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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.

As AI adoption surges across industries, organizations face critical decisions about how to manage innovation, risk, and control. Open source AI offers enterprises the ability to “own their destiny” — providing transparency, flexibility, and customization that proprietary models often lack. However, with these benefits come challenges: security vulnerabilities, model drift, and cultural shifts in AI literacy. To succeed, businesses must build secure infrastructure, foster cross-functional collaboration, and establish governance pathways that empower safe innovation. The future belongs to cybernetic businesses — and those that proactively shape their AI strategies today will lead tomorrow.

The data science and machine learning (DSML) landscape is exploding with innovation, but it's also bringing new complexities! Organizations are grappling with the critical need to manage intricate AI development lifecycles, ensure robust governance and security for open-source components, and scale deployments without a hitch. The article dives into how these escalating challenges demand more than just tools—they require comprehensive, secure, and flexible solutions to truly unleash AI's full potential! It's an exciting time, and the focus is squarely on building a trusted foundation for the future of AI.

Skip setup hassles—Anaconda’s Quick Start Environments let data pros launch pre-built, conflict-free workspaces instantly and start building faster.

The MariaDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator simplifies managing MariaDB Enterprise Platform on Kubernetes. Acting as an embedded DBA, it leverages Kubernetes Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) to automate deployment and operation of complex MariaDB topologies, including high-availability Galera clusters and MaxScale setups, using simple YAML files. Key features include effortless deployment, seamless rolling upgrades with minimal downtime, automated backups and recovery, and enhanced security. This operator enables advanced high availability with Galera and integrated load balancing with MaxScale, unlocking enterprise-grade features. Certified for Red Hat OpenShift, it reduces operational complexity, ensures data availability and security, and is available with a MariaDB Enterprise Platform Plus subscription.

Enhance your organization’s security and simplify user access with Bitwarden Login with SSO. This feature integrates identity-based single sign-on (SSO) with Bitwarden’s zero-knowledge encrypted password manager, supporting SAML 2.0 and OpenID Connect. Ideal for enterprises, it enables seamless authentication through existing identity providers while extending protection to all apps—even those without native SSO support.

Passwordless authentication is the future. Although multifactor authentication (MFA) is still viable, it's not as strong and reliable as the authentication factor found in passwordless authentication.

DevOps tools streamline automation, but tool overload causes chaos. Discover why tool simplicity, seamless integration, and usability matter—and how tool sprawl is becoming a major DevOps challenge.

Explore how GitLab Premium boosts team collaboration and productivity, enabling organizations to scale with streamlined workflows and advanced capabilities.

Learn when to upgrade your GitLab security practices, from permission management to compliance adherence. Discover key features in GitLab Premium that scale with your team.

Learn how GitLab Premium features address the technical debt and security vulnerability challenges that plague traditional approaches.