Assorted links for Friday, November 29:

1. The Case for a High-level Kernel-Bypass I/O Abstraction: Related to Demikernel
2. Chaos Under Control: Addressing Cloud Infrastructure Drift
3. Ignite 2024: Microsoft Debuts SQL Server 2025, Integrates Azure SQL into Fabric
4. BazelCon 2024 Recap: Recordings and Birds of a Feather Session Notes
5. Emerging trends in the cloud native ecosystem

   1. Cloud Cost Control Gets Cool: FinOps is the New Black
   2. Are Your Devs Drowning in Tools? IDPs Are the Life Raft!
   3. Beyond Silos: Open Standards Unify Observability
   4. Cloud-native Security: A New High-stakes Game
   5. The Future is Green: Why Sustainable IT is No Longer Optional