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#hardware-scaling

New Scale Computing gets new Velocity Partner Program

Scale Computing revamps its partner program to address market changes and strengthen relationships with partners amid industry challenges.

13 hours ago

Scale sets edge platform's software ever more free from hardware constraints

Scale Computing is reducing hardware requirements for its software, allowing more flexibility for partners and customers in choosing hardware platforms.

Scala

New Scale Computing gets new Velocity Partner Program

Scale Computing revamps its partner program to address market changes and strengthen relationships with partners amid industry challenges.

Ease into Azure Kubernetes Application Network

Microsoft has introduced an ambient-based service network for AKS to simplify service mesh scaling and management.

European startups

7 hours ago

NodeWeaver: Perpetual licensing beats VMware nickel-and-dime

Nodeweaver offers a cost-effective alternative for VMware customers, focusing on edge computing solutions without the complexity of traditional virtualization.

Could a digital twin make you into a 'superworker'?

Digital Richard is an AI twin that assists Richard Skellett in business and personal decision-making, serving as a model for digital twins at Bloor Research.

Information security

Runtime security becomes critical as AI accelerates threats

Artificial intelligence accelerates innovation and cyber threats, necessitating a focus on runtime security for effective enterprise protection.

from24/7 Wall St.

AI Compute Demand is Running Way Ahead of Supply - A Stock I'd Buy on That Signal

AI-driven power demand is outpacing supply, creating a significant energy shortfall that may impact top energy producers.

Anthropic leases data center capacity from CoreWeave

Anthropic signed a multi-year contract with CoreWeave for data center space to meet the growing demand for its Claude AI models.

CloudBees Delivers on AI Promise to Improve Application Testing - DevOps.com

CloudBees Smart Tests uses AI to prioritize tests, reducing CI/CD processing time significantly.

London startup

fromwww.bbc.com

4 hours ago

Could a digital twin make you into a 'superworker'?

Digital Richard is an AI twin that assists Richard Skellett in business and personal decision-making, serving as a model for digital twins at Bloor Research.

Information security

Runtime security becomes critical as AI accelerates threats

Artificial intelligence accelerates innovation and cyber threats, necessitating a focus on runtime security for effective enterprise protection.

from24/7 Wall St.

AI Compute Demand is Running Way Ahead of Supply - A Stock I'd Buy on That Signal

AI-driven power demand is outpacing supply, creating a significant energy shortfall that may impact top energy producers.

Anthropic leases data center capacity from CoreWeave

Anthropic signed a multi-year contract with CoreWeave for data center space to meet the growing demand for its Claude AI models.

CloudBees Delivers on AI Promise to Improve Application Testing - DevOps.com

CloudBees Smart Tests uses AI to prioritize tests, reducing CI/CD processing time significantly.

OpenTelemetry Declarative Configuration Reaches Stability Milestone

OpenTelemetry's declarative configuration specification has reached stable status, enhancing telemetry collection across multiple programming languages.

fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

18 hours ago

Moving away from mainframes using AI proves unfeasible for many companies

Phasing out mainframes is often unfeasible for large organizations due to overestimated AI capabilities in modernization projects.

React

12 hours ago

Why Redux expertise matters when hiring react developers for complex applications - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Redux expertise is essential for managing state in complex React applications, ensuring predictable behavior and maintainability.

#cloud-computing

Business intelligence

fromSitePoint Forums | Web Development & Design Community

The hyperscalers are pricing themselves out of AI workloads

AI is challenging traditional cloud pricing models, as buyers seek exceptional value beyond brand recognition and familiar pricing strategies.

Agriculture

Cloud computing

Business intelligence

fromSitePoint Forums | Web Development & Design Community

The hyperscalers are pricing themselves out of AI workloads

AI is challenging traditional cloud pricing models, as buyers seek exceptional value beyond brand recognition and familiar pricing strategies.

Agriculture

Cloud computing

Google's TurboQuant Compression May Support Faster Inference, Same Accuracy on Less Capable Hardware

TurboQuant compresses language models' Key-Value caches by up to 6x with near-zero accuracy loss, enabling efficient use of modest hardware.

Node JS

Using AWS Lambda Extensions to Run Post-Response Telemetry Flush

Lambda extensions enable post-response work, improving API response times by managing telemetry flushing without impacting request handling.

Startup companies

Platform Engineering: Lessons from the Rise and Fall of eBay Velocity

eBay pioneered many technologies but ultimately could not save the company despite doubling engineering productivity.

Agile

fromAP News

Quantum Agile By Codewave Becomes India's first framework for software teams working with AI agents.

Quantum Agile™ is India's first framework for software teams utilizing AI agents, positioning the country as a leader in next-gen software development methodologies.

Latency: The Race to Zero...Are We There Yet?

In the fintech industry we can link latency directly to profit and money. If I have lower latency than the competition, I can get to the better deals, I can make the better deals.

Venture

18 hours ago

The agent tier: Rethinking runtime architecture for context-driven enterprise workflows

Digital workflows in large enterprises struggle to adapt to contextual variations, leading to increased complexity and challenges in customer onboarding processes.

Tech industry

AWS ponders selling its home-grown chips by the rack-load

Amazon's chip business could generate ~$50 billion annually if sold independently, highlighting significant demand and growth potential.

Platform as a Product: Delivering Value While Balancing Competing Priorities

Software platforms should be treated as products, requiring a balance of engineering, design, usability, and value for success.

Angular

A dev's guide to prompting Bit Cloud the right way

Bit Cloud prioritizes a component-first approach, proposing structure before implementation to facilitate better architectural decisions.

Business intelligence

AI deployment in networks is stalling as pressure on infrastructure mounts

AI adoption in network environments is slower than expected, with increasing infrastructure demands and significant challenges in deployment and integration.

from24/7 Wall St.

12 hours ago

Oracle's New AWS Partnership Just Put It Ahead of Azure and Google Cloud

Multicloud setups are essential for enterprise AI, enabling seamless data movement and integration across different cloud providers.

#ai-agents

19 hours ago

Software development

OpenAI's new Agents SDK focuses on safety and scalability

Google's Scion Gives Developers a Smarter Way to Run AI Agents in Parallel - DevOps.com

Scion is an experimental orchestration testbed for managing concurrent AI agents, preventing conflicts and enhancing collaboration.

19 hours ago

OpenAI's new Agents SDK focuses on safety and scalability

OpenAI's updated Agents SDK enables developers to create autonomous AI agents for complex tasks with enhanced usability and a sandbox environment.

Google's Scion Gives Developers a Smarter Way to Run AI Agents in Parallel - DevOps.com

Scion is an experimental orchestration testbed for managing concurrent AI agents, preventing conflicts and enhancing collaboration.

AWS Introduces S3 Files, Bringing File System Access to S3 Buckets

AWS S3 Files allows users to mount S3 buckets for standard file system access, optimizing data access for various applications.

fromAmazon Web Services

Troubleshooting environment with AI analysis in AWS Elastic Beanstalk | Amazon Web Services

AWS Elastic Beanstalk simplifies web application deployment and scaling, now enhanced with AI Analysis for troubleshooting environment health issues.

Tech industry

AWS adds nested virtualization option for handful for EC2

AWS Introduces S3 Files, Bringing File System Access to S3 Buckets

AWS S3 Files allows users to mount S3 buckets for standard file system access, optimizing data access for various applications.

fromAmazon Web Services

Troubleshooting environment with AI analysis in AWS Elastic Beanstalk | Amazon Web Services

AWS Elastic Beanstalk simplifies web application deployment and scaling, now enhanced with AI Analysis for troubleshooting environment health issues.

Tech industry

AWS adds nested virtualization option for handful for EC2

OpenSearch is enterprise-ready with long-term support and version 3.6

OpenSearch has launched a long-term support program, ensuring 18 months of support per major release, starting with version 3.6.

Agentic CI/CD is Not Automation: Why the Distinction Will Define DevOps in 2026 - DevOps.com

LLM-powered agents in CI/CD require a governance layer distinct from traditional automation to avoid catastrophic failures.

FinOps Isn't Slowing You Down - It's Fixing Your Pipeline - DevOps.com

Cost visibility should be integrated into DevOps workflows to manage cloud efficiency effectively.

DevOps

Kubernetes Is Not DevOps : A Short Story

DevOps

Ten Great DevOps Job Opportunities - DevOps.com

FinOps Isn't Slowing You Down - It's Fixing Your Pipeline - DevOps.com

Cost visibility should be integrated into DevOps workflows to manage cloud efficiency effectively.

Kubernetes Is Not DevOps : A Short Story

Understanding systems behind tools is crucial for effective DevOps engineering.

Ten Great DevOps Job Opportunities - DevOps.com

DevOps.com is launching a weekly jobs report to highlight opportunities for DevOps professionals.

TeamPCP Moves From OSS to AWS Environments

TeamPCP has exploited compromised credentials to target open source software, leading to significant data exfiltration and supply chain attacks.

fromMaggieappleton

20 hours ago

One Developer, Two Dozen Agents, Zero Alignment

Increased developer productivity through individual coding agents can worsen team alignment and communication issues.

#cloudflare

DevOps

Cloudflare Launches Code Mode MCP Server to Optimize Token Usage for AI Agents

Cloudflare rebuilds Wrangler CLI for broader API coverage

Cloudflare is enhancing Wrangler's CLI to better support AI agents as primary users of its APIs.

Cloudflare Launches Code Mode MCP Server to Optimize Token Usage for AI Agents

Cloudflare's Model Context Protocol significantly reduces API interaction costs for AI agents, enhancing efficiency and enabling better task reasoning.

Cloudflare rebuilds Wrangler CLI for broader API coverage

Cloudflare is enhancing Wrangler's CLI to better support AI agents as primary users of its APIs.

How Missions Work | Factory.ai

Missions system enhances agent performance by breaking complex tasks into focused units handled by fresh agents with clear goals.

Beyond One-Click: Designing an Enterprise-Grade Observability Extension for Docker

Docker Extensions enhance developer productivity but may not meet enterprise needs for security, compliance, and integration.

Async Logging Is Not a Silver Bullet - What Actually Limits Performance

Async logging redistributes costs rather than reducing them, impacting performance in different ways depending on implementation.

fromNextgov.com

How to scale value without scaling complexity

Platform-as-a-Service has become essential for software delivery, enabling teams to manage complexity and improve efficiency.

GAIA by AMD - Running Intelligent Systems Fully on Your Own Machine

GAIA is an open-source framework enabling local execution of intelligent agents, eliminating external dependencies and enhancing data control.

fromBusiness Matters

The Role of Dedicated Servers in Scaling Modern Businesses

Infrastructure investment is crucial for SMEs to ensure reliability, performance, and user experience in a competitive digital landscape.

Set it up once, test it properly, and let the system handle the rest.

Automating SSL certificate renewal prevents production outages and reduces stress during incidents.

Miscellaneous

AWS Introduces Nested Virtualization on EC2 Instances

AWS now supports nested virtual machines within EC2 instances using KVM or Hyper-V on C8i, M8i, and R8i instances, enabling app emulation and hardware simulation.

Cloudflare introduces new features for building and deploying agents

Cloudflare is transforming AI development with Dynamic Workers, Sandboxes, and Artifacts for secure, scalable, and efficient code execution.

Tech industry

Netflix Uncovers Kernel-Level Bottlenecks While Scaling Containers on Modern CPUs

Netflix discovered that container scaling bottlenecks stem from CPU architecture and Linux kernel mount lock contention, not container runtimes, with performance varying significantly across different hardware topologies.

fromAzure DevOps Blog

April Patches for Azure DevOps Server - Azure DevOps Blog

Customers should update to the latest version of Azure DevOps Server for security and reliability.

#kubernetes

DevOps

KubeCraft: Talk to Your Kubernetes Cluster Like a Colleague

DevOps

Bringing databases and Kubernetes together

DevOps

Understanding Kubernetes Architecture is a MUST

DevOps

Kubernetes Scared Me Too - Until I Actually Understood It A no-fluff intro for devs who keep

Kubernetes Autoscaling Demands New Observability Focus Beyond Vendor Tooling

Kubernetes autoscalers like Karpenter require new observability practices focusing on provisioning behavior, scheduling latency, and cost efficiency.

Proactive Autoscaling for Edge Applications in Kubernetes

Custom autoscalers using latency SLOs, startup-aware logic, CPU headroom, and safe cooldowns reduce HPA-induced delays and oscillations for edge workloads.

KubeCraft: Talk to Your Kubernetes Cluster Like a Colleague

KubeCraft simplifies Kubernetes management by allowing users to interact with their clusters using plain English through an AI assistant.

Bringing databases and Kubernetes together

Automating Kubernetes workloads with Operators can provide DBaaS functionality while avoiding provider lock-in.

Understanding Kubernetes Architecture is a MUST

Understanding Kubernetes architecture is essential for effective cloud-native deployment and troubleshooting.

Kubernetes Scared Me Too - Until I Actually Understood It A no-fluff intro for devs who keep

Kubernetes simplifies container orchestration, managing deployment, scaling, and traffic routing for applications across multiple servers.

Kubernetes Autoscaling Demands New Observability Focus Beyond Vendor Tooling

Kubernetes autoscalers like Karpenter require new observability practices focusing on provisioning behavior, scheduling latency, and cost efficiency.

DevOps

Proactive Autoscaling for Edge Applications in Kubernetes

The Zero-Drift Frontier: Modern Edge Demands on Kubernetes

Edge computing has evolved from optional additions to critical enterprise infrastructure, requiring robust offline capabilities and autonomous operation to prevent costly business disruptions.

fromNew Relic

6 Network Monitoring Best Practices For Clarity in Distributed Systems

Effective network monitoring prioritizes understanding impact and taking action quickly over merely collecting metrics.

Fair Multitenancy-Beyond Simple Rate Limiting

Fair multitenancy ensures equitable infrastructure access for customers, balancing simplicity, performance, and safety in shared environments.

Miscellaneous

I Learned Traffic Optimization Before I Learned Cloud Computing. It Turns Out the Lessons Were the Same. - DevOps.com

Cloud infrastructure requires understanding system behavior and costs to operate effectively at speed, similar to how skilled drivers anticipate conditions rather than simply driving fast.

Replacing Database Sequences at Scale Without Breaking 100+ Services

Validating requirements can simplify complex problems, and embedding sequence generation reduces network calls, enhancing performance and reliability.

OpenStack Gazpacho simplifies operations and VMware migrations

OpenStack 2026.1 emphasizes operational simplicity, live migration for VMware workloads, and hardware flexibility, positioning itself as a sovereign alternative to major cloud providers.

fromScalac - Software Development Company - Akka, Kafka, Spark, ZIO

SIGNAL: What matters in distributed systems

Akka launches its Agentic AI platform on MCP amidst growing backlash against the protocol from Perplexity's CTO.

Harness adds four capabilities to close AI delivery gap

Harness is launching four new capabilities to enhance its Continuous Delivery platform, addressing the gap between code writing speed and release reliability.

How to build an enterprise-grade MCP registry

MCP registries are essential for integrating AI agents with enterprise systems, requiring semantic discovery, governance, and developer-friendly controls.

fromFast Company

Stop trying to replace your servers

Use AI to automate back-of-house operations and integrate tech stacks to preserve guest-facing hospitality while preparing for consumer-facing AI ordering channels.

3 weeks ago

KubeVirt focuses on multi-hypervisor support

The introduction of a hypervisor abstraction layer allows other backend hypervisors to be integrated alongside KVM, evolving KubeVirt into a broader virtualization layer within Kubernetes.

DevOps

Five MCP servers to rule the cloud

Major cloud providers now offer official MCP servers that let AI agents automate cloud operations using existing cloud credentials and natural language commands.

3 weeks ago

Designing self-healing microservices with recovery-aware redrive frameworks

A recovery-aware redrive framework prevents retry storms while ensuring all failed requests are eventually processed in complex service systems.

The private cloud returns, for AI workloads

A North American manufacturer spent most of 2024 and early 2025 doing what many innovative enterprises did: aggressively standardizing on the public cloud by using data lakes, analytics, CI/CD, and even a good chunk of ERP integration. The board liked the narrative because it sounded like simplification, and simplification sounded like savings. Then generative AI arrived, not as a lab toy but as a mandate. "Put copilots everywhere," leadership said. "Start with maintenance, then procurement, then the call center, then engineering change orders."

Artificial intelligence

3 weeks ago

Configuration as a Control Plane: Designing for Safety and Reliability at Scale

Configuration in cloud-native systems is a dynamic control plane that directly influences system behavior and reliability at runtime.

Beyond the Monolith: The Rise of the AI Microservices Architecture

LangGraph models AI interactions as a state-machine graph with persistent state, semantic routing, and microservice agents for robust orchestration.

The Hidden Cost Centers in Kubernetes No One Tracks-Until the Cloud Bill Explodes

Kubernetes clusters incur hidden costs through idle workloads, oversized resource requests, and poor scheduling practices that drain budgets without delivering proportional value.

AWS expands EC2 with support for nested virtualization

AWS enables nested virtualization on C8i, M8i, and R8i EC2 instances, permitting virtual machines to host additional VMs using Intel Xeon 6 processors and Nitro.

fromNetwork World

Engineers rush to master new skills for AI data centers

AI infrastructure growth is driving massive data center expansion and urgent need for skilled facilities staff amid unprecedented capex by major tech companies.

Cloud Cloning: A new approach to infrastructure portability

Cloud Cloning captures complete cloud infrastructure snapshots and maps them onto target cloud services and configurations to enable accurate cloud portability.

fromZDNET

The latest Linux kernel release closes out the 6.x era - and it's a gift to cloud admins

Ring the bells, sound the trumpet, the Linux 6.19 kernel has arrived. Linus Torvalds announced that "6.19 is out as expected -- just as the US prepares to come to a complete standstill later today, watching the latest batch of televised commercials." Because while the big news in Linux circles might be a new Linux release, Torvalds recognizes that for many people, the "big news [was] some random sporting event." American football, what can you do?

Software development

Zero Downtime Multicloud Migrations for Observability Control Planes - DevOps.com

An observability control plane isn't just a dashboard. It's the operational authority system. It defines alert rules, routing, ownership, escalation policy, and notification endpoints. When that layer is wrong, the impact is immediate. The wrong team gets paged. The right team never hears about the incident. Your service level indicators look clean while production burns.

DevOps

Harness Readies Resilience Testing Platform to Make Applications More Robust - DevOps.com

The Harness Resilience Testing platform extends the scope of the tests provided to include application load and disaster recovery (DR) testing tools that will enable DevOps teams to further streamline workflows.

DevOps

fromDbmaestro

5 years ago

Database Delivery Automation in the Multi-Cloud World

The main advantage of going the Multi-Cloud way is that organizations can "put their eggs in different baskets" and be more versatile in their approach to how they do things. For example, they can mix it up and opt for a cloud-based Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solution when it comes to the database, while going the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) route for their application endeavors.

DevOps