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In the wake of EU drafted legislation and US executive orders, a software bill of materials (SBOM) has gone from a nice-to-have to a fundamental piece of software documentation. In this article, we’ll examine what an SBOM is, what information it must include, and the approaches that developers and manufacturers alike should consider as they start building their SBOM.

Mike Hoy, CTO, Pulsant looks ahead to the next 12 months, identifying some of the challenges organisations are likely to face in delivering AI projects, and highlighting the importance of a resilient, connected infrastructure in meeting these. As AI proofs of concept evolve over the next 12–18 months, they will lay the groundwork for advances in technology.

Kubernetes (K8s) has transformed cloud-native infrastructure, enabling enterprises to build scalable, agile environments. Yet, alongside its benefits, Kubernetes introduces a significant blind spot —a rapidly growing part of cloud budgets that has become more and more difficult to optimize. Excess spend is common, and is caused by incorrectly specified container resources, stranding tremendous amounts of resources while at the same time introducing significant operational risk.

2025 will continue the theme of powerful business and technological transformation under a never-ending barrage of cyber threats that are spawning faster and evolving in more complex ways than ever. To ward off an increasingly sophisticated community of threat actors, we’ll need to innovate faster than the speed of the threat landscape — but how?

From simplifying AI integration and automation to network virtualization and cybersecurity, re:Invent 2024 left us with plenty to think about going into 2025. AWS re:Invent 2024 was a whirlwind. TechRadar reported an estimated 60,000 in-person attendees, and with over 2,000 learning sessions there was no shortage of opportunities to collaborate. Our Megaport booth was buzzing, and we loved connecting with you.

Learn how CI/CD tools are enhanced with IDPs—to speed deployments, and increase consistency in software development. Cortex|

It’s impossible to learn about containerization without hearing about Docker and Kubernetes. These two tools together dominate the world of containers, both being the de facto standard in what they each do. When you’re first getting started learning about containers, it can be quite a challenge to figure out the differences between these two tools.

Happy holidays! It’s that time of year when people brainstorm their New Year’s resolutions, and companies are laying out plans to hit the new year with a fresh cost management strategy in place. If you’re in the latter boat, check out these end-of-year wrap-ups that will help you start 2025 on the right foot, financially speaking. Enjoy!