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Snowflake’s Data Clean Room promises to ease analysis of PII data
Free Snowflake Native Application appears to eliminate the complexity of self-managing a data clean room for non-technical users, analysts said.
Using Microsoft’s Retina to monitor Kubernetes networks
The open-source Retina brings observability to container networks in Kubernetes using eBPF.
Microsoft unveils Copilot for Azure SQL Database
AI assistant available in private preview provides natural language to SQL conversion and self-help for database administration.
Steampipe dashboards and benchmarks for your data
Use Powerpipe to visualize and validate data in your own Postgres, SQLite, DuckDB, or MySQL database.
Google Vertex AI Studio puts the promise in generative AI
Cloud-based AI toolkit offers dozens of Google and third-party models, straightforward support for RAG and model tuning, and other potentially compelling features in private preview.
Ethics makes a comeback in cloud-based systems
Interest in doing the right thing is extending to IT systems beyond AI. This is good, even if mainly motivated by the fear of legal or financial consequences.
Redis moves to source-available licenses
Cloud service providers hosting Redis offerings will no longer be permitted to use Redis source code free of charge, the company said.
10 cloud development gotchas to watch out for
Cloud-based development has many advantages but some big downsides, too. Here are 10 reasons to think twice before developing, testing, or deploying your apps in the cloud.
Is Kubernetes worth it?
A dirty little secret in the cloud world is that container workloads have a higher total cost of ownership than they should.
Building a smarter Azure Kubernetes for developers
Microsoft continues to evolve its Azure Kubernetes Service. Kubernetes co-creator Brendan Burns tells us where it’s going next.
How to deploy software to Linux-based IoT devices at scale
Deploying software to large fleets of Linux-based devices is a complex and critical process that requires careful planning and automated execution. Start with these best practices.
JetBrains unveils CI/CD service for smaller teams
TeamCity Pipeline aims to be an intuitive platform that allows small developer teams to run devops pipelines with minimum complexity.
A change in the machine learning landscape
AI models that use data where it exists rather than centralizing it require stronger privacy and security measures. Introducing the RoPPFL framework.
Evaluating databases for sensor data
Sensor data and IoT applications have special requirements that might be better served by a specialized database. Here’s what to consider.
Why public cloud providers are cutting egress fees
Enterprise IT sees these fees as arbitrary and annoying, and cloud providers are taking notice. However, it’s not all about customer goodwill.
Securing Azure Kubernetes with Falco
The open-source cloud-native runtime security tool is now a graduated CNCF project. Is it time to use it in your Kubernetes applications?
OutSystems unveils no-code AI Agent Builder
Tool for OutSystems Developer Cloud allows users to build AI agents using models from Azure OpenAI or Amazon Bedrock without any coding.
DBOS Cloud overturns database-on-OS conventions for speed
Postgres pioneer Mike Stonebraker and Spark creator Matei Zaharia have cofounded a venture whose main product is a database-oriented operating system or DBOS — a high-performance distributed database that runs OS services on top.