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The core idea behind hybrid cloud is straightforward: use cloud environments where rapid scaling and frequent changes are essential and rely on on-premises systems for stable, predictable workloads.
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Agent Framework is a Python framework for building capable, context-aware AI agents. It provides a flexible foundation for creating AI agents with distinct personas, managed instructions, conversational memory, and strategic planning capabilities.
We’ve been talking about the need for a common “language” for reporting and observing CI/CD pipelines for years, and finally, we see the first “words” of this language entering the “dictionary” of observability – the OpenTelemetry open specification. With the recent release of OpenTelemetry’s Semantic Conventions, v1.27.0, you can find designated attributes for reporting CI/CD pipelines.
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The key takeaways of the performance bottlenecks within the Linux kernel that were noticed by Rui Ueyama include:
- exit(2) takes a few hundred milliseconds for a large process
- Writing to a fresh file is slower than writing to an existing file
- Lack of a safe system-wide semaphore
Assorted links for Friday, November 29:
- Cloud Cost Control Gets Cool: FinOps is the New Black
- Are Your Devs Drowning in Tools? IDPs Are the Life Raft!
- Beyond Silos: Open Standards Unify Observability
- Cloud-native Security: A New High-stakes Game
- The Future is Green: Why Sustainable IT is No Longer Optional
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Bicep is a domain-specific language that uses declarative syntax to deploy Azure resources. In a Bicep file, you define the infrastructure you want to deploy to Azure and then use that file throughout the development lifecycle to repeatedly deploy that infrastructure. Your resources are deployed in a consistent manner.
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