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#048 - Shaping the Future of Software Development with Idan Gazit (GitHub Next)

Meet Idan Gazit from GitHub Next, a team responsible for projects like GitHub Copilot. Gazit, despite jokingly claiming to be "the least knowledgeable about Kubernetes," shares his diverse career journey, spanning from early web development with Perl and Django to his time at Heroku and eventually GitHub. He discusses his team's role in prototyping future software development solutions, emphasizing the importance of identifying and nurturing risky, impactful ideas for developers, even if it means "killing projects" that don't gain traction.

The Essential Guide to Azure Infrastructure, Monitoring, and Management Tools

Master Azure infrastructure management with this comprehensive guide. Learn the four critical pillars—governance, cost control, security, and operations—and discover the essential native and third-party tools needed to scale your cloud strategy effectively.

kubectl logs: How to View & Tail Kubernetes Pod Logs

When debugging containerized applications in Kubernetes, kubectl logs serves as your primary command-line tool for accessing container logs directly. Understanding how to effectively retrieve, filter, and analyze logs becomes essential for maintaining application health and resolving issues quickly, especially in multi-container environments where correlation across services can make or break your troubleshooting efforts.

Proxmox vs Cycle: Toolkit or Platform?

If you've ever run a homelab, chances are you've tried Proxmox. Its mix of open-source accessibility, strong VM support, and lightweight containers has made it popular among enthusiasts and small IT teams alike. Beyond hobby projects, Proxmox has also found adoption in organizations that value cost efficiency or wanted to avoid locking themselves into VMware's catalog. That adoption has seen some positive movement in the wake of Broadcom's changes to VMware's licensing and support model.

Optimize Kubernetes and Container Costs with Datadog Cloud Cost Management

Struggling to understand the true cost of your Kubernetes workloads? With Datadog Cloud Cost Management, you can automatically allocate container costs by team, product, and service down to the pod. Instantly identify idle resources, surface optimization opportunities, and act with confidence. All in one unified platform.

How to surface misconfigured resources by defining policies | Datadog Tips & Tricks

Misconfigured infrastructure resources can be easy to miss, especially in multi-account or multi-cloud environments. From EKS clusters running on deprecated versions to RDS engines on extended support, these issues can disrupt services or drive up costs if left unchecked. In this video, we show you how to: By centralizing policies, you’ll gain a clear view of where to focus your remediation efforts.