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{unscripted} AI for DevOps and DBDevOps

Many software engineers are experts in application code but not in the nuances of creating a production-ready delivery pipeline. Architect Mode acts as a seasoned DevOps expert, engaging the user in a conversation to design a pipeline that incorporates organizational best practices for security, quality, and compliance from the very beginning. It’s like having a personal DevOps architect as a partner.

{unscripted} IDP Knowledge Agent

We're making Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) more accessible with a natural language assistant. Developers can ask questions like, "What are the failing checks for my service's scorecard?" or "Who is the owner of a service?" to find metadata instantly. The agent also bridges the gap to action by suggesting and executing self-service workflows, like creating a new repo or onboarding a new engineer. It can even assist in generating new workflows, turning complex processes into simple conversational tasks.

API World 2025: Growth, Memories, and Next Steps

A couple of weeks ago, our team returned from API World. We’ve officially had a few weeks to decompress and get back into the swing of things after an incredible time at API World 2025. Looking back, the experience was even more rewarding than I had imagined in my Pre-API World blog. This year was especially memorable for me, as I had the opportunity to attend my first tech conference and travel across the country for work. I’m still buzzing from everything I learned and the people I met.

14: CNCF, OpenAPI, and Kubernetes with Dan Ciruli from Nutanix

Andrew Hillier sits down with Dan Ciruli, who leads the cloud native product management team at Nutanix. Dan’s got some great stories from his days at Google—back when cloud native and Kubernetes were just getting started, in addition to the knowledge and wisdom he picked up along the way.

Build an automated ETL pipeline for cryptocurrency data with CircleCI

To stay ahead in the crypto world, you need latest information about cryptocurrencies. With so many coins out there and prices changing all the time, knowing which ones are doing the best gives you a quick snapshot of what’s hot right now. Whether you’re investing, just curious, or trying to understand the market better, this information makes it easier to spot trends and make smarter decisions.

Cisco ASA and IOS Vulnerabilities Expose Critical Systems, Making Edge Automation Essential for Rapid Remediation

The launch of Puppet Edge this week could not have been more timely. Within a day of its general availability, Cisco disclosed a vulnerability in its IOS and IOS XE software, followed almost immediately by an Event Response detailing two additional critical-severity CVEs affecting its firewalls.

FinOps Training At Scale Webinar: Key Takeaways On Proven Strategies From Fred FinOps

Cloud costs are no longer just an engineering problem or a finance problem. It’s now an everyone problem. That was the central message from the FinOps Training At Scale webinar that took place on Sept. 25, 2025, where CloudZero’s Larry Advey (a.k.a. “Fred FinOps”) and Director of Tech Enablement Umesh Rao walked through the realities of building FinOps practices that work in the real world.

How To Tag AI Cloud Spend: A Practical Framework For FinOps Teams

The world of cloud costs is always evolving, and AI spend is quickly becoming one of the most unpredictable and confusing cost drivers. As more organizations integrate generative AI into their products, FinOps teams are struggling to account for — and control — these new, often mind-boggling cost streams. In fact, 44% of engineering professionals say improving AI explainability is a top priority in AI budgeting, according to CloudZero’s State Of AI Costs In 2025 report.

Deployment of AWS Step Functions with Lambda and CircleCI

In this guide, you will build and deploy a serverless data processing workflow using AWS Step Functions and AWS Lambda. This approach enables you to orchestrate discrete processing tasks in a scalable and cost-efficient way, leveraging the event-driven architecture that AWS offers. You will begin by creating individual Lambda functions that handle specific tasks in your data pipeline.