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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.
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JDK 23 and JDK 24: What We Know So Far
JDK 23, the second non-LTS release since JDK 21, has reached its second release candidate phase with a final set of 12 new features, in the form of JEPs, that can be separated into four categories: Core Java Library, Java Language Specification, HotSpot and Java Tools. We examine JDK 23 and predict what features have, or could be, targeted for JDK 24.
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How Tech-Enabled Networks of Software Teams Work
To maintain agility at scale, software teams can use technological and organizational solutions to reduce dependencies and work autonomously. According to Fabrice Bernhard, collaboration technology can be leveraged to create a distributed network of teams. To empower their teams, leaders can support them with a systematic problem-solving culture aimed at delivering good products to customers.
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Advancing System Reliability: Meta's AI-Driven Approach to Root Cause Analysis
Meta recently shared how they are enhancing their system reliability through advanced investigation tools, including the AI-assisted Hawkeye, which aids in debugging machine learning workflows. By integrating Artificial Intelligence, Meta has developed a new investigation system that combines heuristic-based retrieval with large language model (LLM) ranking to assist in root cause analysis.
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Microsoft Releases .NET 9 Preview 7 with New Features and Updates
Last week, Microsoft unveiled the seventh preview of the .NET 9 framework, introducing a range of updates across its components, including .NET Runtime, SDK, libraries, C#, and frameworks like ASP.NET Core and .NET MAUI.
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LLM-Powered DevOps Assistant Clio Launches to Help Engineers Manage Cloud Infrastructure
Acorn, a company founded to help organisations implement AI-based technology solutions, has recently introduced Clio, an AI-powered command-line assistant designed to help engineers manage DevOps workflows. In a blog post and a YouTube live stream, Acorn describes Clio as a "slightly grumpy but friendly assistant" which can handle various DevOps-related tasks through natural language.
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AWS Introduces Logically Air-Gapped Vault for Enhanced Data Security
AWS recently announced the public preview of AWS Backup logically air-gapped vault, a new type of vault that can be shared for recovery with other accounts using AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM).