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xAI Grok, Spotify’s ML Infra, MLOps, Grafana K8s, Well-Architected, AppDeveloperCon, Quarkus, C# 12, Wasm Components, Android Telecom Lib, Agile Coaching

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Microservices vs. Serverless: What are the differences?

As more and more businesses move away from monolithic architectures and towards cloud-based ones, a new approach to application deployment has emerged. Explore the benefits of microservices and serverless architectures, which allow for the fast and flexible development of software, giving companies an edge in a highly competitive market. Learn more.

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Using ChatGPT to Search Enterprise Data with Pamela Fox

In this episode, Thomas Betts talks with Pamela Fox, a cloud advocate in Python at Microsoft. They discuss several ChatGPT sample apps that Fox helps maintain. These include a very popular integration of ChatGPT with Azure OpenAI and Cognitive Search for querying enterprise data with a chat interface. Fox also covers some best practices for getting started with ChatGPT apps. (Podcast)

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Dojo Coaching for Building Technical Skills

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Dion Stewart and Joel Tosi about their book "Coaching for Learning" and the Dojo model of experiential and immersive learning. (Podcast)

TOP AI, ML & Data Engineering NEWS HEADLINES

  1. Timescale Introduces Dynamic PostgreSQL, an Alternative to Serverless Databases

  2. OpenAI Launches GPTs to Enable Creating No-Code, Custom Versions of ChatGPT

  3. KubeCon NA 2023: Kubernetes Storage Platform to Run Real-Time Analytic Databases

  4. xAI Introduces Large Language Model Grok

Introducing the Hendrix ML Platform: an Evolution of Spotify’s ML Infrastructure

Divita Vohra and Mike Seid discuss Spotify’s newly branded platform, and share insights gained from a five-year journey building ML infrastructure. (Presentation with transcript included)

ChatGPT and AI: What's Next in Large Language Model (LLM) Architectures

The panelists discuss what's next in Large Language Model (LLM) architectures used in tools like ChatGPT and how these tools will further disrupt the AI/ML space. (Presentation with transcript included)

Strategy & Principles to Scale and Evolve MLOps @DoorDash

Hien Luu shares their approach to MLOps, and the strategy and principles that have helped them to scale and evolve their platform to support hundreds of models and billions of predictions per day. (Presentation with transcript included)

Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring with Machine Learning Predictions

Managing cloud costs can be challenging as Kubernetes fleets scale. To address this issue, Grafana Cloud has introduced a cost-monitoring feature within Kubernetes Monitoring. In particular, Grafana Cloud’s Kubernetes Monitoring now offers ML predictions for CPU and memory usage. (News)

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TOP Cloud NEWS HEADLINES

  1. ZEDEDA Launches Managed Kubernetes for the Distributed Edge

  2. Azure Bastion Developer SKU: Cheaper Secure Connectivity to Azure Virtual Machines

  3. AWS Introduces Amazon Linux 2023 Runtime for Lambda

  4. Microsoft Refreshes its Well-Architected Framework

  5. Elastic Jobs in Azure SQL: Microsoft Entra ID, Secure Connectivity and Scalability Updates

From Dependency to Autonomy: Building an In-House E-signing Service

While many companies rely on third-party services, there’s a growing realization that an in-house solution can offer more control, flexibility, and cost savings. In this article, we’ll delve into how to build an e-signing microservice. (Article)

TOP Development NEWS HEADLINES

  1. AppDeveloperCon Offers Deep Dives into Developer-Focused CNCF Projects

Security Checks Simplified: How to Implement Best Practices with Ease

Varun Sharma discusses the OpenSSF Scorecard, a tool that tells how well a code repository follows security best practices related to code vulnerabilities, maintenance, and others. (Presentation with transcript included)

Java News Roundup: JEPs for JDK 22, Spring Shell, Quarkus, Apache Camel, JDKMon, J-Fall 2023

This week's Java roundup for November 6th, 2023, features news from OpenJDK, JDK 22, Spring Shell 3.2.0-M3, 3.1.5, 3.0.9 and 2.1.14, Quarkus 3.5.1 and 3.2.8, Apache Camel 3.14.10, Apache Camel Quarkus 3.2.2, JDKMon 17.0.81, Arquillian 1.7.2.Final, Gradle 8.5.0-RC1 and J-Fall 2023. (News)

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TOP .NET NEWS HEADLINES

  1. New Amazon SQS Bindings Added to CoreWCF

What's New in C# 12: Primary Constructors, Collection Expressions, and More

As part of the .NET 8 launch, on November 14th Microsoft unveiled the new features of C# 12, the latest version of the popular .NET programming language. As announced the most notable improvements include collection expressions, primary constructors for all classes and structs, syntax to alias any type, and default parameters for lambda expressions. (News)

Build Features Faster with WebAssembly Components

Bailey Hayes discusses what has been impossible: the ability to write an application that combines libraries written in different languages, runnable in the web, on the server, and at the edge. (Presentation with transcript included)

TOP Mobile and IoT NEWS HEADLINES

  1. Android Telecom Library Aims to Simplify the Creation of Voice and Video Apps

How Spotify Fights Global Warming by Taking Their Mobile App Size under Control

Adding new features has often a hidden impact on app size, with several undesired effects, including user disengagement and unnecessary carbon emissions. To keep app size under control, Spotify engineers established pre-PR and post-PR processes to help prevent an estimated 10MB app size growth over six months. (News)

TOP Culture & Methods NEWS HEADLINES

  1. Things We Tend to Overlook Going from Architecture to Release

Agile Coaching as a Path toward a Deeper Meaning of Work and Life

In this article, we take a deeper look at the practice and purpose of agile coaching. We find out why interactions are the most essential focus in agile coaching - and also the basis of learning and professional development for the agile coaches themselves. We also learn how focusing on our existing strengths and situations can help us discover our authentic purpose in work and life. (Article)

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