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Secure access to Google Cloud services in GitLab Pipelines with Workload Identity Federation
By Chimbu ChinnaduraiSep 1, 20236 min read

Secure access to Google Cloud services in GitLab Pipelines with Workload Identity Federation

Traditionally, when using services like Google Cloud in a non-GCP environment (e.g., a CI/CD environment like GitLab pipelines), developers would need to use service account keys or other long-lived credentials to authenticate with Google Cloud services. However, this approach has some security risks: Long-Term Credential Exposure: Service account keys are long-lived credentials, typically valid until […]

Secure access to GCP services in GitLab Pipelines with Workload Identity Federation
By Chimbu ChinnaduraiAug 30, 20236 min read

Secure access to GCP services in GitLab Pipelines with Workload Identity Federation

Traditionally, when using services like Google Cloud in a non-GCP environment (e.g., a CI/CD environment like GitLab pipelines), developers…

3 Tips to Improve Your AWS Cost Optimization Strategies
By Craig LowellAug 28, 20236 min read

3 Tips to Improve Your AWS Cost Optimization Strategies

Learn three fundamental strategies that all AWS users can implement to improve your cost optimization methods and lower your monthly bill.

Allow outgoing traffic by domain
By Joshua FoxAug 28, 20237 min read

Allow outgoing traffic by domain

FQDN Egress Control

[August 2023] DoiT Product Release Notes
By Matan BordoAug 27, 20233 min read

[August 2023] DoiT Product Release Notes

Updates include a new Zapier action to instantly analyze your cloud spend, a way to easily set your default report configuration, and more!

Amazon Lightsail, the EC2 equivalent and network throughput
By Avi KeinanAug 23, 20233 min read

Amazon Lightsail, the EC2 equivalent and network throughput

Amazon Lightsail is an excellent solution for anyone who wants to spin up Virtual Private Servers (VPS). You can spin up Linux or Windows…

BigQuery Optimizations (Part 3)
By Sayle MatthewsAug 18, 202311 min read

BigQuery Optimizations (Part 3)

Primer on BigQuery Cost and Performance Optimizations

The Advantages of Vizier’s Black Box Approach
By Joshua FoxAug 17, 20235 min read

The Advantages of Vizier’s Black Box Approach

In Part 1, we described the challenges of slow, costly optimization processes that never come out well enough the first time.

Flexibility in Vizier’s Black Box Optimization
By Joshua FoxAug 17, 20236 min read

Flexibility in Vizier’s Black Box Optimization

Part 3

DoiT Lands on Inc. 5000’s List of Fastest-Growing Companies
By Kristen TronskyAug 16, 20231 min read

DoiT Lands on Inc. 5000’s List of Fastest-Growing Companies

Over the past few years, it’s been incredible to witness the growth of DoiT across multiple facets – our customer base, partners, employees, sales deals, product innovation and so much more. It’s clear that the market need for cloud expertise and technology will only continue to flourish as digital transformation takes place. Today, we’re thrilled […]

Introducing the Google Cloud Instance Types Comparison Tool
By Matan BordoAug 13, 20234 min read

Introducing the Google Cloud Instance Types Comparison Tool

When planning new workloads, comparing instances on Google Cloud used to be complex and time-consuming. We built a comparison tool that simplifies everything.

Bad Foundations: 7 Cloud Landing Zone Anti-Patterns to Avoid
By Matan BordoAug 10, 20239 min read

Bad Foundations: 7 Cloud Landing Zone Anti-Patterns to Avoid

Here are the top anti-patterns we see companies making around how they organize resources and set up controls and policies.