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Author: Robert Pankow

Simplyblock's blog brings you the latest of storage, cloud, and thought leadership

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Aug 27th, 2024 | 6 min read

Avoiding Storage Lock-in: Block Storage Migration with Simplyblock

Storage and particularly block storage is generally easy to migrate. It doesn’t create vendor lock-in, which is very different from most database systems. Therefore, it’s worth to briefly line out

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Aug 12th, 2024 | 10 min read

AWS Storage Optimization: Best Practices for Cost and Performance

Managing storage costs in AWS environments has become increasingly critical as organizations scale their cloud infrastructure. With storage often representing 20-30% of cloud spending, AWS storage opt

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Aug 07th, 2024 | 9 min read

What is AWS Marketplace?

Introduction to AWS Marketplace Overview of AWS Marketplace AWS Marketplace is a digital catalog that allows customers to find, buy, and deploy software and services that run on Amazon Web Services (A

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Jul 24th, 2024 | 5 min read

Rockset alternatives: migrate with simplyblock

The Rockset Transition: what you need to know On June 21, 2024, Rockset announced its acquisition by OpenAI , setting off a countdown for many organizations using their database. If you’re a Roc

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Jul 22nd, 2024 | 8 min read

What is the AWS Savings Plan? Guide to AWS Discount Programs

As cloud computing continues to transform how businesses operate, Amazon Web Services (AWS) remains the largest cloud provider globally, offering scalable and cost-effective solutions for organization

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Jun 28th, 2024 | 9 min read

How to reduce AWS cloud costs with AWS marketplace products?

The AWS Marketplace is a comprehensive catalog consisting of thousands of offerings that help organizations find, purchase, deploy and manage third-party software and services to optimize their cloud

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Jun 18th, 2024 | 10 min read

What are AWS Credits and how to get them?

AWS Credits are cash credits provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help offset the costs of using AWS cloud services. These credits can be applied to a wide range of AWS services, such as compute,

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Jun 13th, 2024 | 6 min read

How to benefit from AWS Enterprise Discount Program (EDP)

What is the AWS Enterprise Discount Program (EDP)? The AWS Enterprise Discount Program (EDP) is a discount initiative designed for organizations spending at least $1m per year on AWS cloud services an

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Jun 05th, 2024 | 7 min read

Simplyblock as alternative to Ceph: A Comprehensive Comparison

Introduction When it comes to software-defined storage solutions, simplyblock and Ceph are two options worth considering. Let’s explore the features and differences between these two platforms t

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Apr 30th, 2024 | 9 min read

AI Storage: How To Build Scalable Data Infrastructures for AI workloads?

AI workloads bring new requirements to your AI storage infrastructure, marking a significant change compared to the “ML era” of Big Data storage. The average scale of an AI dataset is multiple tim

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