Indexed viewsare apowerfulyet underutilized feature in SQL Server for optimizing complex query performance, with potential for significant performance gains in read-heavy applications. Automatic query substitution is a game-changer when it comes to leveragingindexed viewsfor performance optimization..

In incident response, adaptability is key. Instead of endless playbooks, focus on flexible frameworks for faster, more effective responses. Brandon Chalk,16-year Google SRE, shares insights onbalancing structure and speedwhen every second counts...

A developer walks through building acustom GNU Guix system serviceforkmonad—yes, the keyboard remapper—by wiring up a newservice-typethat plugs intoShepherdandaccount-service-type. To get there, they lift patterns from services likewesnothd, usemake-forkexec-constructorto spin up the daemon, and de..

This Azure lab wires upTerraformwithAzure Pipelines CI/CDto spin up infrastructure and deploy a .NET Core app using IaC. It handles remote state with Azure Storage, automatesplanandapplyin pipelines, and swaps in config values via token replacement during deploy...

A dev swapped outtmuxfor a slick combo:Zellij,SSH multiplexing, andsystemdsocket daemons. No more virtual splits. Just clean session persistence and tight remote control. This setup brings scrollback back where it belongs—your terminal’s native buffer. It plays nice with extras like theKitty graphi..

Truffle Security dropped a sharp new open-source tool that digs through GitHub’s public commit history looking forzero-commit force pushes—a tactic devs use to erase mistakes, usually secrets. Problem is, they don’t go quietly. By tapping into historical GitHub PushEvents via GH Archive, the tool h..

A recent Cloudflare DNS outage traced back to legacy gear tangled with global config changes. Turns out, incomplete migrations can still pack a punch. Their newer topology system does support progressive rollouts—but running it side-by-side with the old one just made the blast radius bigger. System..

Microsoft’s moving the cheese again—this time steering Windows deep into the cloud. The old on-prem management playbook? Getting dusty. At the core:Intune, pushingZero Trustlike it means it. Identity-based access, always-on compliance, real-time config—no more trusting the device just because it’s ..

Amazon DocumentDB Serverless is out of preview and ready to roll. It auto-scales compute and memory usingDCUsfor MongoDB-compatible clusters. No migration needed—just upgrade your existing instance and go. Available starting in version5.0, with per-second billing based on DCU burn. What’s new:Fixed..

AWS wants long-term IAM access keys gone. In their place:temporary creds via IAM roles,IAM Identity Center,CloudShell, andOIDC integrations. The push covers everything—CLI tools, local dev, compute, CI/CD, even old-school on-prem. The message is clear: rotate automatically, grant minimally, and sto..