution to support their critical eLearning platform, Moodle, and its 7,000 students and 1,000 daily concurrent users. Facing poor performance and low availability with MySQL community edition, they chose MariaDB Enterprise Server with Galera Cluster for its high query speed, robust clustering, and comprehensive support, drastically improving Moodle's performance and student experience.

Greetz, an online greeting card service, faced high costs and management complexity with their Oracle RAC database. Seeking a more affordable, highly available, and performant solution for their e-commerce platform, they partnered with MariaDB. The migration to MariaDB Enterprise Server with Galera Cluster resulted in a faster, more stable online store and significantly reduced Total Cost of Ownership by eliminating expensive licensing and SAN storage. MariaDB now provides a reliable and scalable foundation for Greetz's critical operations.

Ingenico Financial Solutions, an e-Money provider, sought a robust, high-availability database solution and flexible support for its fast-growing business. Already using MariaDB, they faced downtime issues and needed a scalable partner. MariaDB provided a comprehensive solution, including a health check, infrastructure validation, performance optimizations, and assistance in setting up MariaDB Galera Cluster for high availability. This partnership resulted in a secure, scalable, and reliable database environment, ensuring business continuity and supporting Ingenico's growth.