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Proactive Approaches to Securing Linux Systems and Engineering Applications

Maintaining a strong security posture is challenging, especially with Linux. An effective approach is proactive and includes patch management, optimized resource allocation, and effective alerting.

Prashanth Ravula
on Oct 07, 2024
Java

How Functional Programming Can Help You Write Efficient, Elegant Web Applications

Many things can make software more challenging to understand and, consequently, to maintain. One of the most complex and problematic causes is managing internal mutable states. When the internal state is poorly managed, the software behaves unexpectedly, leading to bugs and fixing, which introduces unnecessary complexity. FP solves this problem by providing immutability mechanisms and more.

Uberto Barbini
on Oct 04, 2024
AI, ML & Data Engineering

Virtual Panel: What to Consider When Adopting Large Language Models

Four experts discuss some issues people should think about when adopting LLMs and how they can make the best choice for their specific use case. Topics include how to choose between an API-based vs. self-hosted LLM, when to fine-tune an LLM, how to mitigate LLM risks, and what non-technical changes organizations need to make when adopting LLMs.

Anthony Alford Meryem Arik Numa Dhamani Maggie Engler Tingyi Li
on Oct 01, 2024
Cloud

How to Minimize Latency and Cost in Distributed Systems

Explore the benefits and challenges of microservices architecture in cloud environments, focusing on achieving resilience and high availability while managing costs and performance issues.

Amir Souchami
on Sep 25, 2024
AI, ML & Data Engineering

Navigating LLM Deployment: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques

This article focuses on self-hosted LLMs and how to get the best performance from them. The author provides best practices on how to overcome challenges due to model size, GPU scarcity, and a rapidly evolving field.

Meryem Arik
on Sep 24, 2024
DevOps

Building Better Platforms with Empathy: Case Studies and Counter-Examples

Scaling platform development often means absorbing cognitive burdens, but empathy is key. Understanding users beyond their immediate issues leads to better solutions. Platforms help manage growth's complexity, but a product mindset with user-centricity is vital. In his talk at QCon San Francisco 2023, David Stenglein expanded on cultivating empathy through open communication.

David Stenglein
on Sep 23, 2024
Culture & Methods

Curating Developer Experience: Practical Insights from Building a Platform Team

As a platform engineer, how do you help your customers go quicker, which aspects of developer experience should you care about and what do you actually do to curate an experience for them? This article is about curating a developer experience, it shares experiences and learnings from implementing DevEx and ideas on what platform engineers can do for development teams that use platforms.

Andy Burgin
on Sep 19, 2024
Java

Embracing Reactive Applications on JVM: a Deep Dive into Modern I/O Models and Vert.x

This article discusses the shift from blocking to non-blocking and asynchronous I/O models, highlighting their role in modern software development. It focuses on Vert.x, a toolkit for building reactive applications on the JVM, featuring the Multi-Reactor Pattern, Event Bus, and Verticles. Vert.x is ideal for cloud, Big Data, and IoT, as shown through benchmarks and real-world examples.

Mohit Palriwal
on Sep 18, 2024
AI, ML & Data Engineering

Article Series: Practical Applications of Generative AI

Generative AI (GenAI) has become a major component of the artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) industry. However, using GenAI comes with challenges and risks. In the InfoQ "Practical Applications of Generative AI" article series, we present real-world solutions and hands-on practices from leading GenAI practitioners.

Anthony Alford
on Sep 17, 2024
AI, ML & Data Engineering

Llama 3 in Action: Deployment Strategies and Advanced Functionality for Real-World Applications

This article details the enhanced capabilities of the open-source Llama 3 LLM, and how businesses can adopt the model in their applications. The author gives step-by-step instructions for deploying Llama 3 in the cloud or on-premise, and how to leverage fine-tuned versions for specific tasks.

Tingyi Li
on Sep 17, 2024
DevOps

Mastering Impact Analysis and Optimizing Change Release Processes

Dynamic IT professional with a proven track record in optimizing production processes and analyzing outages in complex systems handling millions of TPS. The recent CrowdStrike outage highlights the importance of continuous improvement and adherence to best practices. Passionate about elevating operational excellence through strategic reviews and effective process enhancements.

Tejas Ghadge
on Sep 11, 2024
Architecture & Design

How to Make Technical Debt Your Friend

Technical debt is a popular metaphor for communicating the long-term implications of architectural decisions and trade-offs to stakeholders. By exploiting the feedback mechanism of the Minimum Viable Architecture (MVA) approach, we have concluded that the technical debt metaphor is misleading because much of the so-called debt never needs to be, and in fact isn’t, repaid.

Pierre Pureur Kurt Bittner
on Sep 10, 2024