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Modular Monoliths Explained: Structure, Strategy, and Scalability

Modular monoliths: one deployable unit, cleanly split into modules. Simpler ops, strong boundaries, no microservice overhead.

November 4, 2025

by Ammar Husain

CORE

· 3,561 Views · 5 Likes

Federated API Management: Deploying APIs From WSO2 to AWS API Gateway

This tutorial guides you through the step-by-step process of configuring and integrating AWS API Gateway with the WSO2 API Manager.

November 4, 2025

by Naduni Pamudika

· 1,912 Views · 1 Like

This Compiler Bottleneck Took 16 Hours Off Our Training Time

We shaved 16 hours off training by uncovering a hidden compiler bottleneck! Real speedups come from understanding toolchain failures, not just using more tools.

November 4, 2025

by Srinidhi Goud Myadaboyina

· 2,113 Views · 2 Likes

From Noise to Outcome-Driven Observability: An SLO-First Strategy to Deliver Business Value Through Telemetry

Learn how an SLO-first strategy transforms observability from reactive monitoring to proactive, outcome-driven reliability using OpenTelemetry and unified data practices.

November 4, 2025

by Stelios Manioudakis

CORE

· 14,253 Views · 1 Like

Advanced Patterns in Salesforce LWC: Reusable Components and Performance Optimization

Master reusable LWC patterns, smart event handling, and caching to build faster, maintainable Salesforce apps that scale.

November 4, 2025

by Lakshman Pradeep Reddy Vangala

· 2,788 Views

Top Takeaways From Devoxx Belgium 2025

In October 2025, Devoxx Belgium showcased its 22nd edition, emphasizing Java and AI advancements. Sessions covered were AI workflows, architecture decisions, and more.

November 4, 2025

by Gunter Rotsaert

CORE

· 1,837 Views · 3 Likes

Detecting Supply Chain Attacks in NPM, PyPI, and Docker: Real-World Techniques That Work

Supply chain attacks represent the modern cybersecurity nightmare — attackers compromise the dependencies you trust instead of attacking you directly.

November 3, 2025

by David Iyanu Jonathan

· 5,244 Views · 2 Likes

Building a Resilient Observability Stack in 2025: Practical Steps to Reduce Tool Sprawl With OpenTelemetry, Unified Platforms, and AI-Ready Monitoring

Learn how to cut observability tool sprawl, adopt OpenTelemetry, and build a vendor-neutral, AI-ready observability stack for reliability at scale in 2025.

November 3, 2025

by Marija Naumovska

CORE

· 3,672 Views · 1 Like

5 Critical Databricks Performance Hacks That Most Engineers Miss (100x Faster Queries)

In this article, learn to boost Databricks' performance with six proven optimization strategies for UDFs, AQE, Delta Lake, broadcasts, and Photon acceleration.

November 3, 2025

by Ram Ghadiyaram

CORE

· 4,062 Views · 4 Likes

What Is Agent Observability? Key Lessons Learned

A foundational guide to the key concepts of agent observability including best practices, metrics, and common challenges.

November 3, 2025

by Lior Gavish

· 2,969 Views · 3 Likes

Navigating the Cyber Frontier: AI and ML's Role in Shaping Tomorrow's Threat Defense

AI and ML are transforming cybersecurity with adaptive defenses, predictive analysis, and automation, shaping a smarter, more resilient digital future.

November 3, 2025

by Geethamanikanta Jakka

· 1,496 Views · 2 Likes

8 Business Continuity Lessons Learned from the CrowdStrike Outage

It's been a year since the CrowdStrike outage brought businesses to a halt around the world. What have companies learned about business continuity since?

November 3, 2025

by Emily Newton

· 2,661 Views · 2 Likes

A Framework for Securing Open-Source Observability at the Edge

Build secure observability solutions for distributed edge environments using open-source telemetry. Achieve zero security incidents and full compliance.

October 31, 2025

by Prakash Velusamy

· 4,316 Views · 1 Like

Streamlining Real-Time Ad Tech Systems: Techniques to Prevent Performance Bottlenecks

Ad tech platforms depend on microscopic efficiency. Profiling and disciplined logging collectively cut waste and latency, turning scale into sustainable profit.

October 31, 2025

by Jeet Nishit Mehta

· 2,192 Views · 1 Like

Implementing Zero-Downtime Upgrades in an Enterprise Cloud Application

Learn how to achieve zero-downtime upgrades in enterprise SaaS through resilient architecture, CI/CD automation, and multi-region deployment.

October 31, 2025

by Arun Ganapathi

· 3,156 Views · 1 Like

Lessons Learned From Running Disaster Recovery Drills

Disaster recovery drills expose cracks in docs, processes, and people. Automate, observe, iterate because resilience is built, not declared.

October 31, 2025

by Akshay Pratinav

· 2,953 Views · 5 Likes

Deployable Architecture: The Cornerstone of Scalable Platform Engineering

Deployable architecture turns platform strategy into scalable execution — standardizing delivery with speed, security, and control.

October 31, 2025

by Josephine Eskaline Joyce, Ph.D

CORE

· 2,664 Views · 3 Likes

When Coalesce Is Slower Than Repartition: A Spark Performance Paradox

In this article, learn why repartition() can outperform coalesce() in Apache Spark — and how Catalyst optimizer pushdown can throttle your job’s parallelism.

October 30, 2025

by Janani Annur Thiruvengadam

CORE

· 3,380 Views · 3 Likes

A Comprehensive Analysis of Async Communication in Microservice Architecture

Asynchronous communication decouples microservices through message brokers like AWS SQS/SNS and Google Pub/Sub, enabling independent scaling and improved resilience.

October 30, 2025

by Aniruddha Maru

· 3,432 Views · 3 Likes

Building Reactive Microservices With Spring WebFlux on Kubernetes

Spring WebFlux on Kubernetes delivers high-throughput, low-latency I/O with fewer resources using reactive IO, Resilience4j, and metrics-based autoscaling.

October 30, 2025

by Mikhail Povolotskii

· 5,298 Views · 1 Like

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