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We recently launched the State of the Database Landscape 2024 survey results, with information from almost 4,000 database professionals from around the globe. A clear picture emerged from the results, suggesting that 2024 is the year that skill diversification among database professionals is imperative. There’s the need to manage multiple databases, to migrate to the cloud, to introduce continuous delivery with DevOps, and even incorporating Generative AI into the mix.

The beauty of deploying SaaS-based applications is that you don’t have to worry about building the infrastructure, hiring engineers to maintain it, staying on top of upgrades or worry about application security. Indeed, these are some of the main benefits you get by using a SaaS offering. However, the world of software is full of trade-offs, so, what do you lose out on?

The beginning of a new year is a time ripe for innovation. But implementing new ideas to scale quickly while keeping cloud costs down is a delicate balance to strike. January’s cloud cost news brings positive shifts in the market from AWS, Google, and SAP.

Managing GitHub Issues and PRs is a core part of developers’ workflow, but sometimes, it feels like an uphill battle. Switching out of a million different tools and tabs, manually tracking issue updates and trying to coordinate with team members on PR reviews can turn what should be a straightforward task into a time-consuming and, often, headache-inducing ordeal.

Kubernetes has emerged as the de facto orchestrator for deploying and managing containerized applications. Its versatility and robust ecosystem have paved the way for innovative tools that leverage its capabilities, extending its utility beyond mere container orchestration. Among these tools, Crossplane and Qovery stand out for their unique approaches to simplifying cloud resource management.

The power of LLMs to solve real-world problems is undeniable, but unfortunately, in some cases, only theoretical. What’s stopping us from getting the most out of OpenAI’s text completion capabilities in production apps? One common problem is the inability to confidently guard against bad outputs in production the way we’re used to doing with non-AI test suites. Let’s go one step deeper. There is no equivalent of code coverage for an LLM.

Welcome to Episode 3 of our Modernize as you Migrate Series, where we delve into the game-changing topic, “Scale Your Migration Teams with Jira Integration and Project Templates,” brought to you by Tidal Cloud.

Whether you're a system administrator, a developer, or any other DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) professional, you know that staying ahead in cloud-native computing is crucial. One way to keep your competitive edge in the technology game is to embrace the benefits of eBPF (Extended Berkeley Packet Filter). On top of advances in security and networking, eBPF-based tools are particularly impacting the observability landscape.