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RUN AI WORKLOADS AT HALF THE COST

Most AI compute still runs on data centers built for websites and databases, and you pay for that overhead in every GPU-hour. Runware runs on Sonic Pods: low footprint, high efficiency modular AI data centers they design and build themselves, with the first wave coming online now. Same models, same GPUs, same speed – but at around half the cost of a hyperscaler. ✅ One API, 400K+ models → image, video, audio, LLMs and 3D, with one key and one bill ✅ Serverless for your own models → bring code or a container, get an endpoint that scales from zero, billed by the second from $1.99 per GPU-hour ✅ Dedicated compute → reserve HGX B300, GB300 NVL72 or RTX PRO 6000 capacity as bare metal or serverless from $0.99 per GPU-hour ✅ Enterprise-ready → SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR, across US and EU regions

POSTGRES FOR AI, FROM PROTOTYPE TO PRODUCTION.

Enterprise AI prototypes stall before production when developer-friendly infrastructure cannot meet requirements for security, reliability, data sovereignty, and deployment model. pgEdge Starfleet closes this gap. Provision 100% standard Postgres in under two minutes, connect agentic coding tools through built-in MCP, add RAG with pgvector, and create copy-on-write branches. Deploy in  our cloud, your cloud, or on-premises, including air-gapped —without replatforming or hitting an architectural dead end. Explore Starfleet, see what sets it apart, or start a free 14-day trial [6]—with no credit card required. Plans start at $25/month.

FIREWALLS THAT ADAPT AS YOUR WORKLOADS SCALE

Scaling deployments means more east-west traffic between pods and services — harder to inspect, easier to exploit. Static firewall rules and manual certificate management can't keep up. Palo Alto Networks VM-Series Next Generation Firewall [4] on AWS can help: * Automate TLS certificate lifecycle: AWS Certificate Manager Private CA handles rotation in Amazon EKS * Adapt policies dynamically: Respond to AWS tags and metadata as your environment changes * Block threats inline: AI/ML-powered inspection in real time without deployment latency Access technical tutorials [5] and start your free trial [4] in AWS Marketplace.

MAKE BUSINESS MONEY MOVE FASTER

Your business moves quickly. Your money should, too. Stripe Treasury brings payments and financial tools together, helping you pay vendors, send payouts, issue cards, and manage cash flow with less complexity. Instead of stitching together separate systems, your team can manage more financial workflows on the platform you already use for payments. That means less time navigating disconnected tools and more time focused on your business. From everyday operations to your next stage of growth, Stripe Treasury gives you flexible infrastructure to move money faster, streamline how work gets done, and build financial operations that can adapt as you scale.

COMPARE YOUR FACEBOOK ADS PERFORMANCE AGAINST 20 (UNGATED) INDUSTRY BENCHMARKS

Still relying on vibes to gauge your Facebook ads performance? These 20 Facebook ads benchmarks were distilled from over 1,800 campaigns from 2025 and 2026. The ungated WordStream report [5] covers key metrics like click-through rate, cost per click, conversion, and cost per lead, broken down by two core objectives: traffic and leads. It also includes 5 tips [6] for improving your ads performance across Meta and beyond.

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