Highlights key announcements and innovations from the AWS re:Invent 2024 conference, covering new services and updates across AI, containers, and integration.
A first-hand account of AWS re:Invent 2024 Day 1, covering sessions on AWS Backup, Control Tower, Systems Manager, and serverless best practices.
A performance and cost comparison of Azure's V3, V5, and V6 virtual machines, focusing on benchmarks and upgrade viability.
The author announces their new role as Director of Research at CloudZero, focusing on AI-driven cloud cost management and optimization.
A developer shares their experience and tips for passing the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional exam, including study resources and key topics.
Analysis of VMware Explore 2024, focusing on Broadcom's new enterprise-focused direction and the state of the VMware community.
Summary of VMware Explore 2024 Day 2 keynote, covering Broadcom integration, VMware Cloud Foundation strategy, and new training/certification benefits.
October 2024 updates for Azure OpenAI, including Data Zone Standard deployment, Global Batch API, and a real-time audio API.
A strategy to mitigate AWS Lambda cold starts for low-traffic functions using lifecycle events, moving beyond traditional scheduled warming.
Argues against serverless complexity, advocating for scalable monolithic backend architectures for holistic system design.
Explains AWS Lambda and serverless computing, using analogies to describe its event-driven, on-demand nature and benefits.
A guide to social events, parties, and activities for attendees of VMware Explore 2024 in Barcelona, including official and off-site gatherings.
A guide to building event-driven applications using Azure Event Grid and C#, covering architecture benefits and implementation.
A technical comparison of self-hosting a service on a Raspberry Pi 5 versus renting a VPS, analyzing costs, complexity, and pros/cons.
Explores AWS Lambda as a 'halo product' that boosts brand perception, comparing it to iconic halo cars, and discusses its role versus traditional EC2 instances.
An AWS expert critiques AWS's overwhelming focus on Generative AI, arguing it neglects core cloud services and alienates traditional cloud engineers.
A comparison of serverless computing and containers, outlining their benefits and ideal use cases for application deployment.
A developer reflects on SQL's relevance after a colleague's unfamiliarity with it, questioning if it's becoming a niche skill in modern tech stacks.
A veteran software engineer observes a shift from wholesale cloud migration to a hybrid approach, with companies keeping workloads on-prem unless there's a compelling cloud reason.
A monthly roundup of new features and updates for Microsoft Azure WebApps, including PHP 8.3 support, reservation changes, and preview features.
