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Cloud Cost Optimization Without Breaking Performance: A 2026 Playbook
Cloud cost optimization in 2026 isn’t just about cutting spend — it’s about optimizing. As January budgets tighten, this playbook gives FinOps, platform, and engineering teams a practical framework to reduce cloud costs without slowing apps down. From visibility and waste cleanup to smarter commitments, storage tiering, and lightweight governance, learn how to reduce monthly spend while keeping performance, reliability, and security intact.
Monthly Technical Operations Maintenance Window – June 13, 2015
The DataYard Technical Operations team will begin the monthly maintenance window for June at 6:00AM EDT, Saturday, June 13, 2015 with an anticipated completion time of
READY Backup Scheduled Maintenance – June 10, 2015
The DataYard Technical Operations team will be performing an upgrade to our Ready Backup infrastructure beginning at 9:30 AM EDT on Wednesday, June 10th 2015
Upstream Carrier Maintenance Notification – June 10, 2015
One of DataYard’s upstream carriers, Cogent, will be performing scheduled carrier maintenance beginning at 12AM EST, June 10, 2015, to be completed by 5AM EST.
New Flavors. New Updates. New OAMM.
Once a Month Meals’ redesign focused on helping visitors and members quickly get to the content they wanted. Once A Month Meals (OAMM) is the
WordPress updates raise CMS security questions
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” –Benjamin Franklin WordPress vulnerabilities and exploits have filled the press lately, with 3 urgent security releases in
“Venom” Vulnerability Details Released
This week the “Venom” vulnerability was announced, affecting a number of virtualization systems, like Xen, KVM, and VirtualBox (http://www.zdnet.com/article/venom-security-flaw-millions-of-virtual-machines-datacenters/). Hackers can use the defect to
Monthly Technical Operations Maintenance Window – May 16, 2015
Monthly Technical Operations Maintenance Window – May 16, 2015 The DataYard Technical Operations team will begin the monthly maintenance window for May at 6:00AM EDT, Saturday, May
In the Spotlight: Cope’s Jumps into NASCAR
As a new NASCAR sponsor, Cope’s Distributing races to new heights. Spring rains, budding flowers, green grass, and the sound of racing! Greenville’s Cope’s Distributing hops
The End is Near… for Windows Server 2003
3 months. No reprieve. Microsoft executives and media spokespeople are out in force, emphasizing that Windows Server 2003 is headed out to pasture, with end
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