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.
Announcing the release date for 'The CloudSec Engineer' book, a guide focused on cloud security engineering.
A developer shares their experience speaking at the AWS Summit Singapore 2024, covering topics like Amazon EKS and AWS Network Firewall.
VMware removes mandatory training course requirement for VCP certification, lowering financial barrier for IT professionals.
A developer's journey building a TV show recommendation engine using AWS SageMaker, from data collection to model deployment.
A summary of new features and updates for Azure WebApps in March 2024, focusing on the GA release of Automatic Scaling for Premium-tier apps.
