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Land surrounding a nuclear power plant is becoming a sought-after location for data centers due to the reliable and carbon-free nuclear power supply, shattering the greenwashing narrative of net-zero operations, with companies like NE Energy looking to harness this energy for their energy-hungry fac.. read more
The author reflects on a software engineering interview experience at MemSQL in 2013 that involved a programming challenge with memcached. The challenge required implementing a "mult" command in memcached for atomic multiplication, expanding on the existing "incr" and "decr" commands. The challenge .. read more
The challenges of dealing with big CSV exports stem from the underspecification of the file format, which can result in data corruption and inefficiency in processing. CSV files lack good compression and performance, making it cumbersome to work with large datasets. File formats like Apache Parquet .. read more
The domain of GenAI and LLMs, democratizing tasks once reserved for AI developers, is leading to new products and services across various industries. Docker offers an ideal way for developers to build, test, run, and deploy the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform. At the latest NVIDIA GTC confere.. read more
Bob Metcalf's groundbreaking theory that the value of a network increases exponentially with the number of users has been validated by Facebook's success. Legacy extranets are struggling to meet the demands of today's business environment due to issues like security vulnerabilities and lack of adapt.. read more
Data science bootcamps offer a tempting escape from spreadsheets, promising to unveil hidden insights and revolutionize businesses. But with a plethora of options, choosing the right one can feel like cracking a complex formula. Fear not! This book equips aspiring data enthusiasts with the insights needed to navigate the bootcamp landscape and emerge triumphant.
There are many monitoring solutions available in the market. Some of them are ubiquitous and very popular. However, all of them are simply wrong and put the burden of monitoring on the users. They still use the approach that worked well when we didn’t have multi-tenant applications and hundreds of microservices but is not good enough today. In this article, we’re going to see what these solutions lack and what modern monitoring should look like.
Strategies for SRE teams to balance innovation with reliability, highlighting key practices and real-world scenarios
Developers often struggle with knowing when to give up on a search for answers, falling into local maxima and wasting time on inefficient methods. Using AI for programming assistance, like Chat GPT, can lead to further confusion and require a strong sense of when to bail. Knowing when to read the ma.. read more
