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Pinecone recently announced the public preview of Dedicated Read Nodes (DRN), a new capacity mode for its vector database designed to deliver predictable performance and cost at scale for high-throughput applications such as billion-vector semantic search, recommendation systems, and mission-critical AI services. By Craig Risi

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In streaming, the challenge is immediate: customers are watching TV right now, not planning to watch it tomorrow. When systems fail during prime time, there is no recovery window; viewers leave and may not return. One and a half years ago, at ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, we faced the challenge of scaling streaming applications for international users. By Daniele Frasca

Neptune Combines AI‑Assisted Infrastructure as Code and Cloud Deployments

Now available in beta, Neptune is a conversational AI agent designed to act like an AI platform engineer, handling the provisioning, wiring, and configuration of the cloud services needed to run a containerized app. Neptune is both language and cloud-agnostic, with support for AWS, GCP, and Azure. By Sergio De Simone

AWS Launches ECS Express Mode to Simplify Containerised Application Deployment

AWS has released Amazon ECS Express Mode, bringing a simplified process to deploying containerised web applications and APIs. Express Mode lets users deploy production-ready services in one shot, bypassing the usual detail required around ancillary requirements such as IAM roles, load-balancers and scaling. By Matt Saunders

AWS Introduces Regional Availability for NAT Gateway

AWS has recently introduced regional availability for the managed NAT Gateway service. The new capability allows developers to create a single NAT Gateway that automatically spans multiple availability zones (AZs) in a VPC, providing high availability, eliminating the need to define separate gateways and public subnets in each zone. By Renato Losio

Google Cloud Launches Managed MCP Support

Google Cloud's introduction of fully managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers revolutionizes its API infrastructure, streamlining access for developers. This enterprise-ready solution enhances AI integration across services such as Google Maps and BigQuery while promoting wide-scale adoption. New tools ensure governance and security, and are currently in public preview. By Steef-Jan Wiggers

Presentation: Scaling Cloud and Distributed Applications: Lessons and Strategies From chase.com, #1 Banking Portal in the US

Durai Arasan explains the architectural strategies used to scale Chase.com to 67M+ active users. He discusses achieving high resilience through multi-region isolation, slashing latency by 71% via edge computing, and utilizing automated "infrastructure repaving" to eliminate security drift. He shares vital lessons on self-healing observability and building an engineering-first culture. By Durai Arasan

AWS Debuts “DevOps Agent” to Automate Incident Response and Improve System Reliability

AWS recently announced the public preview of AWS DevOps Agent, a new "frontier agent" that aims to help organizations react more quickly to production incidents, identify root causes, and proactively strengthen system reliability. By Craig Risi

Netflix Migrates to Amazon Aurora: 75% Performance Boost and 28% Cost Reduction

Netflix consolidated its relational databases onto Amazon Aurora, cutting costs by 28% and boosting performance by up to 75%. The move from self-managed PostgreSQL reduced operational toil, improving latency for critical apps. This mirrors migrations by Samsung and Panasonic, though benchmarks suggest alternatives like Timescale may suit specific workloads better. By Mark Silvester

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Qdrant - High-performance, massive-scale Vector Database and Vector Search Engine for the next generation of AI. Also available in the cloud https://cloud.qdrant.io/

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The leading workflow orchestration platform. Run stateful step functions and AI workflows on serverless, servers, or the edge.

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🥑 Language focused docker images, minus the operating system.

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"rsync for cloud storage" - Google Drive, S3, Dropbox, Backblaze B2, One Drive, Swift, Hubic, Wasabi, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob, Azure Files, Yandex Files

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High-Performance server for NATS.io, the cloud and edge native messaging system.

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📦 The official Nextcloud installation method. Provides easy deployment and maintenance with most features included in this one Nextcloud instance.

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The easiest, most secure way to use WireGuard and 2FA.

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A Virtual Machine Monitor for modern Cloud workloads. Features include CPU, memory and device hotplug, support for running Windows and Linux guests, device offload with vhost-user and a minimal compact footprint. Written in Rust with a strong focus on security.