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5 open source projects to contribute to in 2024

Contributing to open source software helps you develop new skills, gain real-world coding experience, interact with new technologies, and meet new people. But with so many open source projects to choose from — developers started some 52 million new projects on GitHub in 2022 alone — it can be difficult to figure out which repositories to contribute to. If you’re thinking about joining a new open source project in 2024, you’ve come to the right place.

How Can Kubernetes Thrive in Regulated Environments? Insights from Ryan Gutwein - Navigate Europe 23

Join Ryan Gutwein, co-founder of Ignyte Assurance Platform, as he explores the challenges and solutions for implementing Kubernetes in regulated industries. This talk provides a comprehensive look at the relationship between software development and regulatory compliance, with a focus on the Department of Defense's modern approach to data security and compliance. Discover insights into Kubernetes configurations, the DOD Iron Bank, and the future of secure cloud-native environments.

How to optimize your cloud infrastructure management

As on-premises infrastructure and workloads increasingly migrate to the cloud, you’ve undoubtedly encountered many challenges in managing complex cloud architectures. These hurdles include juggling cost-efficiency and security to maintain a seamless, high-performance infrastructure. Navigating your cloud infrastructure landscape requires thoroughly understanding its virtualized elements—servers, software, network devices, and storage.

Understanding roles in software operators

As we’ve seen throughout this series, a design pattern is a general solution that has been proven to solve a repeatedly occurring problem when designing software. In my previous blog posts, we examined the basics of the software operator design pattern, the forces impacting it, and the advantages and disadvantages of using it. But how does the software operator pattern actually work?

Succeeding with Teams Phone in 2024

Moving to Teams Phone as your primary voice system can save money and provide a great user experience, or it can “crash and burn”. In a two-part workshop, I had the opportunity to explore insights to help migrate successfully to Teams Phone with Greg Zweig of Ribbon. (Ribbon was kind enough to sponsor both workshop sessions.) This article summarizes the information we covered in the workshop.

Video analytics at the edge: How video processing benefits from edge computing

Computer vision: digital understanding of the physical world From face recognition to fire prevention, autonomous cars to medical diagnosis, the promise of video analytics has enticed technology innovators for years. Video analytics, the processing and analysing of visual data through machine learning and artificial intelligence, is perceived as a significant opportunity for edge computing.

EP2: The Unsustainable Truth: Data Centers' Dirty Little Secret w/ Dean Nelson

In this episode of Hyper Views, we're delighted to have Dean Nelson, the founder and chairman of the Infrastructure Masons, joining us. We dive into the world of data centers, specifically focusing on power capacity effectiveness (PCE) as a key metric. We highlight the significance of measuring PCE and its impact on sustainability reporting, while aligning sustainability goals with economic performance objectives. And of course, we provide some valuable insights and advice for executives and operators on optimizing PCE and power usage effectiveness (PUE) in data centers.

Monitor Amazon EC2: key metrics for instances, regions, and more in one view

Amazon EC2 was one of the first services available on AWS, helping propel the cloud platform into the mainstream of IT. And while EC2 instances come in a wide range of sizes and flavors to address all sorts of use cases, keeping tabs on those instances isn’t always easy. That’s why we’re excited to introduce our new EC2 monitoring solution in Grafana Cloud.

Effective strategies for managing cron jobs: Best practices and tools

Cron jobs are essential for automating repetitive tasks and streamlining website and application management. Properly managing cron jobs is crucial for maintaining system efficiency and minimizing risks. In this article, we will explore the significance of cron jobs in tech environments, delve into common challenges in their management, and introduce advanced monitoring solutions like WebGazer. We will also provide best practices to ensure efficient and secure cron job management.