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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.
Domain Name Resolution Introduction
DNS RESOLUTION INTRODUCTION DNS (Domain Name Service) is the process of resolving domain names, such as www.datayardworks.com to it’s IP address, An IP address is
Outlook 2007 will not store Connect Exchange account password.
For Outlook 2007 users; you must be running Outlook 2007 SP3 or no fix will resolve this issue. Once you have installed the necessary patches
NTP Amplification DDoS Attacks
Over the past few months the Internet has seen increased DDoS (distributed denial of service attack) activity which started with DNS amplification attacks and then
“Heartbleed” Vulnerability Rocks the Web – DataYard Responds
Earlier this week, a security advisory was released by the OpenSSL team warning of a vulnerability for certain versions of the organization’s widely popular encryption
OpenSSL Security Vulnerability: Heartbleed
OpenSSL Security Vulnerability: Heartbleed Late yesterday, a vulnerability in the OpenSSL libraries, CVE-2014-0160, was announced. The OpenSSL libraries are used to provide the secured or
Leigh Sandy’s Fiber-to-the-Home Initiative
After founding the company with me and David Hughes in 1995, Leigh Sandy has left DataYard to start working on a project that is near
Masten Worley Joins DataYard
I am very excited to announce that, effective 3/21/2014, Masten Worley officially joined our team as DataYard’s Director of Sales and Marketing. Before joining DataYard,
How do I configure my iPhone to work with Connect mail?
Configuring your smartphone to receive your DataYard email uses the same settings as you would use to configure any other mail client. The setup varies
How can I configure Outlook to work with Connect Exchange
Adding a Connect Exchange e-mail account to your Outlook mail client is very simple. All you will need is the username and password provide to
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