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Does platform engineering make sense for startups?

Platform engineering isn't just for the big dogs anymore. Startups are picking it up as astrategic edge, building tight, high-leverage tooling from day one. Think:templated CI/CD pipelines, plug-and-play infra modules, zero-handoff onboarding. Done right, these early bets smooth the path and keep d.. read more  

Does platform engineering make sense for startups?
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How to use Terraform to generate secrets

Terraform just leveled up secret handling inAzure Key Vault. It now supports automated secret generation withrandom_password, plus full lifecycle control—rotation, expiration, and storage—baked right into your IaC. Secrets stay marked as sensitive. They're managed in one place. And thanks to Terraf.. read more  

How to use Terraform to generate secrets
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We built an MCP server so Claude can access your incidents

Incident.io dropped an open sourceMCP server in Gothat plugs Claude into their API using theModel Context Protocol. That means Claude can now ask questions, spin up incidents, and dig into timelines—just by talking. The server translates Claude’s prompts into REST calls, turning AI babble into real.. read more  

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A practical guide on how to use the GitHub MCP server

GitHub offers a managed MCP endpoint to simplify infrastructure management and streamline AI workflows, enhancing collaboration and code review processes... read more  

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AWS Lambda now supports GitHub Actions to simplify function deployment

AWS Lambda just got a smoother ride to prod. There’s now a nativeGitHub Actions integration—no more DIY scripts to ship your serverless. On commit, the new action packages your code, wires up IAM viaOIDC, and deploys using either.zip bundles or containers. All from a tidy, declarative GitHub workfl.. read more  

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Who does the unsexy but essential work for open source?

Oracle led the line-count race in the Linux 6.1 kernel release—beating out flashier open source names. Most of its work isn’t headline material. It’s deep-core stuff: memory management tweaks, block device updates, the quiet machinery real systems run on... read more  

Who does the unsexy but essential work for open source?
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Pinterest Uncovers Rare Search Failure During Migration to Kubernetes

Pinterest hit a weird one-in-a-million query mismatch during its search infra move to Kubernetes. The culprit? A slippery timing bug. To catch it, engineers pulled out every trick—live traffic replays, their own diff tools, hybrid rollouts layered on both the legacy and K8s stacks. Painful, but it .. read more  

Pinterest Uncovers Rare Search Failure During Migration to Kubernetes
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Terraform Validate Disagrees with Terraform Docs

Terraform’s CLI will throw errors on configs that match the docs—because your local provider schema might be stale or out of sync. Docs follow the latest release. Your machine might not. So even supported fields can break validation. Love that for us... read more  

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Building a RAG chat-based assistant on Amazon EKS Auto Mode and NVIDIA NIMs

AWS and NVIDIA just dropped a full-stack recipe for running Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) onAmazon EKS Auto Mode—built on top ofNVIDIA NIM microservices. It's LLMs on Kubernetes, but without the hair-pulling. Inference? GPU-accelerated. Embeddings? Covered. Vector search? Handled byAmazon Op.. read more  

Building a RAG chat-based assistant on Amazon EKS Auto Mode and NVIDIA NIMs
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Estimate Your K8s Deployment Costs (Portainer Calculator)

A new TCO calculator breaks down what it really costs to run Kubernetes—DIY CNCF stacks, COSS platforms, and Portainer Business Edition. It crunches infra, labor, and software spend, then maps out staffing needs. It shows exactly where Portainer cuts Kubernetes bloat: itmaybe biased but it's worth t.. read more  

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