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GitOps in 2025: From Old-School Updates to the Modern Way

GitOpshas taken the throne, withGitas the undisputed oracle for configurations. Welcome to a world whereArgo CDandFluxstrut their stuff. By 2025, this lively dance ofpull-basedmagic reshapes the landscape. GitOps isn't just a tool anymore—it's a full-blown, no-holds-barred platform transformation...

GitOps in 2025: From Old-School Updates to the Modern Way
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Weaponizing Dependabot: Pwn Request at its finest

GitHub bots like Dependabot might merge malicious code due to "Confused Deputy" attacks, escalating to command injection via crafted branch names. New TTPs reveal clever ways attackers exploit these issues...

Weaponizing Dependabot: Pwn Request at its finest
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How We Cut Our AWS Bill by Over 20% and Boosted Application Performance

Migrating toAWS GravitonwithJava 21didn't just pinch pennies—it saved 20% and cranked up performance. Why? The magic of ARM64 support and multi-arch CI/CD. They navigated the switch by harnessing dual-architecture EKS clusters and canary deployments. Result? A smoother path with zero hiccups. End us..

How We Cut Our AWS Bill by Over 20% and Boosted Application Performance
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Clarifying Roles in Data and Engineering: Why Specialization Matters

Data Analystssift through the past usingSQLandBI tools. Their goal? Unearthing insights. Meanwhile,Data Scientistsharness the power ofPythonandRto gaze into the future—predicting trends like data-driven oracles. On another front,Data Engineerscraft pipelines. ThinkApache Spark—the stage manager for ..

Clarifying Roles in Data and Engineering: Why Specialization Matters
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Why doesn’t Rust care more about compiler performance?

Rust’scompiler speedhas doubled in three years for some benchmarks. Remarkably efficient. But its intricate architecture still wrestles with progress. Stability hogs the spotlight, and new features waltz in, leaving optimizations to grab scraps. Volunteers—Rust’s lifeblood—fuel much of its growth. T..

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Terraform security: 5 foundational practices

Lock downTerraformlike Fort Knox. Verify your module origins. Guard sensitive state data like a nosy neighbor's business. And, please, no hardcoded credentials—rookie mistake. For ironclad security, pin those module versions, tap into private registries, and wield the power of dynamic provider crede..

Terraform security: 5 foundational practices
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Amazon VPC raises default Route Table capacity

AWS VPClets your inner network architect cheer:500 routes per tablenow. That’s a cool 10x boost from before, turning network scaling from a headache into a child's play. 🚀..

Amazon VPC raises default Route Table capacity
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Why Environments Beat Clusters For Dev Experience

Developers chasepromotions, not the tedium of deployments. Environments should reign supreme—not just a lone Kubernetes cluster hogging the spotlight.Real-time insights? They zoom past those outdated, siloed CI pipelines...

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Terraform AWS provider 6.0 now generally available

Terraform AWS Provider 6.0bursts onto the scene with multi-region support. Now, devs can tweak 32 config files in one shot, slimming down memory bloat. 🌍💻..

Terraform AWS provider 6.0 now generally available
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Automatic rollbacks are a last resort

Throw automatic rollbacks out the window. You don't need them.Continuous Deliverypartnered withhuman-driven resiliencesharpens up your software. When things go sideways, a speedy roll forward with a clever fix beats a blind retreat. Automatic rollbacks? They skip the surprises and rob you of learnin..

Automatic rollbacks are a last resort