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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.

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.

Broadcom brings secure AI agent environment to VMware Tanzu

Broadcom's VMware Tanzu Platform Agent Foundations provides a secure environment for autonomous AI applications with zero-trust networking and automated management.

When cloud giants neglect resilience

Cloud outages highlight reliability issues as providers prioritize cost-cutting over service stability, raising questions about acceptable levels of unreliability.

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

Edge clouds and local data centers reshape IT

Cloud computing is evolving towards a selectively distributed model to address latency, sovereignty, and resilience in smart cities and AI applications.

When cloud giants neglect resilience

Cloud outages highlight reliability issues as providers prioritize cost-cutting over service stability, raising questions about acceptable levels of unreliability.

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

Edge clouds and local data centers reshape IT

Cloud computing is evolving towards a selectively distributed model to address latency, sovereignty, and resilience in smart cities and AI applications.

Speed at Scale: Optimizing the Largest CX Platform Out There

Optimizing performance in customer experience platforms involves addressing challenges rather than focusing solely on the latest technologies.

Node JS

21 hours ago

Pulumi Adds Full Bun Runtime Support

Bun is now a fully supported runtime for Pulumi, allowing developers to execute infrastructure programs without Node.js installation.

Online learning

fromeLearning Industry

4 hours ago

How AIPowered Learning Tools Are Transforming Employee Training

AI transforms Learning and Development by providing hyper-personalized training experiences that enhance efficiency and employee satisfaction.

fromEntrepreneur

21 hours ago

7 AI Tools That Run Your Entire One-Person Business While You Sleep (No Staff, No Code)

AI tools are evolving from automation to autonomy, enabling organizations to make decisions without human intervention.

Users complain of UK Azure capacity problems

Azure UK is full. Like full full. There's no additional quota available in any UK region, meaning no new VMs or AKS clusters can be created.

Tech industry

Productivity

fromSilicon Canals

5 hours ago

I let AI plan my workdays down to the minute for a week - the shock wasn't my output, it was realizing how much of my old schedule had been performance - Silicon Canals

Using ChatGPT to manage a calendar revealed that much of the scheduled time was performance rather than productive work.

The best and worst states for AI data centers

Texas is attracting data center investments with tax incentives, while Maine is implementing a moratorium to evaluate the impact of data centers.

Data science

fromwww.businessinsider.com

Eaton: AI data centers need aerospace-grade engineering

AI demands require a complete overhaul of data center infrastructure, moving from traditional cooling methods to advanced systems-level designs.

SF politics

Data center executives fret over the industry's increasingly toxic public image

The data center industry faces backlash over environmental and economic concerns, threatening major projects and requiring better public relations efforts.

fromTechRepublic

Artificial intelligence

What Are the Pros and Cons of Data Centers?

Environment

fromAxios

The best and worst states for AI data centers

Texas is attracting data center investments with tax incentives, while Maine is implementing a moratorium to evaluate the impact of data centers.

Data science

fromwww.businessinsider.com

Eaton: AI data centers need aerospace-grade engineering

AI demands require a complete overhaul of data center infrastructure, moving from traditional cooling methods to advanced systems-level designs.

SF politics

Data center executives fret over the industry's increasingly toxic public image

The data center industry faces backlash over environmental and economic concerns, threatening major projects and requiring better public relations efforts.

fromTechRepublic

Artificial intelligence

What Are the Pros and Cons of Data Centers?

AI is finally delivering productivity - for remote employees

The key to productivity with AI lies in the freedom to use it effectively, not just the technology itself.

European startups

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.

UX design

fromSmashing Magazine

How To Improve UX In Legacy Systems - Smashing Magazine

Improving UX in legacy systems requires gradual progress while addressing user and stakeholder needs.

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.

SolarWinds introduces SW1 to further automate IT management with AI

SolarWinds launched SW1, an AI feature to automate IT management and reduce reliance on manual processes in complex IT environments.

London startup

fromwww.bbc.com

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.

fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

SolarWinds introduces SW1 to further automate IT management with AI

SolarWinds launched SW1, an AI feature to automate IT management and reduce reliance on manual processes in complex IT environments.

Rethinking Risk in Agile Software Development

Agile must integrate risk management into workflows to avoid hidden risks and instability in complex software systems.

React

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.

Java

OpenTelemetry Declarative Configuration Reaches Stability Milestone

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

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.

AWS Announces General Availability of DevOps Agent for Automated Incident Investigation

AWS has launched DevOps Agent, an AI-powered assistant for troubleshooting and automating tasks in AWS environments.

DevOps

AWS Launches Agent Registry in Preview to Govern AI Agent Sprawl Across Enterprises

DevOps

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

21 hours ago

AWS Announces General Availability of DevOps Agent for Automated Incident Investigation

AWS has launched DevOps Agent, an AI-powered assistant for troubleshooting and automating tasks in AWS environments.

AWS Launches Agent Registry in Preview to Govern AI Agent Sprawl Across Enterprises

AWS Agent Registry provides a centralized catalog for managing AI agents, tools, and skills across organizations, addressing agent sprawl and compliance issues.

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.

Microsoft closes book on rogue Windows Server 2025 upgrades

Microsoft has resolved the Windows Server 2025 upgrade issue, but new problems have emerged with the cumulative update KB5082063.

Ease into Azure Kubernetes Application Network

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

Information security

Microsoft closes book on rogue Windows Server 2025 upgrades

Microsoft has resolved the Windows Server 2025 upgrade issue, but new problems have emerged with the cumulative update KB5082063.

Ease into Azure Kubernetes Application Network

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

more#microsoft

13 hours ago

Cloudflare can remember it for you wholesale

Agent Memory enhances AI by providing persistent memory for better recall and smarter interactions.

fromTechCrunch

"Tokenmaxxing" is making developers less productive than they think | TechCrunch

Measuring AI coding productivity should focus on output quality rather than input metrics like token budgets.

IOWN targets datacenter interconnects to spread AI infra

IOWN Global Forum focuses on datacenter interconnect use cases to enhance AI infrastructure connectivity and reduce costs for users.

fromComputerworld

Microsoft Teams cheat sheet: How to get started

Using the Mic button and dropdown, you can select your audio devices, including your speaker volume. In most cases, Teams selects this correctly, but if you want to switch to a Bluetooth or USB headset, for instance, choose the right device from the Speaker and Microphone section of the right pane.

Remote teams

London startup

fromComputerWeekly.com

Data dive: A new American Century in the datacentre pipeline? | Computer Weekly

US datacentre capacity is projected to triple, while the UK will slip in global rankings for datacentre capacity.

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.

Meta Reports 4x Higher Bug Detection with Just-in-Time Testing

JiT testing improves software quality by dynamically generating tests during code review, enhancing bug detection by approximately 4x in AI-assisted environments.

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.

Design

Panel: Taking Architecture Out of the Echo Chamber

Architecture's importance is growing, necessitating a shift in practice to avoid past mistakes and engage with broader conversations.

Information security

Commvault has a Ctrl+Z for rogue AI agents

Commvault's AI Protect monitors AI agents in cloud environments and can roll back actions to enhance AI resilience.

CNCF Warns Kubernetes Alone Is Not Enough to Secure LLM Workloads

Kubernetes lacks the capability to manage the unique risks posed by large language models in AI deployments.

DevOps

KubeCraft: Talk to Your Kubernetes Cluster Like a Colleague

DevOps

Bringing databases and Kubernetes together

DevOps

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

DevOps

Understanding Kubernetes Architecture is a MUST

DevOps

Kubernetes Drives AI Expansion as Cultural Shift Becomes Critical

CNCF Warns Kubernetes Alone Is Not Enough to Secure LLM Workloads

Kubernetes lacks the capability to manage the unique risks posed by large language models in AI deployments.

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.

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.

Understanding Kubernetes Architecture is a MUST

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

DevOps

Kubernetes Drives AI Expansion as Cultural Shift Becomes Critical

Salesforce wants to be the leader in ITSM

Salesforce's Agentforce IT Service aims to proactively resolve 80% of IT issues with a native AI solution, challenging the ITSM industry.

Salesforce debuts Headless 360 agentic platform

Salesforce's Headless 360 expands app-building tools beyond traditional developers, enabling API-driven interactions across various platforms.

Salesforce wants to be the leader in ITSM

Salesforce's Agentforce IT Service aims to proactively resolve 80% of IT issues with a native AI solution, challenging the ITSM industry.

Salesforce debuts Headless 360 agentic platform

Salesforce's Headless 360 expands app-building tools beyond traditional developers, enabling API-driven interactions across various platforms.

more#salesforce

fromFast Company

From legacy processes to AI-native work

Integrating AI into organizations requires a new orchestration model that balances technology with human roles and behaviors.

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.

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.

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.

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.

from24/7 Wall St.

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.

fromMaggieappleton

One Developer, Two Dozen Agents, Zero Alignment

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

fromComputerWeekly.com

AI, energy, and the new rules of cloud sustainability competition | Computer Weekly

Cloud providers offer sustainability metrics, but lack standardization makes it difficult for enterprises to compare workloads effectively.

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.

fromTNW | Apps

Dropbox is making ChatGPT its productivity hub with three new apps

Dropbox is launching three new apps inside ChatGPT to enhance productivity and streamline coordination tasks for knowledge workers.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Nutanix to add KubeVirt support to run VM on K8s at the edge

Nutanix plans to support KubeVirt to enable running both containers and VMs on the edge, enhancing resource efficiency.

As IT complexity escalates, Nutanix fights back

Nutanix is prioritizing flexibility and aims to be a leading agentic AI platform amidst external IT developments.

Nutanix to add KubeVirt support to run VM on K8s at the edge

Nutanix plans to support KubeVirt to enable running both containers and VMs on the edge, enhancing resource efficiency.

As IT complexity escalates, Nutanix fights back

Nutanix is prioritizing flexibility and aims to be a leading agentic AI platform amidst external IT developments.

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.

How AI is Shaping Modern DevOps and DevSecOps - DevOps.com

AI is transforming software delivery, with significant adoption expected by 2028, enhancing efficiency across the software development lifecycle.

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.

Fair Multitenancy-Beyond Simple Rate Limiting

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

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.

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.

fromUnited States Edition

Spotlight report: Accelerating Data Center Modernization

Data center modernization is critical for AI deployment, requiring integrated infrastructure solutions across servers, storage, networking, and security.

KubeVirt focuses on multi-hypervisor support

KubeVirt 1.8 enhances Kubernetes compatibility, introduces hypervisor abstraction, improves security, and optimizes performance for AI workloads.

Rethinking VM data protection in cloud-native environments

KubeVirt enables Kubernetes to manage both VMs and containers, requiring new strategies for VM lifecycle management and data protection.

KubeVirt focuses on multi-hypervisor support

KubeVirt 1.8 enhances Kubernetes compatibility, introduces hypervisor abstraction, improves security, and optimizes performance for AI workloads.

Rethinking VM data protection in cloud-native environments

KubeVirt enables Kubernetes to manage both VMs and containers, requiring new strategies for VM lifecycle management and data protection.

more#kubevirt

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

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.

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.

Red Hat ships AI platform for hybrid cloud deployments

Red Hat AI Enterprise provides a foundation for modern AI workloads, including AI life-cycle management, high-performance inference at scale, agentic AI innovation, integrated observability and performance modeling, and trustworthy AI and continuous evaluation. Tools are provided for dynamic resource scaling, monitoring, and security.

Artificial intelligence

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.

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

The death of reactive IT: How predictive engineering will redefine cloud performance in 10 years

Predictive engineering enables autonomous, anticipatory cloud operations that prevent outages, optimize resources, and replace reactive war-room operations.

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.