Tag: Cloud and infrastructure
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Bridging Eras: Implementing ADBC interfaces for COBOL systems
Posted on June 8, 2026, Level beginner Resource Length medium
This article explores the integration of modern data standards like Apache Arrow and ADBC with legacy COBOL systems. It challenges the notion of COBOL as merely 'legacy' code, positioning it as critical production infrastructure in banking and government. By adopting efficient, columnar memory formats, organizations can modernize data pipelines without replacing core systems, enabling high-performance analytics on decades-old codebases. By Ian Cook.
Tags data-and-analytics cloud-and-infrastructure architecture-and-apis software-engineering business-and-emerging-tech
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OpenWorkers: Escaping Cloudflare lock-in with self-hosted serverless
Posted on June 3, 2026, Level beginner Resource Length short
OpenWorkers is an open-source project that allows developers to run Cloudflare Workers-compatible JavaScript code on their own infrastructure, addressing the vendor lock-in issues associated with proprietary serverless platforms. By Kelly.
Tags architecture-and-apis cloud-and-infrastructure frontend-and-mobile leadership-and-career
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Scaling AI to production: IBM & Oracle's expanded hybrid cloud & agentic AI partnership
Posted on June 2, 2026, Level beginner Resource Length short
IBM and Oracle are expanding their four-decade partnership to tackle the pilot-to-production AI gap. The collaboration introduces streamlined hybrid cloud infrastructure, including direct RHEL licensing on OCI, and advances agentic AI orchestration across enterprise systems to accelerate scalable, multi-cloud AI deployments.
Tags cloud-and-infrastructure leadership-and-career ai-and-machine-learning
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Modernizing CFML: A serverless journey with BoxLang and AWS Lambda
Posted on June 1, 2026, Level beginner Resource Length short
Explore how developers can overcome traditional barriers to serverless adoption by leveraging BoxLang to run CFML applications on AWS Lambda, significantly reducing infrastructure costs for small-scale projects. By Dan Card.
Tags architecture-and-apis cloud-and-infrastructure
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How to poison the data that Big Tech uses to surveil you
Posted on May 31, 2026, Level beginner Resource Length medium
The article argues that users can use their data as a strategic tool to challenge the power of tech giants. Rather than passively accepting surveillance, individuals can engage in coordinated data actions—like data strikes, poisoning, or shifting data to competitors—to disrupt algorithmic performance. By Karen Hao.
Tags cloud-and-infrastructure data-and-analytics leadership-and-career miscellaneous business-and-emerging-tech
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How to build a software supply chain security playbook
Posted on May 29, 2026, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
Embedding security into the SDLC transforms supply chain risk from a post-deployment concern to a daily development practice. By Aaron Linskens.
Tags cloud-and-infrastructure security-and-privacy devops-and-ci-cd software-engineering how-to
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The safety net Windows users miss: How I switched to Linux without over-committing
Posted on May 27, 2026, Level beginner Resource Length medium
A pragmatic, low-risk migration strategy for Windows users to transition to Linux via virtualization and dual-booting without sacrificing proprietary software dependencies. By Graeme Peacock.
Tags cloud-and-infrastructure software-engineering how-to
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How to build Knowledge Graph generation pipelines from text with kg-gen, networkx analytics, and interactive visualizations
Posted on May 25, 2026, Level intermediate Resource Length long
Discover how to transform plain text into comprehensive knowledge graphs using kg-gen, NetworkX analytics, and interactive visualizations, providing actionable insights for developers and data scientists. By Sana Hassan.
Tags cloud-and-infrastructure data-and-analytics ai-and-machine-learning backend-development
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Test SQL Server backups to avoid Schrödinger's backups
Posted on May 23, 2026, Level beginner Resource Length long
This article emphasizes the critical importance of rigorous SQL Server backup testing to prevent data loss and ensure recovery readiness. It outlines a structured approach covering pre-backup alerts, integrity checks, proper backup execution, and post-restore validation, highlighting common pitfalls like corruption, improper deletion policies, and insufficient retention strategies. The author stresses proactive measures such as using third-party tools, implementing alerting systems, and maintaining multiple backup copies to safeguard against unexpected failures. By Vlad Drumea.
Tags cloud-and-infrastructure backend-development data-and-analytics devops-and-ci-cd security-and-privacy leadership-and-career
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Run highly efficient multimodal agentic AI with NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano Omni using vLLM
Posted on May 21, 2026, Level beginner Resource Length medium
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano Omni delivers unmatched multimodal efficiency with 9x throughput for agentic AI workloads, combining vision, audio, and text in a single model. By NVIDIA Nemotron Team.
Tags cloud-and-infrastructure ai-and-machine-learning data-and-analytics leadership-and-career
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Monitoring Fabric mirroring for SQL 2025
Posted on May 19, 2026, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Monitor SQL 2025 Fabric mirroring via Fabric Portal, DMVs, and OneLake files to ensure reliable data replication. By Meagan Longoria.
Tags backend-development cloud-and-infrastructure data-and-analytics
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The streaming monetization infrastructure: From volume to value
Posted on May 17, 2026, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Streaming platforms are shifting from "more users" to "more value per user," rebuilding their revenue infrastructure with tiered pricing, ad‑supported options, and tighter account controls. By KAPUALabs.
Tags cloud-and-infrastructure leadership-and-career data-and-analytics