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Can LLMs replace on call SREs today?

ClickHouse ran five LLMs through an autonomous root cause gauntlet using OpenTelemetry data. None nailed it solo. OpenAI’s o3 and Claude Sonnet 4 came closest. GPT-4.1 was the cheapest brain on the block. Things got weird under the hood. Token usage spiked unpredictably. Queries slammed observabili.. read more  

Can LLMs replace on call SREs today?
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Using DuckDB in AWS Lambda

DuckDB is an open-source in-process SQL OLAP database management system optimized for analytical queries. It can efficiently handle large datasets in a memory-efficient manner, making it suitable for serverless architectures. A DuckDB Lambda layer can be used to run performant queries on remote data.. read more  

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Worktrees: Git's best kept secret (and why you should use them)

Git worktrees have been around since 2015, but few devs use them like they could. They let you work on multiple branches at once—each in its own directory—without the usual stash-switch-stash-repeat dance. The real power move? Pair them with abare repo. That gives you a clean, central base where ea.. read more  

Worktrees: Git's best kept secret (and why you should use them)
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Best Linux distro for developers of 2025

TechRadar rounds up the best Linux distros for devs.Manjarodelivers Arch power without the pain.DebianandUbuntu LTShold steady for those who put uptime over edge.Fedorakeeps the new stuff flowing. Solusrolls with a tight curation hand—smooth updates, no chaos.Mocaccinoaims at Gentoo lovers who want.. read more  

Best Linux distro for developers of 2025
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How Imagine Learning Reduced Operational Overhead by 20% With Linkerd

Imagine Learning tore down its old platform and rebuilt it onLinkerdwithAWS EKS, layering inArgo CDandArgo Rollouts. The result? GitOps deploys, canary releases via the Gateway API, and mTLS baked in from the start. The payoff: Over80%cut in compute costs. 97%fewer service mesh CVEs. 20%drop in op.. read more  

How Imagine Learning Reduced Operational Overhead by 20% With Linkerd
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Tuning Linux Swap for Kubernetes: A Deep Dive

Kubernetes v1.34makesNodeSwapofficial. For the first time, swap on Linux nodes is fully supported—breaking with the old norm of just turning it off. Why it matters: NodeSwap gives the kubelet a pressure valve. Instead of firing off OOM kills, it can push some memory to disk. But this isn’t a free w.. read more  

Tuning Linux Swap for Kubernetes: A Deep Dive
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Critical Kubernetes Capsule Vulnerability Allows Arbitrary Namespace Label Injection

Capsule v0.10.3had a problem. Tenant users could sneak their own labels into system namespaces—an easy way to punch holes in Kubernetes multi-tenancy. v0.10.4shuts that down. It tightens namespace validation and clamps down on label injection... read more  

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Kubernetes v1.34 Sneak Peek: A Game-Changer for the Kubernetes Expert’s Lifecycle

Kubernetes v1.34 lands August 2025 with a clear agenda: smarter scheduling, tighter control, fewer surprises. Dynamic Resource Allocationgoes stable, letting clusters actually reason about GPUs, FPGAs, and NICs. AI/ML and HPC jobs stop guessing and start requesting what they need. ServiceAccount t.. read more  

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Elon Musk's xAI Offers Up To $440K For Infrastructure Engineers, Calls It 'Adventure Of A Lifetime'

xAI wants infrastructure engineers to help scale itssupercomputing stack—and they're not playing small. They're after folks who knowKubernetes, can wrangleL4/L7 proxies, and speak fluentcloud networking. The goal: pushmulti-cluster production inferenceacross the Memphis supercluster (yeah, the one .. read more  

Elon Musk's xAI Offers Up To $440K For Infrastructure Engineers, Calls It 'Adventure Of A Lifetime'
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OpenTelemetry configuration gotchas

Zero-code OpenTelemetry still feels like a myth. Python skips logs out of the box. Quarkus wires up tracing, nothing else. Micrometer Tracing (Spring Boot) ignores OTel env vars unless you’re on 3.5 or later. Every stack plays by its own rules... read more  

OpenTelemetry configuration gotchas