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Latency and Throughput, Your Network’s Vital Signs
Analyzing these two metrics is the first step in making sure you’re using all the bandwidth that’s available to you.![The Tools for Controlling Cloud Cost and Their Limits](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/b9228e0962a78b84f3d5d92f4faa000b/h5lq-blogthe.tools.for.controlling.cloud.cost.and.their.limits_600.webp)
The Tools for Controlling Cloud Cost and Their Limits
While there are best practices for keeping cloud costs under control, they only get you so far. But there is a way to go further.![How the Different Data Platforms Differ](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/bbcbff5c1f1ded46c25d28119a85c6c2/GdQx-bloghow.the.different.data.platforms.differ_600.webp)
How the Different Data Platforms Differ
Many things are referred to as a “data platform.” Here’s a handy primer for those who are new to the space.![Cloud or On Prem? In Genomics, It’s Good to Have Both](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/b7b16ecf8ca53723593894116071700c/zOlY-blogcloud.or.on.prem.in.genomics.its.best.to.have.both_600.webp)
Cloud or On Prem? In Genomics, It’s Good to Have Both
A hybrid cloud architecture we recently tested for genomic sequence data analysis can unlock the cloud’s power for life sciences.![Comparing Platforms That Manage All the Clouds](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/1543843a4723ed2ab08e18053ae6dc5b/7QlM-blogcomparing.platforms.that.manage.all.the.clouds_600.webp)
Comparing Platforms That Manage All the Clouds
Using more than one cloud gives you more options but adds a lot of management complexity. These tools are designed to help.![Your Cloud Repatriation Decision Tree Starts Here](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/28f0b864598a1291557bed248a998d4e/iptI-blogon.or.off.the.cloud.a.checklist_600.webp)
On or Off the Cloud: a Checklist
What basic questions to ask when faced with the daunting task of an application infrastructure rethink.![Why and When Dedicated Cloud Is the Way](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/c86a7ee3d8ef0b551ed58e354a836f2b/rIJe-blogwhy.and.when.dedicated.cloud.is.the.way.to.go_600.webp)
Why and When Dedicated Cloud Is the Way
More than the raw performance of bare metal, it provides the advantages of public clouds without the drawbacks of shared, general-purpose infrastructure.![How You Know a Workload Has Outgrown the Cloud](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/39461a19e9eddfb385ea76b26521ea48/5e61-blogworkloadhasoutgrownthecloud_600.webp)
How You Know a Workload Has Outgrown the Cloud
Cloud costs can get out of control, often driven by business growth. Some cloud workloads have much to gain from an infrastructure rethink.![Quick Wins to Harden Your Security Now](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/48aedb8880cab8c45637abc7493ecddd/dnlp-blogquick.wins.to.harden.your.security.now_600.png)
Quick Wins to Harden Your Security Now
These steps can be taken to quickly tighten overall security posture and lay the groundwork for bigger security initiatives down the line.![An Update On the AMD Zen 2 CPU Vulnerability](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/e3796ae838835da0b6f6ea37bcf8bcb7/SS3r-blogzenbleedbug_600.png)
An Update On the AMD Zen 2 CPU Vulnerability
While hardware vendors are working to release updated firmware and fix the bug, workarounds can be applied.![How We Fixed Our Users’ Networks When Submarine Cables Broke](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/b1a59b315fc9a3002ce38bbe070ec3f5/WeGc-blog.how.we.fixed.our.users.networks.when.submarine.cables.broke_600.png)
How We Fixed Our Users’ Networks When Submarine Cables Broke
A straight-forward backbone BGP configuration change would reroute customers’ traffic. And it did, but not without things getting weird first.![Simplifying Your Bill for Private Connections to the Cloud and Beyond](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/cfa0860e83a4c3a763a7e62d825349f7/I2SG-blogsimplifyingyourbill_600.jpg)