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Why Pass/Fail CI Pipelines Are Insufficient for Enterprise Release Decisions

Binary CI/CD pass/fail signals do not adequately represent release risk in complex enterprise systems, where context and impact matter more than execution status.

May 15, 2026

by Gayathri Bolineni

· 2,204 Views

Observability in Spring Boot 4

Bridge observability gaps in Spring Boot 4 by injecting Micrometer Trace IDs via SQL comments and propagating context through Kafka.

May 15, 2026

by ha dinh thai

· 2,640 Views · 1 Like

The Agent Protocol Stack: MCP vs. A2A vs. AG-UI

Three protocols are shaping how AI agents interact with tools, other agents, and users. Here's what each one does, how they fit together, and when to reach for which.

May 15, 2026

by Jubin Abhishek Soni

CORE

· 2,986 Views

Your Identity Governance Is Lying to You

Legacy identity governance fails in modern cloud environments. Learn how event-driven, AI-assisted models improve access control and reduce security risks.

May 15, 2026

by Vishal Kumar Thedlapally

· 1,879 Views · 3 Likes

DevOps Is Dead, Long Live Platform Engineering

This article explores the rise of platform engineering, the Golden Path vs. Jungle Path model, and how agentic AI is automating infrastructure governance.

May 14, 2026

by Rakshath Naik

· 3,726 Views · 2 Likes

The "Zombie API" Attack: Why Your Old Integrations Are Your Biggest Security Risk

Zombie APIs are forgotten, outdated endpoints left active but unmonitored, creating easy backdoors for hackers to steal sensitive data.

May 14, 2026

by Tharun Reddy

· 2,273 Views · 1 Like

Why Your QA Engineer Should Be the Most Stubborn Person on the Team

Strong QA is not checklist work. It combines investigation, analytical thinking, and technical communication to find failure paths early and improve the system over time.

May 14, 2026

by Alex Vakulov

CORE

· 1,845 Views · 3 Likes

How to Test a DELETE API Request With REST-Assured Java

This tutorial demonstrates how to test DELETE requests using Rest-Assured Java for API testing, including examples of deleting data.

May 14, 2026

by Faisal Khatri

CORE

· 2,055 Views

Navigating the Complexities of AI-Driven Integration in Multi-Cloud Environments: A Veteran’s Insights

AI is transforming multi-cloud integration with real-time, decentralized, secure systems — improving compliance, APIs, and scalability across industries.

May 13, 2026

by Abhijit Roy

· 2,471 Views · 1 Like

Spec-Driven Integration: Turning API Sprawl Into a Governed Capability Fleet for AI

Alpha release of a new integration approach that translates your existing data and APIs into standardized APIs, MCP, and agent skills for AI.

May 13, 2026

by Kin Lane

· 1,795 Views

AWS Kiro: The Agentic IDE That Makes Specs the Unit of Work

You describe a feature, and Kiro generates structured requirements.md, design.md, and tasks.md files first, then implements against them.

May 13, 2026

by Jubin Abhishek Soni

CORE

· 3,055 Views · 2 Likes

How to Test a PATCH API Request With REST-Assured Java

This tutorial demonstrates how to test PATCH requests using REST Assured in Java for API testing, including examples of partial data updates.

May 13, 2026

by Faisal Khatri

CORE

· 4,107 Views

The Cost of Knowing: When Observability Becomes the Outage

Observability costs spiral when teams optimize for visibility, not cost. Fix it by making spend visible, sampling aggressively, and cutting low-value data.

May 13, 2026

by David Iyanu Jonathan

· 1,437 Views

LLM Integration in Enterprise Applications: A Practical Guide

LLM integration boosts efficiency, automates workflows, and sharpens decisions — but success hinges on strategy, execution, and business alignment.

May 13, 2026

by Lilly Gracia

· 2,015 Views

Solving the Mystery: Why Java RSS Grows in Docker on M1 Macs

Java apps running in x86-64 Docker containers on ARM64 M1 Macs experience mysterious RSS memory growth due to Rosetta 2 translation cache. The culprit? JIT compilation.

May 12, 2026

by Sumeet Sharma

· 3,792 Views · 1 Like

Has AI-Generated SQL Impacted Data Quality? We Reviewed 1,000 Incidents

We analyzed 1,000 data pipeline incidents across 500+ environments and found that code-related failures still account for ~10% of all data quality issues.

May 12, 2026

by Lior Gavish

· 2,737 Views

AI-Driven Integration in Large-Scale Agile Environments

Learn how AI integrates with Agile at scale, improving velocity and insights while requiring human oversight, bias control, and continuous feedback.

May 11, 2026

by Abhijit Roy

· 2,751 Views · 1 Like

Monitoring Spring Boot Applications with Prometheus and Grafana

Demonstrates how to expose Spring Boot metrics with Prometheus and build Grafana dashboards to track memory usage and error rates for production-grade Java services.

May 11, 2026

by Ramya vani Rayala

· 2,042 Views · 1 Like

The Serverless Illusion: When “Pay for What You Use” Becomes Expensive

Serverless isn’t inherently cheaper. Hidden costs add up, and at scale it’s often pricier than containers — best for sporadic, not steady workloads.

May 11, 2026

by David Iyanu Jonathan

· 2,440 Views · 1 Like

How to Secure Secrets in CI/CD Pipelines

CI/CD pipelines are essential, but they carry risks if not designed correctly. This post discusses common security mistakes and shares practices to avoid them.

May 11, 2026

by Sandeep Kumar Khandelwal

· 1,838 Views · 1 Like

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