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July 2024

Open source driving the future of EV charging

Canonical announces collaboration with DFI and PIONIX The global transition towards electric vehicles (EVs) marks a major shift in the ongoing efforts against climate change and towards sustainable energy solutions. With EV sales skyrocketing to 14 million units in 2023, the demand for efficient and reliable EV charging infrastructure has never been more pressing. Addressing this need requires innovation, collaboration, and the use of cutting-edge technology.

Navigating Kafka: Challenges, Solutions, And The Future Of Real-Time Data Streaming

3). The complexities of real-time data streaming and auto-scaling in the cloud are no joke. But three are solutions to make it more simple and efficient. In this Data (R)evolution episode, Matan Mizrahi and Filip Yonov join us to discuss how Kafka effectively handles and optimizes data streams, the pursuit of standardized APIs, and the vital role of AI in optimizing complex systems. They also share how AI and open-source tools are transforming the landscape. Tune in to hear about the evolution of data streaming and the transformative impact of AI and cloud-native solutions.

Towards Jaeger v2 Moar OpenTelemetry!

Jaeger, the popular open-source distributed tracing system, is getting a major upgrade with the upcoming release of Jaeger v2. This new version is a new architecture for Jaeger backend components that utilizes OpenTelemetry Collector framework as the base and extends it with Jaeger’s unique features. It promises to bring significant improvements and changes, making Jaeger more flexible, extensible, and even better aligned with the OpenTelemetry project.

AI/ML Simplified: Replace ChatGPT with an Open Source Model on Civo with Josh Mesout

Join Josh Mesout, CIO of Civo, in this workshop where we simplify AI and ML, focusing on deploying large language models (LLMs) using open-source tools. Learn how to leverage Civo infrastructure, understand the benefits of open-source models, and gain practical insights into setting up your own AI deployment. Ideal for software engineers and tech enthusiasts looking to reduce reliance on ChatGPT and take control of their machine learning models.

Embracing Open Source in the Enterprise: Strategies & Best Practices

The current landscape of open-source software (OSS) in enterprises is characterized by a strategic shift towards open-source solutions for critical infrastructure and development needs. Enterprises increasingly rely on OSS to power their applications, manage data, and automate their deployment pipelines, making OSS an integral part of the software development lifecycle.

The rise of multicloud, open source, and BYOC

Modernizing platforms for the AI-driven future is essential. Aiven’s data and AI platform empowers businesses to thrive in this ever-evolving digital landscape. In this Data (R)evolution episode, Aiven’s Bob Krygowski and Stu Garrow explain how to tackle the challenges of scaling a company, benefits of multicloud flexibility, the role of organizational sponsorship, and the innovative "Bring Your Own Cloud" (BYOC) concept. Our discussion also covers open-source technology and cloud portability—key elements for modernizing your infrastructure in an AI-driven future.

How to set up an open source database monitoring stack with Grafana Cloud

One of the great powers of Grafana is the open source community behind it — a community that provides a breadth of ready-to-use dashboards, plugins, exporters, and instructions that make a million tasks easier. The sheer scale of it all means whatever you need probably already exists somewhere. To illustrate this, I want to share an example of how to use these tools as a base for building a comprehensive database monitoring solution.

Enlightning - Instant Observability: Exploring the Magic of Pixie

Pixie is an open source observability tool for Kubernetes applications. Pixie automatically collects telemetry data, including full-body requests, resource and network metrics, application profiles, and more. Using Pixie, developers can view the high-level state of their cluster (service maps, cluster resources, application traffic) and also drill down into more detailed views (pod state, flame graphs) without having to modify or redeploy their code.

Exploring Application Performance Monitoring - Importance and Open-Source Options

For any digital business today, keeping applications running smoothly and efficiently is a no-brainer. Application Performance Monitoring (APM) is an invaluable process in that regard, helping teams track the performance and health of their software applications. APM involves the use of tools and practices to detect, diagnose, and resolve performance issues in real-time, thereby ensuring optimal user experiences.

Lessons Learned from Accidental Open Source Success with Ryan Clements

In this video, Ryan Clements from Byte Bot shares his experience integrating Storybook and Next.js. Discover the lessons he learned about automation, documentation, and open-source community engagement. Whether you're a developer or interested in software engineering, this talk offers valuable insights.

Hot and cold data with Apache Kafka, Tiered Storage, and Iceberg

Utilizing the true potential of data streaming is key to business success. In this Data (R)evolution episode, we're joined by Josep Prat and Filip Yonov to dive into the transformative features of Apache Kafka and its evolving role in data architecture. They discuss the critical importance of collaboration and feedback in enhancing Kafka's capabilities, the future of "lake house" technology, exciting updates from the Open Source Program Office (OSPO), and the importance of Kafka's readiness to support evolving data formats—making it a backbone for modern data ecosystems.

Empower Professionals to Perform Better with AI

Adopting cloud technology to gain velocity and agility in the marketplace allows companies to focus on what matters most. However, this transition isn't without its risks. In this episode of Data (R)evolution, hosts Janki Patel Westenberg and Francesco Tisiot are joined by Dave Li, former Senior Software Engineer at Helthjem, and Oded Valin, Co-Founder & CEO at EverSQL, to discuss the application of AI in database management, the importance of expertise in cloud adoption, and the need for streamlined tools in an increasingly data-driven world.

Why we used open source Apache projects to build InfluxDB 3.0

To the unfamiliar, building with open source tools may seem like the kind of chaos that leads to Boaty McBoatface-like decisions. Andrew Lamb, staff engineer at InfluxData and PMC for the Apache DataFusion project, provides insight from a developer and a PMC perspective about what it's like to build with, and manage a major open source project. InfluxData recently rebuilt its core database using Apache projects: Flight, DataFusion, Arrow, and Parquet, dubbed the FDAP stack.

How the FDAP stack drives innovation with open source Apache projects

Using open source projects from the Apache foundation to build low-level database software drives innovation. Andrew Lamb, Staff Engineer at InfluxData and PMC for the Apache DataFusion project, discusses the components of the FDAP stack - Flight, Arrow, DataFusion, and Parquet, explaining how building with these tools helps companies focus on innovation instead of spending dev cycles reinventing the wheel.

Insights from Sylius: Accelerating Open Source eCommerce Development

How do you know if your engineering team is efficient at scale? Is modern CI/CD cloud tooling and DORA metrics enough? One of the best ways to find answers is by looking at successful open-source projects and how they operate, overcoming the challenges of remote work, asynchronous communication, and diverse global collaboration.