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Microsoft Releases Prompty: New VS Code Extension for Integrating LLMs into .NET Development
Microsoft has released a new Visual Studio Code extension called Prompty, designed to integrate Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT-4o directly into .NET development workflows. This free tool aims to simplify the process of adding AI-driven capabilities to applications. The official release post includes a practical example demonstrating how Prompty can be used in real-world scenarios.
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Improving Distributed System Data Integrity with Amazon S3 Conditional Writes
AWS recently announced support for conditional writing in Amazon S3, allowing users to check for the existence of an object before creating it. This feature helps prevent overwriting existing objects when uploading data, making it easier for applications to manage data.
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Apple Unveils Apple Foundation Models Powering Apple Intelligence
Apple published the details of their new Apple Foundation Models (AFM), a family of large language models (LLM) that power several features in their Apple Intelligence suite. AFM comes in two sizes: a 3B parameter on-device version and a larger cloud-based version.
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Meta Open-Sources DCPerf, a Benchmark Suite for Hyperscale Cloud Workloads
Meta has recently released DCPerf, aiming to provide a representation of the diverse workloads found in data center cloud deployments. This collection of benchmarks is expected to be a valuable resource for researchers, hardware developers, and internet companies, aiding in the design and evaluation of future products.
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Google Cloud Launches C4 Machine Series: High-Performance Computing and Data Analytics
Google Cloud recently announced the general availability of its new C4 machine series, powered by 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors (Sapphire Rapids). The series offers a range of configurations tailored to meet the needs of demanding applications such as high-performance computing (HPC), large-scale simulations, and data analytics.
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Java News Roundup: JDK 23-RC2, MicroProfile 7.0, Infinispan, Maven, JHipster
This week's Java roundup for August 19th, 2024, features news highlighting: the second release candidate of JDK 23; the release of MicroProfile 7.0; and point releases for Infinispan, Quarkus, Helidon, Maven, JHipster and Kotlin.
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LLMs and Agents as Team Enablers
Eric Naiburg and Birgitta Böckeler published articles on the benefits and challenges of using AI as a multiplier in dev teams. We report on their insights for scenarios such as simplifying the germane cognitive load of a domain, automating code migrations, and coaching scrum masters on team facilitation. We also cover Böckeler's experiments with using LLMs to onboard onto a complex project.
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SharePoint Framework 1.20 Improves Viva Connections Components
Microsoft recently released a preview version 1.20 of SharePoint Framework with several updates for Viva Connections cards, four months after the last minor version 1.19. The public release is expected for September 2024.
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Elastic and Google Cloud Collaborate for Enhanced Security Analytics
Recently, Elastic and Google Cloud discussed their partnership to deliver a comprehensive security solution. This collaboration merges the Elastic Search AI Platform with Google Cloud's scalable and secure infrastructure, establishing a security platform designed to safeguard hybrid workloads.
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Spring News Roundup: Milestone Releases for Spring Boot, Cloud, Security, Session and Spring AI
There was a flurry of activity in the Spring ecosystem during the week of August 19th, 2024, highlighting: point and milestone releases of Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring Cloud, Spring Security, Spring Authorization Server, Spring Session, Spring for Apache Kafka and Spring for Apache Pulsar.
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Applying Zero-Trust Security to Docker Containers
Several strategies exist to apply the principles of zero-trust security to development environments based on Docker Desktop to protect against the risks of security breaches, Docker senior technical leader Jay Schmidt explains.
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Spanner Graph: Google Introduces Graph Database on Spanner
At the recent Cloud Next conference in Tokyo, Google announced Spanner Graph, a managed feature that integrates graph, relational, search, and AI capabilities within Spanner. This new database supports a graph query interface compatible with ISO GQL (Graph Query Language) standards while avoiding the need for a standalone graph database.
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How Amazon Aurora Serverless Manages Resources and Scaling for Fleets of 10K+ Instances
AWS engineers published a paper describing the evolution and latest design of resource management and scaling for the Amazon Aurora Serverless platform. Aurora Serverless uses a combination of components at different levels to create a holistic approach for dynamically scaling and adjusting resources to satisfy the needs of customer workloads.
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Microsoft Expands Azure Data Box Capabilities for Enhanced Offline Data Migration
Microsoft recently announced several capabilities for its Azure Data Box, a service that has been available since 2019 and facilitates offline data migration to Azure. These new capabilities enhance data transfer speed, flexibility, and security, offering organizations more efficient ways to move large datasets to the cloud without relying solely on network bandwidth.
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InfoQ Dev Summit Munich 2024 Summer Sale: Learn about GenAI, Secure Supply Chains, and Scalable Arch
In today’s fast-paced tech developments, staying ahead means continually leveling up your skills and knowledge. At InfoQ Dev Summit Munich (September 26-27), learn directly from senior software practitioners driving innovation and change in software.