2026 Kubernetes and Cilium Networking Predictions (4 minute read)
Kubernetes networking is evolving to support AI workloads and VMware migrations through eBPF and Cilium, driving VM convergence, tougher KubeVirt operations, renewed microsegmentation, and the rise of hybrid network operators as networking becomes central to platform strategy.
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Using MCP Servers with Docker: Tools to Multi-Agent (4 minute read)
Docker has introduced an ecosystem to simplify integrating Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers with large language models, offering the MCP Catalog and Toolkit for streamlined setup, cagent for building multi-agent systems, and seamless compatibility with advanced agent frameworks like LangGraph. These tools address common challenges such as runtime complexity, secret injection, and client-to-server wiring by leveraging Docker containers and the open-source MCP Gateway.
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Scaling maintenance: Rethinking HDFS block placement for exabyte-scale clusters (9 minute read)
To address challenges in maintaining its massive ~5 exabyte Apache Hadoop clusters, LinkedIn re-engineered its Block Placement Policy (BPP) and redistributed over 3 exabytes of existing data, successfully eliminating data replication during maintenance operations. This crucial change significantly improved maintenance velocity, allowing daily upgrades for approximately 4.5% of datanodes while unclogging the network and bolstering HDFS reliability and security.
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Context7 (GitHub Repo)
Context7 MCP Server delivers up-to-date, version-specific code documentation and examples directly to LLMs and AI code editors, aiming to prevent outdated information and "hallucinated" APIs. Available for integration with platforms like Cursor and Claude Code, the server pulls current library details into prompts, though its community-contributed documentation is not guaranteed for accuracy.
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make-argocd-fly (GitHub Repo)
make-argocd-fly generates Kubernetes manifests and ArgoCD Applications from Helm, Kustomize, and Jinja2 templates, implementing the Rendered Manifest Pattern. This automates pre-rendering manifests outside the cluster, organizing them by environment and generating ArgoCD Application resources, which makes Git a single source of truth for deployed Kubernetes resources.
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What's new with Azure Repos? (3 minute read)
Recent updates with Azure Repos include disabled obsolete TFVC check-in policies, improved pull request navigation, cleaner notifications, smarter templates, and MCP Server enhancements.
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