Kubernetes support ends, Amazon charges six times the price
Support ends on different dates for Kubernetes, EKS and AKS. EKS charges for Extended Support by default unless the operator …
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OpenAI Pulls the Plug on Cursor: Your Own Key as Plan B
OpenAI will end direct access in Cursor by November 12 at the latest. An API key only preserves local chat …
Lambda Managed Instances: The Logs You Need
LMI-Capacity-Providers write lifecycle logs to CloudWatch. Structured JSON, default off-the blind spot between Function and Fleet gets smaller.
SES Mail Manager: SMTP Setup Without the Resource Puzzle
SES sets up SMTP via Mail Manager with guided setup. Endpoint and credentials ready-no manual resource path needed.
Kinesis: Reducing Warm Throughput Is Now Possible
Kinesis warm throughput can now be lowered post-peak with an hourly demand safety net in place.
CloudFront 5xx: What VPC Origins Teams Need to Check
CloudFront-VPC-Origins reported 5xx errors for hours on July 16. What DACH teams should now check regarding failover, inventory, and Edge …
Why Your Cloud Encryption Is Moving in 2026
AWS is transitioning Cloud-TLS to ML-KEM in 2026. This forces DACH teams using the harvest-now, decrypt-later approach to plan for …
When Renting IT Hardware Actually Pays Off
Buying hardware ties up capital that will be obsolete in three years. Device-as-a-Service offers a solution-but only pays off under …
When every team builds its own Kubernetes
Five teams, five Kubernetes setups, five times the same wheel. Platform Engineering consolidates the repetitive work into a platform without…
Cloud Marketplace: When Partners Lose Out on Margins
When does a marketplace make sense for system houses and MSPs? Channel fees, commit caps, and who truly bears the …
EU Data Act Makes Cloud Portability Mandatory
Cloud portability after the EU Data Act: Which exit clauses contracts need and how IT Ops can realistically calculate switching …
When AI Answers Replace Rankings
Users no longer ask Google; they ask AI. For SaaS providers, it will soon matter whether they appear in the …
Kubernetes Lowers Cloud Costs for SMEs
FinOps with Kubernetes in mid-market companies: Rightsizing, autoscaling, and showback turn cluster costs from reactive to controllable.
Sovereign Cloud Does Not End at the Server Location
A single German data center does not ensure data sovereignty. Why Sovereign Cloud depends on jurisdiction, operation, key control, and …
Kubernetes-FinOps: The Levers That Close 70 Percent of Cluster Waste
40 to 70 percent of Kubernetes resources go unused. Four levers can close the waste-right-sizing comes first.
EU Data Act: When Cloud Switching Fees Are Abolished – What CIOs Need to Examine Now
Starting January 12, 2027, switching charges and egress fees will apply EU-wide.
Cloud Repatriation: What Actually Remains When Bringing Workloads Back In-House
Eight out of ten companies plan to bring at least one workload back from the cloud.
AWS and Azure under EU Scrutiny: The Lock-in is Wobbling
The EU has provisionally classified AWS and Azure as DMA gatekeepers. What the new obligations mean for architecture and contracts.
FinOps: Realistically Reducing Cloud Costs by 30 Percent
Lowering multi-cloud costs starts with visibility: tagging, showback, and the levers that make 30 percent savings realistic.
Ingress-NGINX is discontinued: The path to Gateway API
Kubernetes archived ingress-nginx in March 2026: no more security patches. Here's how to smoothly migrate to the Gateway API without …
AWS removes the agent underlay, the hook remains
AWS consolidates agent development into Toolkit and AgentCore, saving developers weeks of infrastructure work.
What the Cilium Upgrade Can Sever in the Cluster
Cilium 1.19 introduces an optional strict mode for node encryption and changes network defaults. Here's what cloud teams need to …
Windows 10: The Most Expensive Path Is Doing Nothing
For private users, the matter is settled. In Germany, Windows 11 now runs on roughly three out of four devices …
Cloud Backup with IaC: Resiliency over Restore Risk
Cloud backups built with a single click fail in emergency situations due to the missing restore path.
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