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C-style print debug in golang

Debugging is an essential part of software development, and one way to do it is by adding print statements to output information about the state of the program. In C, a common technique is to use a preprocessor macro to conditionally compile the print statements so that they can be easily added or r.. read more  

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Keeping Kubernetes Secure with Updated Go Versions

Kubernetes has had a problem where the Go version it uses falls out of support before the Kubernetes minor version does, leaving users vulnerable to security issues. The solution is to update Kubernetes to use new versions of Go, but this historically posed problems due to destabilizing changes. No.. read more  

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Go Integration Tests with Postgres

This article discusses different approaches for testing Postgres databases when working on server-side projects in Go. The author compares the performance of using containers, creating a new database per test, and using schemas to create an isolated namespace. They also provide code examples and u.. read more  

Go Integration Tests with Postgres
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Amazon EC2 Inf2 instances, optimized for generative AI, are now generally available

AWS has announced the availability of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)Inf2 instances, which deliver high performance forgenerative AImodels at a low cost. Inf2 instances are powered by AWS Inferentia2 chips and offer up to four times higher throughput and up to 10 times lower latency than first-g.. read more  

Amazon EC2 Inf2 instances, optimized for generative AI, are now generally available
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AWS Backup now available in 3 new Regions

AWS Backupis now available in the Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Europe (Spain), and Europe (Zurich) Regions. It's a fully-managed service that automates data protection across multiple AWS services. Users can create and manage immutable backups of their application data, guard against malicious actions,.. read more  

AWS Backup now available in 3 new Regions
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Quick Restoration through Replacing the Root Volumes of Amazon EC2 instances

This post discusses Amazon's solution to automate root volume replacement usingAmazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) volumes. By automating the snapshot creation process, Amazon can enable its customers to replace their root volume on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances without stopping the ins.. read more  

Quick Restoration through Replacing the Root Volumes of Amazon EC2 instances
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This Month’s Reason Technology will Save the World: Energy Savings and Serverless Principles

Serverless computing is becoming increasingly popular, with 40% of IT professionals and 50% of AWS users adopting the model. While the biggest benefit is the ability to build apps without managing tech infrastructure, the model's sustainability benefits are less well-known. Serverless computing red.. read more  

This Month’s Reason Technology will Save the World: Energy Savings and Serverless Principles
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oak9 Expands Cloud Native Security Offering with Kubernetes Support

Cloud native workload security gets easier with Dynatrace's new feature for Kubernetes. Their platform provides prebuilt security code blueprints that ensure secure, compliant designs for Kubernetes clusters. The new capabilities solve challenges such as scalable infrastructure code, continuous sec.. read more  

oak9 Expands Cloud Native Security Offering with Kubernetes Support
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Current Problems in the Alerting Space

Keep's Shahar discusses the challenges of maintaining effective alerts and avoiding alert fatigue. He emphasizes the importance of promoting a strong alert culture and integrating observability tools to treat alert code. The proliferation of observability tools like Datadog and Grafana has led to s.. read more  

Current Problems in the Alerting Space
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Writing Terraform for unsupported resources

TheTerracurlutility Terraform provider allows engineers to make unmanaged API calls in Terraform code. Using this provider allows for the management of API calls that are unsupported by Terraform. The provider can be used to manage API calls that contain the necessary instructions to create, delete.. read more  

Writing Terraform for unsupported resources