#random - December 2024

I'm not a big database guy but doing research for this article has come very close to converting me,

Stripe really know what they're doing when it comes to data and they've done an awesome job building DocDB

https://newsletter.betterstack.com/p/how-stripe-processed-1-trillion-in

Hello everyone, apologies if this is the wrong channel but I recently graduated and am looking to go into the dev ops field. I would like to learn more about dev ops and learn skills to improve my application to improve my chances of landing a role. I would really appreciate your advice! Here is my linkedIn if you guys have any improvements I could make. https://www.linkedin.com/in/reyan-j-49356633b/

Hey everyone! 👋

I’m working on a research project to understand the challenges DevOps professionals face daily. 🚀

If you’re in DevOps, I’d love 3 minutes of your time to answer a short survey or share it with others! 🙏

Survey link:
https://form.jotform.com/askopsai/devops-survey

Thanks so much for your help! 🌟

hi everyone.. I'm looking for help to upload a JAVA -jar descktop app into AWS Elastic bean enviroment

I wrote an article on how Dropbox built their own load balancer. It's interesting but at the end, I say it took days to stabilise their systems, let's just say maybe it didn't 🤷
https://newsletter.betterstack.com/p/how-dropbox-saved-millions-of-dollars

That’s a lot of Prometheus servers.

I’m really curious how this works:

“The cloud security firm also said that the exposure of the "/debug/pprof" endpoints used for determining heap memory usage, CPU usage, and others, could serve as a vector for DoS attacks, rendering the servers inoperable.”

https://thehackernews.com/2024/12/296000-prometheus-instances-exposed.html

Was trying to explain to kid what is the framework

Hey everyone, I came across an interesting stat: 41.3% of organisations say accurate forecasting of cloud spend is one of their top priorities for 2024.

But let’s be honest—getting it right isn’t simple. I’ve put together a quick article on the 5 cloud cost metrics that can actually help teams stay on top of their spend:

• Cost by Environment
• Cost by Resource Type
• Advisor Recommendations
• Budgets by Application
• Forecasted Spend
If reducing cloud costs are on your radar, give it a read here 👉️ https://medium.com/towards-aws/the-top-5-cloud-cost-metrics-every-team-should-track-9ffe4fa932bb

More learnings about recent AI development, more pessimistic feelings about job market…

Has anyone used AWS Cloudformation IaC generator?
https://aws.amazon.com/awstv/watch/478dcfd5148/

I would say the first half of this article is really good, the second half is a bit less interesting but still worth a read
https://newsletter.betterstack.com/p/how-doordash-improved-redis-to-handle

Hello community! Looked here to share the perfect Christmas Digital Card for cloud industry professionals to enjoy with your afternoon coffee! ☕️
https://www.sardinasystems.com/christmas-time/

🎄 What's inside?

✨️ Industry Advent Calendar
Peek behind the doors to relive 2024's biggest moments in the cloud and open source world.

🐟️ Spirit Fish Quiz
What kind of tech fish were you this year? Answer 8 fun questions to find out and share your vibe!

🎁 Cloud Quiz & Raffle
Think you know the cloud? Test your knowledge starting today and enter a raffle to win a cozy data center heatmap blanket! Look for #SardinaChristmasChallenge on LinkedIn.

Let’s explore the fun side of the tech together. Because let’s face it, we all deserve a little break!

If you're unfamiliar with Vector, you should check out this video I made
https://youtu.be/We7s8KFY7Qg?si=CKb0usICZWQQcNKq

https://thenewstack.io/puppets-open-source-community-plans-to-fork-the-program/

Came across this in the OpenTofu Slack community. Another license change :(