No new Azure DevOps OAuth apps beginning February 2025 (2 minute read)
Microsoft will cease new registrations for Azure DevOps OAuth apps starting February 3 as part of the transition to the Microsoft Identity platform. An eventual end-of-life for the OAuth platform is planned for 2026. Existing Azure DevOps OAuth apps will continue to function during this transition. Developers are encouraged to shift their app's authentication to Entra tokens. Microsoft will provide ongoing support and documentation throughout the process.
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Introducing Config as Code for Runbooks in Octopus Deploy (2 minute read)
Octopus Deploy is launching "Configuration as Code" for Runbooks, enabling users to manage runbooks alongside application code in Git repositories for better version control and synchronization. This feature, which simplifies the testing and deployment process by allowing changes to be made on separate branches before merging, is set to roll out to Cloud customers soon. Additional migration tools and updates will be provided in the coming months.
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Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL Limitless Database is now generally available (7 minute read)
Amazon has announced the general availability of Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL Limitless Database, a new serverless capability that features horizontal scaling through sharding. It enables customers to overcome existing limits for write throughput and storage by distributing the workload across multiple writer instances while maintaining the functionality of a single database.
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How to Use Blocks in Ansible Playbooks (7 minute read)
This article discusses how to effectively use blocks in Ansible playbooks, highlighting their ability to group tasks, manage error handling, and execute conditional operations. It provides practical examples of how to use blocks for organizing tasks, handling exceptions, performing cleanup, and streamlining playbook complexity.
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Monitoring PM2 in production (5 minute read)
PM2 is a powerful process management tool for large-scale Node.js production environments that simplifies deployment and ensures reliability. It has features like automatic restarts and robust monitoring capabilities that can be further extended for enhanced visibility into application performance and resource metrics.
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Chi (GitHub Repo)
Chi is a lightweight, idiomatic, and composable router designed for building maintainable Go HTTP services. It has an elegant design for REST API development and supports features like context control and modularity. Chi is compatible with standard net/http handlers.
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Direnv (GitHub Repo)
Direnv is a shell extension that automatically loads and unloads environment variables tailored to different projects. It enables isolated development environments and streamlined management of secrets.
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October Wrap-Up: Product Updates Across the PagerDuty Operations Cloud (6 minute read)
PagerDuty's October product updates, aimed at improving operational resilience and efficiency for organizations, focused on enhancing incident management, automation, and customer experience. Key features, all designed to streamline workflows and improve incident response times, included an upgraded escalation policy UI, AI-driven automation recommendations, and seamless integrations with Salesforce.
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Java Is Greener on Arm (6 minute read)
Arm-based processors' energy efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and performance gains are poised to challenge x86's dominance and drive widespread enterprise adoption.
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