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How We Broke the Monolith (and Kept Our Sanity): Lessons From Moving to Microservices

Moving from a monolith to microservices is messy but worth it — expect surprises, invest in automation, and focus on team culture as much as code.

July 3, 2025

by Shushyam Malige Sharanappa

· 3,857 Views · 4 Likes

Why Traditional CI/CD Falls Short for Cloud Infrastructure

CI/CD works great for stateless apps–but infra isn’t stateless. It’s live, interconnected, and hard to roll back when things go sideways.

July 3, 2025

by Aharon Twizer

· 4,888 Views · 2 Likes

Stabilizing ETL Pipelines With Airflow, Presto, and Metadata Contracts

Silent data drift broke our metrics, errors, just lies. We fixed it with schema contracts, validation, lineage, and loud failures. Now, trust is engineered.

July 2, 2025

by BEVERLY DSOUZA

· 2,670 Views · 2 Likes

Deploying LLMs Across Hybrid Cloud-Fog Topologies Using Progressive Model Pruning

Deploying LLMs at the edge is hard due to size and resource limits. This guide explores how progressive model pruning enables scalable hybrid cloud–fog inference.

July 2, 2025

by Sam Prakash Bheri

· 2,357 Views · 1 Like

Microservice Madness: Debunking Myths and Exposing Pitfalls

The belief that "microservices eliminate dependencies" has probably caused more harm to our industry than the 2008 financial crisis did to finance!

July 2, 2025

by Thomas Hansen

CORE

· 2,973 Views · 7 Likes

Docker Model Runner: A Game Changer in Local AI Development (C# Developer Perspective)

Explore how C# developers can use Docker Model Runner to run AI models locally, reduce setup time, and integrate OpenAI-compatible APIs into their apps.

July 2, 2025

by Naga Santhosh Reddy Vootukuri

CORE

· 5,462 Views · 3 Likes

Docker Model Runner: Running AI Models Locally Made Simple

Docker Model Runner: run AI models locally with zero setup. Pull from Docker Hub, chat via CLI or API. OpenAI-compatible. Beta.

July 1, 2025

by Suleiman Dibirov

CORE

· 4,438 Views · 3 Likes

DevOps Remediation Architecture for Azure CDN From Edgio

The article explains how organizations particularly implement the migration from the retiring Azure CDN from Edgio to Azure Front Door.

June 30, 2025

by Karthik Bojja

· 2,576 Views · 3 Likes

Maximizing Productivity: GitHub Copilot With Custom Instructions in VS Code

Integrate GitHub Copilot in VS Code to provide custom instructions for improving productivity in the software development process.

June 30, 2025

by Udaya Veeramreddygari

· 8,265 Views · 3 Likes

Transform Settlement Process Using AWS Data Pipeline

Modern AWS data pipelines automate ETL for settlement files using S3, Glue, Lambda, and Step Functions, transforming data from raw to curated with full orchestration.

June 30, 2025

by Prabhakar Mishra

· 1,978 Views · 2 Likes

The Untold Costs of Automation: Are We Sacrificing Security for Speed?

Automation boosts efficiency but can create security risks. Breaches like MOVEit show why oversight and audits are essential to prevent costly failures.

June 27, 2025

by Rasheed Afolabi

· 2,029 Views

A Beginner’s Guide to Playwright: End-to-End Testing Made Easy

Learn Playwright for reliable, cross-browser E2E testing. Modern, fast, and developer-friendly with TypeScript support, smart selectors, and parallel runs.

June 27, 2025

by Rama Mallika Kadali

· 3,693 Views · 3 Likes

Containerizing AI: Hands-On Guide to Deploying ML Models With Docker and Kubernetes

Containerize your ML model with Docker and deploy it on AWS EKS using Kubernetes in this hands-on guide. Learn to build, serve, and scale your models with ease.

June 27, 2025

by Bhanu Sekhar Guttikonda

CORE

· 4,777 Views · 6 Likes

Advanced Argo Rollouts With Datadog Metrics for Progressive Delivery

The article defines and explores how progressive delivery in Kubernetes environments can be enhanced using Argo Rollouts in combination with Datadog metrics.

June 27, 2025

by Karthik Bojja

· 4,146 Views · 2 Likes

Mock the File System

Using the real file system in tests might seem convenient at first, but it leads to hidden state, slow execution, and an unmaintainable setup.

June 27, 2025

by Volodya Lombrozo

· 3,102 Views · 2 Likes

The Missing Layer in AI Pipelines: Why Data Engineers Must Think Like Product Managers

Most AI project failures result from data issues, not model flaws. To succeed, data engineers must adopt a product manager mindset.

June 27, 2025

by Rajanikantarao Vellaturi

· 2,300 Views · 2 Likes

Serverless Machine Learning: Running AI Models Without Managing Infrastructure

The article empowers developers to deploy and serve ML models without needing to manage servers, clusters, or VMs, reducing time-to-market and cognitive overhead.

June 26, 2025

by Bhanu Sekhar Guttikonda

CORE

· 4,861 Views · 5 Likes

How to Banish Anxiety, Lower MTTR, and Stay on Budget During Incident Response

Cutting log ingestion seems thrifty — until an outage happens and suddenly you really need those signals! See how zero-cost ingestion can get rid of MTTR anxiety.

June 26, 2025

by John Vester

CORE

· 2,525 Views · 1 Like

Serverless vs Containers: Choosing the Right Architecture for Your Application

Compare serverless vs. container-based architectures for cost, performance, and scalability. Learn key differences and choose the best fit for your app.

June 26, 2025

by Srinivas Chippagiri

CORE

· 18,881 Views · 9 Likes

How to Monitor and Optimize Node.js Performance

Optimize Node.js apps with tools and techniques for better performance, learn monitoring, reduce memory leaks, and improve scalability and responsiveness easily.

June 26, 2025

by Anubhav D

· 2,166 Views · 2 Likes

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