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Practical Tips to Reduce AWS EC2 Backup and Storage Costs

Backing up data stored in AWS, such as EC2 instances, is essential to mitigate the risks of data loss events that can occur even in cloud environments. AWS cost optimization is a set of measures to save costs paid for AWS services related to data backup. These measures include preventing unnecessary data storage, optimizing storage and other practices. This blog post explains the nature of AWS pricing when backing up data.

CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security Extends Unified Protection to VMware Environments

Organizations are rapidly adopting cloud platforms to accelerate development, scale operations, and optimize efficiency. VMware’s robust cloud solutions, including VMware Tanzu Platform and VMware vCenter, are among the critical tools that empower teams to build, deploy, and manage workloads with ease. However, this evolution brings new security challenges. Virtual machines, container images, and other cloud assets can become attack vectors if not properly protected.

How the Internet Went Down in Portugal, Spain, and Beyond

In this week's episode, we talk about Internet disruptions — focusing on the recent major power and Internet blackout, while also reviewing the broader Internet disruptions of Q1 2025. Host João Tomé shares his firsthand experience during the blackout in Lisbon, Portugal, and how an old battery-powered FM radio came to the rescue. He’s joined by David Belson, Head of Data Insights at Cloudflare.

AI Models Are Ready to Make a Difference - Sunil Pai on Cloudflare's Developer Tools Ecosystem

Clip of the show/podcast with Sunil Pai. About Cloudflare's ecosystem for developers and how most people don't realize that AI and agents are ready to make a difference. Sunil is the founder of PartyKit (an open source deployment platform for AI agents), acquired by Cloudflare in 2024. And he’s a Principal Systems Engineer that is building AI agents at Cloudflare.

Cloud your way: Expanding threat visibility to meet the unique needs of your business

Let’s face it: The cloud has become the go-to platform for modern infrastructure—and for good reason. Scalability, flexibility, and speed are hard to beat. But as organizations increasingly rely on the cloud to run their critical operations, the threat landscape is evolving just as fast. And attackers? They’re getting smarter, stealthier, and more cloud-savvy by the day. That’s why monitoring cloud network traffic is no longer optional—it’s essential.

How to Set Up AWS Traffic Mirroring for Astra API Monitoring | Full Step-by-Step Guide

This tutorial provides a complete walkthrough for setting up AWS VPC Traffic Mirroring to enable packet-level monitoring with Astra’s API Security platform. You'll learn how to configure a scalable and production-ready environment using Network Load Balancers, Nitro-based EC2 instances, and properly filtered traffic sessions. The guide includes: It also covers key assumptions, unsupported configurations (like classic/Xen instances), and best practices for a secure and efficient deployment.

How to Set Up Astra Traffic Collector in a Linux VM | Complete Installation & Troubleshooting Guide

This tutorial provides a complete guide to deploying Astra Traffic Collector inside a Linux-based VM across cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, Azure, or DigitalOcean. It includes all necessary installation steps and configuration best practices for traffic monitoring in VM environments. In this video, we cover: This guide is designed for DevOps, security engineers, or platform teams looking to integrate deep traffic visibility into their environments with minimal overhead.