Cloud convenience and open source

Cloud convenience and open source

[ad_1] In 2016 I wrote that “cloud convenience is killing the open source database.” It didn’t. Instead, as I noted more recently, open source has remained relevant even as cloud companies seek to make it easier to manage. That said, there’s reason to believe that open source matters in a very different way than some of…

How to improve agile meetings

How to improve agile meetings

[ad_1] Developers enjoy being on self-organizing agile teams and building innovative solutions. They recognize the need to discuss problems, resolve blocks, hold retrospectives, and share results in sprint reviews. But developers loathe attending too many meetings or wasting time in poorly managed ones. Barrages of urgent emails, impromptu Zoom sessions, or frequent Slack messages can…

My data killed my cloud project!

My data killed my cloud project!

[ad_1] Data transfers seem to be the easiest part of cloud migration. After all, migrating applications is the biggest pain in the neck. Data replication and migration should be simple, something that’s done during the last step of the application and data migration process. Right? Many people in IT will sit in a big circle…

Orchestrating data for machine learning pipelines

Orchestrating data for machine learning pipelines

[ad_1] Machine learning (ML) workloads require efficient infrastructure to yield rapid results. Model training relies heavily on large data sets. Funneling this data from storage to the training cluster is the first step of any ML workflow, which significantly impacts the efficiency of model training. Data and AI platform engineers have long been concerned with…

JDK 18: The new features in Java 18

JDK 18: The new features in Java 18

[ad_1] Java Development Kit (JDK) 18 is now available as an official production release. The new version of standard Java has nine new features, including a simple web server and another preview of pattern matching for switch. The OpenJDK page lists the following features as officially targeting JDK 18: a service provider interface, a simple…