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Distributed Consensus: Paxos vs. Raft and Modern Implementations

In this post we'll explore the fundamentals of distributed consensus, compare Paxos and Raft, and examine recent implementations like Kafka Raft.

May 23, 2025

by narendra reddy sanikommu

· 5,540 Views · 2 Likes

Agile’s Quarter-Century Crisis

Despite 25 years of the Agile Manifesto, countless books, a certification industry, conferences, and consultants, we collectively struggle to make Agile work.

May 21, 2025

by Stefan Wolpers

CORE

· 3,141 Views · 3 Likes

AI-Driven Root Cause Analysis in SRE: Enhancing Incident Resolution

This article examines how AI is transforming root cause analysis (RCA) in Site Reliability Engineering by automating incident resolution and improving system reliability.

May 16, 2025

by Nikhil Kapoor

· 4,728 Views · 5 Likes

Optimizing Integration Workflows With Spark Structured Streaming and Cloud Services

Learn how Spark Structured Streaming and cloud services optimize real-time data integration with scalable, fault-tolerant workflows for modern applications.

May 15, 2025

by Bharath Muddarla

· 7,666 Views · 3 Likes

Ethical AI in Agile

Learn all about ethical AI integration for Agile teams with four key guardrails: Data Privacy, Human Value, Output Validation, and Transparent Attribution.

May 14, 2025

by Stefan Wolpers

CORE

· 2,792 Views · 2 Likes

Agile and Quality Engineering: A Holistic Perspective

Discover how Scrum and Agile principles drive collaboration, early feedback, and test automation to deliver high-quality, user-centric software at speed.

May 13, 2025

by Samuel Maniraj Selvaraj

· 2,576 Views · 1 Like

Is Agile Right for Every Project? When To Use It and When To Avoid It

Agile works best for projects requiring flexibility, collaboration, and ongoing adjustments (e.g., software development).

May 12, 2025

by Samuel Ogbonna

· 4,164 Views · 4 Likes

How to Practice TDD With Kotlin

Learn how to implement TDD with Kotlin. We'll also learn how to improve the readability of our test or reuse the same process.

Updated May 8, 2025

by Ludovic Dorival

· 8,144 Views · 2 Likes

Top Book Picks for Site Reliability Engineers

As an experienced SRE, I believe reading is fundamental. Here is a list of a few books that I feel every SRE will benefit from to become better at their jobs.

May 7, 2025

by Krishna Vinnakota

· 5,819 Views · 3 Likes

Recurrent Workflows With Cloud Native Dapr Jobs

Workflow scheduling is something we see often. As part of this article, we will look at how Dapr Jobs helps to easily run periodic workloads.

May 5, 2025

by Siri Varma Vegiraju

CORE

· 25,631 Views · 1 Like

Rethinking Recruitment: A Journey Through Hiring Practices

Reflections and insights on the evolution of hiring processes, highlighting the need for innovation, efficiency, and a candidate-focused approach to recruitment.

May 2, 2025

by Miguel Garcia

CORE

· 3,379 Views · 4 Likes

Breaking Bottlenecks: Applying the Theory of Constraints to Software Development

Use TOC to spot and fix your main software bottleneck, maximize efficiency, and keep iterating for continuous improvements.

May 2, 2025

by Pavlo Sobchuk

· 7,174 Views · 3 Likes

On-Call That Doesn’t Suck: A Guide for Data Engineers

Data pipelines don’t fail silently; they make a lot of noise. The question is, are you listening to the signal or drowning in noise?

April 29, 2025

by Tulika Bhatt

· 3,264 Views · 3 Likes

Contextual AI Integration for Agile Product Teams

This article introduces Contextual AI Integration for agile product teams. Stop treating AI as a team member to “onboard;“ AI is a tool that requires context.

April 28, 2025

by Stefan Wolpers

CORE

· 4,581 Views · 2 Likes

Platform Engineering for Cloud Teams

Platform engineering empowers cloud teams by streamlining infrastructure, automating workflows, and enhancing developer experience to drive efficiency and innovation.

April 21, 2025

by Josephine Eskaline Joyce

CORE

· 7,084 Views · 10 Likes

AI Interview Analysis

This article discusses how to use generative artificial intelligence to analyze interviews from teammates, stakeholders, and management for better insights.

April 21, 2025

by Stefan Wolpers

CORE

· 3,374 Views · 3 Likes

The Hidden Breach: Secrets Leaked Outside the Codebase Pose a Serious Threat

Secrets aren't just in code. Recent reports show major leaks in collaboration tools like Slack, Jira, and Confluence. Here’s what security teams need to know.

April 17, 2025

by Dwayne McDaniel

· 4,436 Views · 1 Like

Optimus Alpha Analyzes Team Data

Learn how Optimus Alpha crafts data-driven retrospective formats to boost agile value creation and bridge technical debt with team autonomy.

April 14, 2025

by Stefan Wolpers

CORE

· 3,551 Views · 2 Likes

7 Effective Conflict Resolution Strategies for Software Development Teams

In this post, we will look at 7 actionable strategies to encourage software development teams to look beyond conflicts and focus on delivering high-quality projects

April 11, 2025

by Vartika Kashyap

· 3,976 Views · 3 Likes

The One Interview Question That Lost You the Job

In this article, see how one common interview question can instantly hurt your chances if not answered carefully.

April 10, 2025

by Leon Adato

· 3,946 Views · 2 Likes

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