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Architecting Trustworthy AI: Engineering Patterns for High-Stakes Environments

This post presents three domain-agnostic engineering patterns for building AI systems that remain safe even when the model is wrong.

June 29, 2026

by Sujay Puvvadi

· 1,552 Views

Building Production-Safe Agentic Remediation With Docker MCP Gateway: Lessons From 43% to 100% Accuracy

We built an AI Docker remediation system on MCP Gateway. First version: 43% correct. After 9 engineering fixes: 100%. Here's what changed.

June 29, 2026

by Mohammad-Ali Arabi

· 2,416 Views

High-Cardinality Threat Detection: Why MapReduce Breaks and Heuristics Win

Scalable systems that succeed don’t process more — they ignore more, using heuristics to isolate the small fraction of activity that actually matters.

June 29, 2026

by Karanpreet Singh

· 1,428 Views

Mac Native Builds, Live Protocols, And Open Issues Under 350

The open issue count dropped below 350 after a push through the oldest reports, and the same week brought native Mac builds, WebSockets in the core, gRPC and GraphQL inte

June 29, 2026

by Shai Almog

CORE

· 1,032 Views · 1 Like

The New Insider Threat Isn't Human: Securing AI Agents Before They Secure Themselves

AI agents are becoming powerful insiders. Learn how identity, MCP security, least privilege, and policy enforcement reduce emerging risks.

June 26, 2026

by Igboanugo David Ugochukwu

CORE

· 2,140 Views · 1 Like

Selective Deployment in Azure Data Factory: A Practical Blueprint for Safer CI/CD

Implement selective deployment in Azure Data Factory to safely promote individual features without deploying the entire factory state

June 26, 2026

by Sauhard Bhatt

· 2,155 Views · 2 Likes

Two Clocks Are Running Out at Once, and Almost Nobody Is Watching Both

Quantum computing and AI coding tools are changing security. Learn why crypto-agility and better governance are now critical.

June 26, 2026

by Igboanugo David Ugochukwu

CORE

· 2,193 Views · 2 Likes

What Cloud Engineers Actually Need to Know About AI Infrastructure

AI infrastructure isn’t about GPUs. Most issues come from storage, networking, data pipelines. If GPU utilization is low, check the infrastructure first, not the model.

June 26, 2026

by Naveen Kalapala

· 1,645 Views · 1 Like

A Tool Is Not a Platform (And Your Team Knows the Difference)

Calling a collection of tools a platform creates expectations it cannot meet. A platform has a contract. A toolchain has documentation.

June 25, 2026

by Jeleel Muibi

· 2,137 Views · 2 Likes

No VIP? No Problem: Pacemaker-Based SAP HANA High Availability Using a Load Balancer Health Check

Many cloud platforms do not support floating virtual IPs, which breaks the standard RHEL Pacemaker setup for SAP HANA HA. Use a network load balancer.

June 25, 2026

by Vidyasagar (Sarath Chandra) Machupalli FBCS

CORE

· 1,534 Views · 3 Likes

SBOMs improve software supply chain transparency, but sharing them carelessly creates risk. Learn how controlled disclosure balances trust and security.

June 25, 2026

by Sven Ruppert

CORE

· 1,961 Views · 1 Like

Code and Connect: MCP + MuleSoft

Understand MCP, AI agents, and assistants, and learn how Model Context Protocol connects AI applications to tools using MuleSoft.

June 25, 2026

by Ajay Singh

· 1,894 Views

REST-Assured Configuration and Specifications: Writing Maintainable API Tests

Learn how to use REST-Assured Configuration, Request Specifications, and Response Specifications to build maintainable API tests.

June 25, 2026

by Faisal Khatri

CORE

· 1,770 Views

Your Biggest Identity Problem Isn't Your Employees Anymore; It's Everything Else

Machine identities are now the primary attack surface. Learn how Zero Trust, SPIFFE, and IAM automation help secure them.

June 24, 2026

by Igboanugo David Ugochukwu

CORE

· 1,866 Views · 1 Like

AI, OAuth, and Other Platform APIs in the Core

Deeper AI integration in the framework core, modern authentication via OAuth / OIDC and WebAuthn passkeys driven from the system browser, and a few smaller additions.

June 24, 2026

by Shai Almog

CORE

· 1,987 Views · 1 Like

Implementing Asynchronous Communication Between Microservices Using Kafka and Spring Boot

Kafka decouples services, buffers spikes, and routes failures to a DLT. Schemas are contracts; consumers must be idempotent.

June 24, 2026

by Mallikharjuna Manepalli

· 3,267 Views · 1 Like

Who Owns the Data Stack?: How AI Is Reshaping Ownership, Architecture, and Accountability Across Teams

Build AI-native data systems with clear ownership, semantic contracts, and governance. Learn how accountability, retrieval, and data quality shape AI behavior.

June 24, 2026

by Miguel Garcia

CORE

· 1,427 Views · 2 Likes

Architectural Collapse: How Extension Poisoning, Node Vulnerabilities, and Infrastructure Fog Enabled the GitHub Repository Breach

A major GitHub breach showed how extension poisoning, Node ecosystem weaknesses, and insecure developer workstations can bypass traditional security defenses.

June 23, 2026

by Akash Lomas

· 3,251 Views · 1 Like

Phantom APIs Are Eating Your Attack Surface, and Most Security Teams Are Still Looking the Other Way

Undocumented phantom APIs are creating hidden security risks. Learn how AI-generated endpoints evade reviews and expand attack surfaces.

June 23, 2026

by Igboanugo David Ugochukwu

CORE

· 2,239 Views

The Breach Was Never at the Door

OAuth tokens and AI agents can bypass traditional security. Learn from Microsoft and Salesloft breaches why behavioral monitoring matters.

June 23, 2026

by Igboanugo David Ugochukwu

CORE

· 1,757 Views

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