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Amazon Web Services (AWS) continues to try to increase its UK market share, but Microsoft Azure is rapidly gaining ground. A report by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) highlights that AWS, despite its leading position, is experiencing a slight decline in market share.

In contrast, Microsoft Azure shows significant growth in both revenue and new user acquisition, accompanied by higher profit margins. The CMA is also investigating potential competitive barriers, such as Microsoft's software licensing practices and data egress fees.

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As Software as a Service (SaaS) continues to grow as a business model, DevOps teams are increasingly used in isolation within a business to deliver seamless, scalable, and secure services. Often, some of the supporting functions are scaled back or removed to focus on DevOps and faster feature delivery.

However, implementing effective DevOps for your business has its challenges. Here we explore the top five challenges faced by SaaS DevOps teams and strategies to overcome them.

If you are running infrastructure in AWS or Azure then it seems pretty obvious that as a CEO or IT Manager then you would want to full-stack observability. But most cloud teams only have elements of this provided by the cloud provider.

Ensuring the optimal performance, security, and cost-effectiveness of your AWS or Azure workloads is clearly a priority, so how can we help you achieve this?

With a proven track record of serving over 70 customers across 8 countries, IG CloudOps has built a reputation for delivering excellence in cloud management for AWS & Azure. Now, with our new footprint in the USA, we have gone global.

Renewable energy capacity is being added worldwide at a staggering rate, major cloud providers such as Amazon are bolstering their commitment to sustainability through significant investments. In a recent interview by Jonathan Leake from the Telegraph, Steve Rastall, the Chief Executive Officer of IG CloudOps, offered his insights into Amazon's British wind power purchasing.

Evolution of igroupltd.co.uk to IGCloudOps.com

The decision to rebrand to IG CloudOps shows the changes in our business over the last few years, we have change into a cloud focused business. 

The pull of the cloud is undeniable. Scalability, agility, and innovation serve as the driving forces that propel businesses, like IG CloudOps, onto the Azure platform.

However, amidst the excitement, a silent adversary lurks: cloud costs and overspend. Unmanaged, they can escalate from a mere whisper to a deafening roar, consuming budgets and jeopardising ROI.