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The True Cost of Over-Provisioning: How to Optimize Your AWS Storage
Over-provisioning in AWS Storage leads to wasted resources and high costs. Learn how to optimize storage and pay only for what you use

Chris Engelbert
Oct 10, 20248 min read


The Fastest Distributed Database in the World | Adam Szymański
Adam Szymański shares how Oxla, the fastest distributed database, reduces infrastructure costs while delivering unmatched performance.
Rahil Parekh
Oct 8, 20244 min read


A Brief History of simplyblock and the Evolution of Storage Technologies | Michael Schmidt
In this episode of Cloud Commute podcast, the host, Chris Engelbert and Michael Schmidt discuss the evolution of storage technologies.
Rahil Parekh
Sep 20, 20243 min read


Network Infrastructure for AI | Marc Austin
In this CF episode, Rob Pankow talks to Marc Austin about the importance of building AI cloud networks that performant and cost-effective.
Rahil Parekh
Sep 17, 20244 min read


9 Best Open Source Tools For Kubernetes
Finding the best tools for Kubernetes isn't always easy. Simplyblock points you to some of the best open source tools available.

Chris Engelbert
Sep 17, 20244 min read


Timeplus: Streaming Analytics for Realtime Data | Jove Zhong
In this episode of Cloud Commute podcast, Chris Engelbert sits down with Jove Zhong, co-founder of Timeplus, a streaming analytics platform.
Rahil Parekh
Sep 13, 20244 min read


What is the AWS Workload Migration Program and how simplyblock can help you with cloud migration?
Short guide on AWS Workload Migration Program and its benefits as well as challenges. Simplyblock as key element of storage migration.

Rob Pankow
Sep 12, 20245 min read


AWS Migration - How to Migrate into the Cloud? Data Storage Perspective.
Short overview of migration into AWS from data perspective. Why to migrate and how to do that? What are the limitations?

Rob Pankow
Sep 12, 20245 min read


Ransomware Attack Recovery with Simplyblock
In 2023, the number of victims to Ransomware attacks more than doubled, with 2024 being off to an even stronger start. Oftentimes,...
Michael Schmidt
Sep 10, 20244 min read


Amazon EKS vs. ECS: Understanding the Differences and Choosing the Right Service
Introduction When it comes to container orchestration on AWS, two primary services come to mind: Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)...

Rob Pankow
Sep 6, 20246 min read
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