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Quantum-Safe Trading Systems: Preparing Risk Engines for the Post-Quantum Threat

RSA and ECC will not survive quantum. Trading systems must adopt post-quantum cryptography now, or risk exposing settlement and payoff data when quantum machines arrive.

February 13, 2026

by Claire Rich

· 1,198 Views · 1 Like

Scaling Enterprise RPA With Secure Automation and Robust Governance

Enterprise-grade automation, delivered securely, efficiently, and with strong governance at scale, helps achieve high reliability.

February 13, 2026

by Harris Anderson

· 1,403 Views

Serverless Is Not Cheaper by Default

A clear-eyed breakdown of serverless costs — why they’re hidden, when they make sense, and how to choose between functions and containers before surprises hit your bill.

February 13, 2026

by David Iyanu Jonathan

· 2,218 Views · 1 Like

A Developer-Centric Cloud Architecture Framework (DCAF) for Enterprise Platforms

Developer-Centric Cloud Architecture Framework (DCAF) introduces a platform architecture framework that codifies architectural intent through meaningful invariants.

February 12, 2026

by Chandrasekhar Rao Katru

· 2,818 Views · 6 Likes

AWS Bedrock Knowledge Bases: Comparing S3 Vector Store, OpenSearch, PostgreSQL, and Neptune for Cost and Performance

In this article, we compare the performance of AWS OpenSearch and S3 Vector Store to find the optimal balance between cost and speed.

February 12, 2026

by Artem Tokarev

· 2,412 Views

Golden Paths for AI Workloads - Standardizing Deployment, Observability, and Trust

Golden Paths enable scalable AI by standardizing deployment, observability, drift detection, and governance as built-in platform defaults.

February 12, 2026

by Josephine Eskaline Joyce

CORE

· 1,802 Views · 2 Likes

Backing Up Azure Infrastructure with Python and Aztfexport

We treat code as a first-class citizen, but our actual cloud state often drifts. Here’s how to build a Python-based “Time Machine” for Azure.

February 12, 2026

by Dippu Kumar Singh

· 1,444 Views

Jakarta EE 12 M2: Entering the Data Age of Enterprise Java

Jakarta EE 12 aligns repositories, restrictions, queries, ORM, and NoSQL into a unified data model, making domain-centric data access a first-class platform feature.

February 11, 2026

by Otavio Santana

CORE

· 1,388 Views · 3 Likes

Information Security Outsourcing 2.0: Balancing Control, Cost, and Capability

Outsourcing security saves time but risks control. Learn how developers can choose trusted partners and stay secure without losing visibility.

February 11, 2026

by Alex Vakulov

CORE

· 1,452 Views

The AI Firewall: Using Local Small Language Models (SLMs) to Scrub PII Before Cloud Processing

Learn how to run small language models locally as an AI firewall to detect and scrub PII from data before sending it to cloud AI services.

February 10, 2026

by Rambabu Bandam

· 3,065 Views

OCI Images as Kubernetes Volumes: A New Era for Data Management

A new volume type has recently joined the Kubernetes ecosystem: the image volume. This feature promises to change how we manage static data and configurations.

February 10, 2026

by Manuel Morejón

· 1,774 Views

Designing a Real-Time Data Activation Platform Using Segment CDP, Databricks, and Iterable

We rebuilt a failing activation stack as a governed platform using Segment, Databricks, and Iterable, reducing incidents and enabling safer self-service.

February 10, 2026

by Shweta Puri

· 673 Views

Query-Aware Retrieval Routing for Analytics on AWS: When to Use Redshift, OpenSearch, Neptune, or Cache

Use a query router for LLM analytics — Redshift (KPIs), OpenSearch (definition), Neptune (lineage), and Cache (repeats) — to improve accuracy, latency, and costs.

February 10, 2026

by Anusha Kovi

CORE

· 1,024 Views · 1 Like

Secure Multi-Tenant GPU-as-a-Service on Kubernetes: Architecture, Isolation, and Reliability at Scale

GPU-as-a-Service makes it easier to share accelerators, but it also raises concerns about isolation and security. This introduces a secure Kubernetes architecture.

February 10, 2026

by Harvendra Singh

· 1,645 Views

The New Testing Pattern: Standardizing Regression for Cloud Migrations

Migrating legacy monolithic systems to the cloud is risky. Here is a proven pattern for automating regression testing at scale by replaying production traffic.

February 9, 2026

by Dippu Kumar Singh

· 876 Views

Distributed Systems and Cloud Efficiency: A Deep Dive

Cloud cost is a distributed systems failure mode. This article explains how to make it observable, prevent waste, and manage spend as an operational metric.

February 9, 2026

by David Iyanu Jonathan

· 704 Views

Building a Self-Healing Observability System with AWS Bedrock AgentCore

This article explains how to build a self-healing observability system with AWS Bedrock AgentCore using AI agents to analyze and remediate infrastructure issues.

February 9, 2026

by Lakshmi Narayana Rasalay

· 1,568 Views

An AI-Driven Architecture for Autonomous Network Operations (NetOps)

NetOps teams often face a skills gap when troubleshooting complex infrastructure. This article presents an automation pattern for an AI co-pilot for incident response.

February 9, 2026

by Dippu Kumar Singh

· 1,409 Views

Model Context Protocol Vs Agent2Agent: Practical Integration with Enterprise Data

MCP is production-ready for LLM-to-tool integration; A2A enables emerging multi-agent collaboration. They complement, not compete, and neither replaces Spark or Airflow.

February 9, 2026

by Ram Ghadiyaram

CORE

· 1,466 Views · 1 Like

Understanding AI Agent Types:Guide to 8 Modern AI Architectures

A guide to eight AI agent types with implementations, real-world use cases, and selection framework. Learn about LCM, HRM, LAM, SLM, VLM, LRM, MOE, and GPT architectures.

February 6, 2026

by Ram Ghadiyaram

CORE

· 3,147 Views · 1 Like

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