AWS
(11 articles)Amazon S3 Storage Lens is now available in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
This announcement brings S3 Storage Lens to GovCloud regions, providing critical organization-wide visibility into storage usage and activity for optimizing costs and performance in regulated environments.
Amazon S3 on Outposts is now available on second-generation AWS Outposts racks
This update extends Amazon S3 capabilities to second-generation Outposts racks, providing enhanced options for data residency, low latency, and local data processing in hybrid cloud environments.
Amazon EC2 X8i instances powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors are generally available for memory-intensive workloads
The general availability of Amazon EC2 X8i instances, featuring custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, offers significant performance and memory bandwidth improvements for demanding memory-intensive applications like SAP.
AWS Lambda announces cross-account access for DynamoDB Streams
This new feature enables Lambda functions in one account to be triggered by DynamoDB Streams in another, simplifying the architecture of multi-account, event-driven serverless applications.
Amazon Redshift Serverless adds queue-based query resource management
Redshift Serverless now offers queue-based query resource management, allowing for granular control over resource usage and optimized performance for different workloads, which can lead to better cost efficiency.
AWS Data Exports adds granular operation visibility for Amazon Bedrock model usage
This update provides enhanced cost analysis and optimization capabilities for Amazon Bedrock usage by offering granular visibility into operation types within AWS cost reports.
Opening the AWS European Sovereign Cloud
The general availability of the AWS European Sovereign Cloud is a major strategic announcement, addressing digital sovereignty requirements for public sector and highly regulated industries in Europe.
Amazon VPC IPAM policies now support RDS and Application Load Balancers
AWS VPC IPAM now supports policies for RDS instances and ALBs, allowing IP administrators to centrally configure and enforce IP allocation strategies for these critical resources.
Enhanced Transactions view now available in AWS Billing Console
Improvements to the AWS Billing Console's Transactions view offer faster performance, simplified payment reconciliation, and improved data accuracy, aiding in cloud cost management.
Amazon Neptune Database now supports R7g and R8g instances in 5 additional regions
Amazon Neptune now supports Graviton3-based R7g and Graviton4-based R8g instances in more regions, offering improved price-performance for graph database workloads.
Amazon Inspector adds Java Gradle support and expands ecosystem coverage
Amazon Inspector now supports Java Gradle for vulnerability scanning and expands coverage to several other technologies, enhancing its capabilities for comprehensive security assessments.
DevOps
(14 articles)The Future of AI in SRE: Preventing Failures, Not Fixing Them
This article explores how AI can transform Site Reliability Engineering by shifting focus from reactive failure fixing to proactive prevention, offering a significant paradigm shift for SRE practices.
Cloudflare Acquires Team Behind Open Source Framework Astro
Cloudflare's acquisition of the Astro team is a significant industry move, indicating a strategic investment in the open-source web framework space and potentially impacting future web development and deployment strategies.
SLMs vs. LLMs: Why Smaller AI Models Win in Business
This article discusses the growing importance of Smaller Language Models (SLMs) over Large Language Models (LLMs) for enterprise applications, highlighting their potential for better cost-efficiency and specialized performance in business contexts.
Orchestration: The Key to Integrating AI with Legacy Systems
This piece emphasizes the critical role of orchestration in successfully integrating modern AI capabilities with existing legacy systems, a common challenge for enterprises adopting AI.
Building an agentic memory system for GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot's new cross-agent memory system allows AI agents to learn and improve across the development workflow, enhancing the tool's effectiveness for developers.
When protections outlive their purpose: A lesson on managing defense systems at scale
This GitHub engineering post shares valuable lessons on the importance of observability and lifecycle management for defense systems, highlighting how outdated protections can hinder operations at scale.
The New Threats: Attackers Don’t Just Break In, They Blend In
This article discusses the evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats, where attackers increasingly blend into systems rather than breaking them, emphasizing the need for advanced detection and security strategies.
Solving the Problems That Accompany API Sprawl With AI
This piece explores how AI can be leveraged to manage and secure the growing complexity of API sprawl, addressing both security dangers and missed opportunities in API management.
ScyllaDB’s New Cloud Challenges DynamoDB Cost, Performance
ScyllaDB's new cloud service aims to rival Amazon DynamoDB in performance and cost, presenting a significant alternative for organizations seeking high-performance database solutions.
Lessons from 2 Years of Integrating AI into Development Workflows
This article offers practical insights and lessons learned from two years of integrating AI-assisted development tools into engineering organizations, providing valuable guidance for others adopting AI.
Stop Wasting AI Investment on a Broken Change Approval Process
This article highlights how inefficient change approval processes can negate the benefits of AI coding assistants, urging organizations to streamline these processes to maximize AI investment.
GitHub Availability Report: December 2025
GitHub's availability report provides transparency into service incidents and degraded performance, offering insights into the reliability of a critical developer platform.
Community-powered security with AI: an open source framework for security research
GitHub announces an open-source framework for AI-powered security research, fostering community collaboration to enhance security analysis and vulnerability detection.
How GEICO lowered its $300M cloud spend and decoupled security from the network
This case study details how GEICO significantly reduced its cloud spend and modernized its security posture by decoupling security from the network, providing valuable lessons in cloud cost optimization and security architecture.
Cloud Native
(2 articles)CRI-O completes second OSTIF audit
The completion of a second security audit for CRI-O, a Kubernetes Container Runtime Interface implementation, reinforces its security posture and trustworthiness for cloud-native deployments.
Cloud Native Computing Foundation Announces Dragonfly’s Graduation
Dragonfly, a peer-to-peer image and file distribution system, has graduated from CNCF incubation, signifying its production readiness and importance for scaling container and AI workloads.
Docker
(3 articles)Permission-Aware RAG: End-to-End Testing with the SpiceDB Testcontainer
This article provides a guide on implementing permission-aware RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) for AI applications, crucial for ensuring data security and preventing unauthorized information disclosure.
OpenCode with Docker Model Runner for Private AI Coding
This solution combines OpenCode with Docker Model Runner to enable powerful, private AI-assisted coding, addressing concerns about code privacy and security in AI development workflows.
Safer Docker Hub Pulls via a Sonatype-Protected Proxy
This article details how to implement a Sonatype-protected proxy for Docker Hub pulls, enhancing supply chain security by providing a single, auditable control point for container images.