SQL Server 2025 rolls outspinvokeexternalrestendpoint, a new way to hit REST APIs straight from T-SQL. That includes calling the Kubernetes API—thanks to a reverse proxy in front. The setup’s not exactly plug-and-play. You’ll need custom TLS certs, an nginx reverse proxy, and Kubernetes RBAC to kee.. read more  

Arpeely chopped$140K/monthoff their cloud bill using a surgical mix of GCP tricks. Committed Use Discounts (CUDs) for high-availability services? Check. Smarter Kubernetes HPA configs? Definitely. Archiving old BigQuery data into GCS Archive? That one alone slashed storage costs 16x. The real kicker.. read more  

Kubernetes is eyeing a YAML remix. Version 1.34 may bring inKYAML—a stricter, YAML-compatible subset built to cut down on sloppy configs and sneaky formatting bugs. KYAML keeps the good parts: comments, trailing commas, unquoted keys. But it dumps YAML’s whitespace drama. Existing manifests and Hel.. read more  

Cloudera acquired Taikun for seamless deployment of data and AI workloads in any environment. This move reinforces Cloudera's commitment to flexibility and innovation in managing complex IT infrastructures... read more  

Headlamp just dropped an AI Assistant plugin that foldsLLM-driven actions and queriesstraight into the Kubernetes UI. It taps intocontext-aware promptsto spot issues, restart deployments, and hunt down flaky pods—without leaving the interface. System shift:This pushes Kubernetes toward intent-based.. read more  

Kubernetes observability isn’t just about catching metrics or tailing logs. It’s about stitching togethermetrics, logs, and tracesto see what’s actually happening—across services, over time, and through the chaos. Thing is, Kubernetes doesn’t come with this built in. So teams hack together toolchai.. read more  

Out of 3,977 real-world PDFs, 0.5% broke during xref pointer parsing. Not a huge number—unless you're the one parsing them. The top culprit? Junk data before the start pointer. Classic. Other file weirdness: broken xref tables, bad object offsets, and inconsistent xref chains... read more  

GitHub Copilot just crossed20 million users. Five million joined last quarter alone. Enterprise usage? Up75%quarter-over-quarter. It’s now in the hands of90% of the Fortune 100, according to Microsoft. Here’s the kicker: Copilot’s AI coding biz is now bigger than all of GitHub’s revenue when Micros.. read more  

Netflix’s “Psycho Pattern” stitched togetherSpark, Kafka, and Airflowinto a relentless micro-batch pipeline. It tracked high watermarks for near-real-time threat detection—fast enough, sharp enough. Then came the Flink switch. Lower latency? Sure. But it missed the mark. Signal quality stayed flat... read more  

Visual Studio and VS Code continue to reign supreme, fending off AI IDEs in the Stack Overflow 2025 Developer Survey. AI-generated devs noted as time-consuming and lacking trust, while Microsoft tools still dominate in agentic AI with GitHub and ChatGPT. More to discover, as always, Stack Overflow D.. read more