Terraform provider for Google Cloud 7.0 is now GA (3 minute read)
Version 7.0 of HashiCorp's Terraform Google Cloud provider adds features such as ephemeral resources for temporary credentials and write-only attributes to prevent sensitive data from being written to state files. The update, which recently surpassed 1.4 billion downloads and supports over 800 resources, focuses on improved validation logic and API alignment, potentially requiring users to update their Terraform configurations.
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Kubernetes v1.34: Of Wind & Will (O' WaW) (25 minute read)
Kubernetes v1.34 introduces 58 enhancements, with 23 graduating to Stable, 22 entering Beta, and 13 entering Alpha, plus some deprecations and removals. Highlights include stable Dynamic Resource Allocation APIs, short-lived ServiceAccount tokens for kubelet credential providers, and KYAML as a new kubectl output format. The release also honors the memory of Rodolfo "Rodo" Martínez Vega, a Kubernetes Release Team member and Cloud Native LATAM community builder.
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Docker Desktop Releases Every Two Weeks (2 minute read)
Docker Desktop updates will be released every two weeks starting with version 4.45.0 on August 28. The company plans to move to weekly releases by the end of 2025. The update cadence aims to give users faster access to new features, bug fixes, and security updates. Enterprises will maintain control over updates through existing Docker Business subscriptions.
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How we saved $1.5 million per year with Cloud Cost Management (7 minute read)
Datadog used Cloud Cost Management to centralize visibility of cloud expenses and collaborated between FinOps and engineering to identify storage inefficiencies. Implementing optimized S3 storage classes and lifecycle rules reduced costs, generating an estimated $1.5 million in annual savings while creating a system to discover future opportunities.
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Migrate to Amazon EKS: Data plane cost modeling with Karpenter and KWOK (7 minute read)
Organizations can simulate Kubernetes migrations to Amazon EKS using Karpenter and KWOK to observe node provisioning, optimize costs, and estimate compute requirements without launching real EC2 instances. The process involves backing up the source cluster with Velero, creating a destination EKS cluster, deploying Karpenter with KWOK for virtual nodes, restoring workloads, and analyzing resource allocation for accurate cost modeling.
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Archon (GitHub Repo)
Archon OS, a knowledge and task management system for AI coding assistants, has been released in beta. The system serves as an MCP server, allowing AI agents to collaborate on projects by leveraging the same knowledge, context, and tasks.
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Sim (GitHub Repo)
Sim, an open-source AI agent workflow builder, allows users to rapidly build and deploy LLMs that connect with various tools.
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Identify slowdowns across your entire network with Datadog Network Path (5 minute read)
Datadog Network Path provides hop-by-hop visualizations of packet journeys, enabling teams to identify latency, packet loss, and device-level issues across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid networks. By integrating with Datadog's monitoring tools, it connects infrastructure behavior with application performance and end-user experience, helping teams resolve problems faster and improve reliability.
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Top 30 Argo CD Anti-Patterns to Avoid When Adopting Gitops (20 minute read)
Argo CD adoption often begins smoothly, but developers can quickly get frustrated when common anti-patterns emerge. These pitfalls include misunderstanding declarative setups, misusing Gitops tools like Helm and Kustomize, poor application organization, cluster mismanagement, and overloading Argo CD beyond its intended scope.
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Why I Read Technical Books (3 minute read)
Technical books provide completeness, consistency, and careful curation that piecemeal web resources often lack, making them easier to learn from with greater confidence.
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