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🎉 This week marks the 79th anniversary of the firstDigital Computer Technique Conferenceheld at MIT in 1945 – a pioneering event that laid the foundation for computing as we know it today. From that singular, groundbreaking gathering, we've grown to a landscape with thousands of conferences, congres..
Database administrators are often important parts of our organizations. They take care of databases, keep an eye on performance, and step in when we need to fix issues. However, what if I told you that they are harmful and we should change how they work and how they fit our organizations? Read on to understand why.
Microsoft's latest Azure ND H200 v5 VMs, featuring eight Nvidia H200 Tensor Core GPUs, provide76% more High Bandwidth Memoryand 43% higher memory bandwidth over their predecessors, catering to sophisticated AI applications, while the FXv2-series VMs, in public preview, double vCPUs and network bandw.. read more
Capital One migrated 2,000 applications to AWS a decade ago and now utilizes a serverless-first approach for over a third of its apps, including an anomaly detection ML model for transaction monitoring. The benefits of migrating an ML model to serverless architecture include simplified provisioning,.. read more
Frustrated with the complexity and performance overkill of timeseries databases for simple tasks, the author rolled out a Python Flask application with a SQLite backend that mimics Prometheus API functionalities, integrating easily with Grafana for clear, daily-aligned charting and efficient data ag.. read more
A reflection on Adevinta's journey towards AWS Karpenter, improving upgrades, flexibility, and cost-efficiency in a2,000+ nodes fleet.Managing a fleet of over2,000 Kubernetes nodesand30 clustersacross25 marketplacesis no small feat. The use of Karpenter has streamlined cluster upgrades and maintenan.. read more
Selecting the optimal Amazon RDS instance type—considering CPU, memory, storage, and networking—is crucial for balancing performance, cost, and scalability, with AWS providing a range of options like burstable instances that accumulate credits for efficient CPU utilization, and tools such as CloudWa.. read more
AWS Incident Detection and Response, now available in 16 additional regions, offers AWS Enterprise Support customers around-the-clock expert-engineered incident management with <5-minute response times and tailored runbooks to minimize risk and ensure swift recovery of critical workloads... read more
GitHub Copilot for Azure, seamlessly integrated into VS Code, empowers developers to manage Azure tasks and troubleshoot applications quickly without leaving their editor, offering capabilities like provisioning services, deploying apps, and diagnosing performance issues, all while providing up-to-d.. read more
The DORA research program has been investigating high-performing technology-driven teams and organizations. The 2024 Accelerate State of DevOps Report marks a decade of research, with key metrics becoming industry standards for software delivery performance measurement. AI adoption is reshaping soft.. read more
