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GKE Workload Identity is now named Workload Identity Federation — what else has changed?
By Eyal ZekariaMay 13, 20247 min read

GKE Workload Identity is now named Workload Identity Federation — what else has changed?

GKE Workload Identity got a new name and an alternative, simpler way to configure it. Read for feature comparison and code samples.

Transitioning from BigQuery Flat-Rate Commitments: A Guide to Editions & On-Demand
By Matan BordoMay 9, 202413 min read

Transitioning from BigQuery Flat-Rate Commitments: A Guide to Editions & On-Demand

How to smoothly transition your expiring BigQuery flat-rate commitments to a different pricing plan, and keep your usage optimized afterward.

Why Did My S3 Costs Go Up?
By Greg WiedemanMay 9, 202410 min read

Why Did My S3 Costs Go Up?

If you've experienced higher S3 costs and are trying to figure out why, the Versioning feature for your S3 bucket may have been activated…

Cloud Run and Cloud Storage…now a perfect match
By Wayman SmithMay 2, 20243 min read

Cloud Run and Cloud Storage…now a perfect match

This article describes the recent feature enhancement to Cloud Run allowing Cloud Storage bucket to be mounted as a Container volume.

Kubernetes Fine-Grained Horizontal Pod Autoscaling with Container Resource Metrics
By Chimbu ChinnaduraiMay 2, 20244 min read

Kubernetes Fine-Grained Horizontal Pod Autoscaling with Container Resource Metrics

Kubernetes Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA) has revolutionized how we manage workloads by automatically scaling deployments/statefulset pods…

Amazon Appstream 2.0
By Jose ManimalaApr 25, 20244 min read

Amazon Appstream 2.0

Managed Active Directory Integration for Amazon Appstream (application streaming and low-cost virtual desktop service)

Leveraging DoiT expertise directly through the Cloud Navigator console
By Craig LowellApr 22, 20244 min read

Leveraging DoiT expertise directly through the Cloud Navigator console

Three new features make it easier for DoiT customers to benefit from DoiT's internal cloud knowledge via cost savings opportunities, analytics, and more.

Migrate all your EBS volumes from gp2 to gp3 to improve performance while saving up to 20% on costs
By VilmarApr 11, 20247 min read

Migrate all your EBS volumes from gp2 to gp3 to improve performance while saving up to 20% on costs

This article provides a one-size-fits-all solution to migrate all your EBS volumes from gp2 to gp3, dramatically improving performance on…

No WAFs
By Joshua FoxApr 4, 20247 min read

No WAFs

Don’t use a Web Application Firewall, and when you should, anyway.

Automating Cloudwatch Agent installation and Configuration with Systems Manager and Event Bridge
By Nikhil PawarMar 28, 20247 min read

Automating Cloudwatch Agent installation and Configuration with Systems Manager and Event Bridge

Fully Automate Cloudwatch Agent installation and Configuration to push custom memory metrics with Systems Manager and Event Bridge without.

Troubleshooting AWS network throttling: A Comprehensive Guide
By VilmarMar 21, 202422 min read

Troubleshooting AWS network throttling: A Comprehensive Guide

A comprhensive guide on how to troubleshoot AWS network throttling issues the right way!

Istio Ambient Mesh — Is the future sidecarless?
By Alfred TommyMar 19, 20245 min read

Istio Ambient Mesh — Is the future sidecarless?

A Review and Comparison of Istio Ambient Mesh Sidecar-less Model vs Traditional Istio Sidecar Model