One is deploying an HPC embarrassingly parallel application in Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets (VMSSs) and realized that (i) ssh into VM instances is possible even when they have not been fully provisioned and (ii) worker processes start before such provisioned state is reached. If you got into thi.. read more  

The Microsoft SQL Server has an undocumented design choice that allows it to bypass web application firewalls (WAFs) due to a lax attitude towards SQL parsers. This unorthodox design choice can potentially be exploited by hackers to bypass security protections provided by WAFs... read more  

Azure's MLPerf Training v3.0 submission showcased their ND H100 v5 virtual machine, featuring 8x NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs with advanced technologies like NVSwitch and NVLink 4.0, Quantum-2 CX7 InfiniBand, 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, and high-speed interconnects. Replicating the resul.. read more  

IntroducingAzure OpenAI Service on your datain public preview—a groundbreaking feature that unlocks the power of OpenAI models, such as ChatGPT and GPT-4, with your own data... read more  

This CSI explains how to integrate security best practices into typical software development and operations (DevOps) Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) environments, without regard for the specific tools being adapted, and leverages several forms of government guidance to collect and.. read more  

Expenditure on cloud computing services reached$225 billion in 2022, prompting organizations to implement FinOps frameworks and address the root causes of rising costs, such as complex pricing, lack of understanding, and unpredictability. Specifically, the use of Kubernetes has contributed to cloud .. read more  

The cloud back-end SQLite (CBS) system allows databases to be stored within a cloud storage account, enabling reading and writing to the database without first downloading the entire database. The system supports concurrent access to the database by multiple clients and provides APIs for managing co.. read more  

Reduce privilege and tighten IAM policy by identifying and removing unnecessary access keys, using IAM access advisor for service level adjustments, and considering alternative authentication solutions to minimize risk associated with AWS access keys... read more  

Continuous validation is a foundational feature for HashiCorp Terraform Cloud Plus, providing long-term visibility and checks for infrastructure health and security. Users can create assertions to monitor configurations and modules, receive notifications for failed assertions, and proactively identi.. read more  

Late in May, a SQL injection vulnerability was discovered in the file sharing application Moveit Transfer, leading to a potential breach of high-profile customer data. The Clop ransomware gang is believed to be behind the attack, using the exploit to target multiple organizations... read more