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Introducing StableBuild – freeze and pin all dependencies for enhanced stability.

Launching StableBuild – freeze and pin all your dependencies StableBuild has introduced a new set of tools aimed at assisting developers in creating reliable and deterministic builds. This is achieved by providing the ability to effortlessly freeze and pin Docker images, operating system packages, Python packages, and other essential build dependencies. ‍Docker and deterministic builds…

Free ClickHouse training

Free ClickHouse training

ClickHouse is offering free courses tailored to help you master its capabilities. Whether you are an experienced data professional or just embarking on your journey, these courses provide the necessary skills and expertise for your success. Event Details Date: Feb 28 & 29Time: 6:30 AM IST / 9 AM SGT / 11 AM AEDT Register…

Dapr Day 2024 – VIRTUAL

Dapr Day 2024 – VIRTUAL

Participate in Dapr Day to learn all about Dapr APIs for building distributed applications and best practices to run your apps in production. 21 February 2024 | 4:00-9:00 PM (CET) / 7:00 AM -12:00 PM (PST) The event targets both developers and users of Dapr, offering a range of activities including keynote addresses, technical sessions,…

Does containerization affect the performance of databases?

The trend of containerizing databases is growing, as seen in Fig.1. With databases and analytics playing a significant role in technology, a common question arises: Does containerization affect database performance? If so, what factors are involved, and how can we address performance and stability challenges caused by containerization? Advantages and technical principles of containerization​ Containerization…

AWS Lambda Under the Hood

AWS Lambda Under the Hood

Mike Danilov covers how Lambda is built and how they had to modify the architecture to support 10GiB payloads⁠. AWS Lambda Overview Lambda is a serverless computing system where you can run your code on-demand without managing servers. It supports various programming languages, scales rapidly to match demand, and is used by millions of users…

Generative AI Tools for Infrastructure as Code

Generative AI Tools for Infrastructure as Code

Learn how to use generative AI to generate, interpret and debug code and accelerate your workflows. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) aids engineers in managing data, applications, and infrastructure in dynamic IT environments. Through a GitOps-driven approach, it ensures standardization, security, and operational consistency across various environments. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a game-changer…

Cilium and eBPF, with Bill Mulligan

Cilium and eBPF, with Bill Mulligan

Guest is Bill Mulligan. Bill is a Community Pollinator at Isovalent working on Cilium and eBPF. We learned how to properly pronounce Isovalent and what it actually means. We also spoke in depth about eBPF, Cilium, network functions in Kubernetes and more. Link to the Podcast https://kubernetespodcast.com/episode/217-cilium-ebpf/

Rubix: Palantir’s Move to Kubernetes

Rubix: Palantir’s Move to Kubernetes

In January 2017, Palantir commenced the Rubix project, aimed at rebuilding the cloud architecture around Kubernetes. With the majority of cloud instances dedicated to computation, the core objective was to establish a secure, scalable, and intelligent scheduling and execution engine for Spark and other distributed compute frameworks. Rubix has now been successfully rolled out to…

Airbnb’s Dynamic Kubernetes Cluster Scaling Journey

Introduction At Airbnb, it’s crucial to adjust cloud spending according to demand. Their traffic varies daily, so they need their cloud resources to scale up and down as needed. To achieve this, they use Kubernetes, a system for managing containers, along with OneTouch, a tool for configuring services. In this post, we’ll discuss how they…