Newsletters Archive | simplyblock https://www.simplyblock.io/newsletters/ NVMe-First Kubernetes Storage Platform Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:18:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.simplyblock.io/wp-content/media/cropped-icon-rgb-simplyblock-32x32.png Newsletters Archive | simplyblock https://www.simplyblock.io/newsletters/ 32 32 Simplyblock Byte – Issue 2024-10/3 https://www.simplyblock.io/newsletters/simplyblock-byte-issue-2024-10-1-3/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:04:37 +0000 https://www.simplyblock.io/?post_type=newsletters&p=3955 Learn how to supercharge your local instance storage with simplyblock and what the true cost of over-provisioning is. Also, latest episodes of Cloud Commute and Cloud Frontier.

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While serverless computing has revolutionized how we think about application deployment and scaling, one critical component often remains stubbornly traditional: storage. Organizations embracing serverless architectures find themselves constrained by storage solutions that don’t match the elasticity and efficiency of their compute layer. This challenge is particularly acute for database operators and companies providing database-as-a-service (DbaaS) offerings, where storage requirements can fluctuate dramatically based on workload demands.

The fundamental disconnect between serverless compute and traditional storage is obvious: pre-provisioned capacity that sits idle, complex scaling procedures that require manual intervention, and cost structures that don’t align with serverless principles. Companies like Discord have highlighted these pain points, even building custom solutions to bridge the gap – but not every organization has the resources for such undertakings. That’s where simplyblock steps in, providing truly serverless storage experience that automatically scales maintaining the performance, durability, and cost-efficiency demands of modern cloud-native applications.

By providing a unified storage interface (NVMe) logical device that abstracts away underlying, diverging storage interfaces behind an easy-to-understand disk design, simplyblock enables genuinely serverless database operations. Our thin provisioning technology eliminates the need for upfront capacity planning, while automatic tiering ensures optimal cost-efficiency without sacrificing performance. This approach not only simplifies storage management but also aligns storage economics with serverless principles – you only pay for what you use, when you use it.

P.S. We’re sponsoring Kubecon NA in Salt Lake City in less than 2 weeks! Visit us at the booth or sign up for our breakfast events – more information below.”

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Simplyblock joins KubeCon+CloudNativeCon North America from November 12 to November 15 in Salt Lake City, Utah. You can find us at booth number T57 (right next to the t-shirt pickup, and the team is waiting for you to say hi and ask as much as you want!

More importantly though, we’re organizing socializing breakfast events, each on Thursday and Friday morning. There are still seats available. Get ready for the Simplyblock Breakfast Bytes and sign up now!

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Serverless Compute needs Serverless Storage

Serverless architecture describes the application design that runs on top of a serverless compute infrastructure. However, operating a serverless architecture requires infrastructure components (such as storage) to support the critical aspects of serverless. Simplyblock provides a fully cloud-native, serverless-enabling storage solution. Learn more

Ransomware Attack Recovery with simplyblock

In 2023, the number of victims of Ransomware attacks more than doubled, with 2024 being off to an even stronger start. Having a strong solution to Ransomware attacks is more important than ever. Simplyblock provides sophisticated block storage level Ransomware mitigation and recovery options, enabling Point-in-Time-Recovery (PITR) for any service and solution storing data. Learn more

PostgreSQL on Kubernetes: Dos and Don’ts – Webinar Recording

Running databases in containers has long been considered an anti-pattern. However, the Kubernetes ecosystem has evolved significantly, allowing stateful workloads, including databases, to thrive in containerized environments. With PostgreSQL continuing to rise as one of the world’s most beloved databases, it’s essential to understand how to run it on Kubernetes. Our chief developer advocate Chris Engelbert just the other day recorded a webinar to answer your questions. Watch now

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Running .NET on the NES

The NES (or Nintendo Entertainment System) was a large part of their childhood. Amazing games, hours of time enjoyed away, and now you can run .NET C# code on it. Thanks to Jonathan Peppers and his project dotnes. Watch now

Comparing Columnar to Heap Performance in Postgres with pg_timeseries

PostgreSQL has a vast ecosystem with many extensions, one of them pg_timeseries which brings time series functionality to the Postgres world. Shaun Thomas from Tembo measured its performance compared to the standard Postgres heap storage method. Read more

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Cloud Commute Episode 35: Hadi Hariri, JetBrains

Hadi Hariri, the head of open source projects at JetBrains, joins us to discuss the evolution of programming languages and developer tools. Hadi shares insights on JetBrains’ diverse suite of IDEs, including the recently launched Rust Rover, and explores how the company has integrated AI tools to support developer productivity. He also addresses the hype and practical impact of AI in coding, touching on how it may shape future developer skills. Wrapping up with thoughts on the importance of critical thinking in tech, Hadi offers valuable perspectives for developers navigating today’s fast-paced industry. Watch now

Cloud Commute Episode 34: Yingjun Wu, RisingWave Labs

Yingjun Wu, founder of RisingWave Labs, discusses stream processing and how RisingWave enables real-time data analytics. He explains the differences between batch and streaming databases, RisingWave’s PostgreSQL compatibility, and its open-source focus. Wu also emphasizes the future of data infrastructure, highlighting the importance of open standards like Postgres, Kafka, and Iceberg. Watch now

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Cloud Frontier Episode 6: Elias Schneider, Codesphere

Sit down with Elias Schneider, the founder of Codesphere. Elias shares his journey from working at Google and SAP to launching Codesphere, a platform designed to streamline the entire development lifecycle in the cloud. Elias explains how the company initially struggled to find product-market fit, eventually realizing that their solution was most valuable to large enterprises, particularly those managing complex development processes and diverse infrastructure environments. We also discuss the evolving landscape of cloud infrastructure, the growing interest in hybrid and on-prem solutions, and Elias’s thoughts on the future of cloud, including new chip architectures like RISC-V. Watch now

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]]> Simplyblock Byte - Issue 2024-10/3 | simplyblock Simplyblock's newsletter highlights scalable, efficient storage solutions for serverless computing and modern applications. goodread,hacks,releases image kubecon serverless-compute ransomware-recovery webinar image Simplyblock Byte – Issue 2024-10/2 https://www.simplyblock.io/newsletters/simplyblock-byte-issue-2024-10-1/ Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:11:00 +0000 https://www.simplyblock.io/?post_type=newsletters&p=3934 Learn how to supercharge your local instance storage with simplyblock and what the true cost of over-provisioning is. Also, latest episodes of Cloud Commute and Cloud Frontier.

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The data landscape is rapidly evolving, and NVMe technology is at the forefront of this revolution. As the adoption of NVMe drives in data centers is now approaching 30%, many enterprise customers are wondering how to leverage this fast storage media to their advantage. Our recent blog posts highlight some ways on how simplyblock can help to adopt NVMe-first architecture in your organization.

We looked into how tech giants such as Pinterest, Uber, and Discord adopted NVMe storage to power their high-performance database architectures and showcased how simplyblock can add even more value to such scenarios. Some of those companies have built solutions that we could call “simplyblock v0.1”. While large tech companies have budgets and engineering skill set to try doing it themselves, the majority of organizations might not be capable of taking the full advantage of NVMe storage themselves.

The fundamental challenge that remains is the persistence of data. While local NVMe storage is very fast, the local disk doesn’t provide the scalability and durability needed for mission-critical workloads. That’s where simplyblock steps in, combining the speed of local NVMe SSDs with the resilience and flexibility of scale-out storage. This approach addresses the scalability, reliability, and performance-at-scale challenges traditionally associated with local storage.

By trusting simplyblock, you’re not just adopting NVMe – you’re future-proofing your data infrastructure. Our technology allows you to embrace the full power of NVMe while avoiding the pitfalls of over-provisioning, under-utilizing, and generally wasting these expensive resources.

Rob Pankow, CEO, Simplyblock

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Simplyblock vs. Local NVMe Disk on AWS

The debate about the optimal storage solution has been ongoing. Local instance storage can massively outperform cloud block storage (like Amazon EBS) but comes with its own challenges, it’s hard to scale, and it’s not persistent. Learn more

The True Cost of Over-Provisioning: How to Optimize Your AWS Storage

“Cloud is expensive” is an often repeated phrase, but what makes the cloud so expensive? Over-provisioning is one of the most common issues when allocating resources in the cloud. What is over-provisioning? Why is it so common? What to do about it? Learn more

NVMe-Powered Database Optimization: Lessons from Tech Giants

Data-driven companies such as Netflix, Pinterest, Uber, and Discord have realized NVMe storage’s importance in staying competitive. Here’s why you should start using it too. Learn more

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pglite – Postgres in WASM

Running Postgres as an embedded database in your webbrowser or backend and on-edge Javascript environments (NodeJS, deno, …)? Pglite makes it possible, being cross-compiled using Emscripten. Quirky as hell, but just as cool! Read more

Self-Hosting a Container Registry

There are many reasons for self-hosting a container registry. Maybe you want to run it on your local home lab or maybe you need it for compliance or security reasons. Anyhow, setting it up and operating it isn’t the easiest thing in the world. Thanks you Alex Pliutau for bringing this easy to follow guide. Learn more

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Cloud Commute Episode 33: Bruno Souza

Java evangelist Bruno Souza shares insights on adapting to cloud and AI trends, navigating the hidden job market, and building career visibility. He emphasizes hands-on learning and applying new technologies in real projects. Watch now

Cloud Commute Episode 32: Michele Mancioppi from Dash0

Michele Mancioppi, Head of Product at Dash0, discusses how Dash0 enhances Kubernetes-native observability using OpenTelemetry. He explains the importance of context in telemetry data and how standardization simplifies observability. Watch now

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Cloud Frontier Episode 5: Adam Szymański from Oxla

We’ve talk with Adam Szymański, CTO and co-founder of Oxla, the world’s fastest distributed database. Adam shares his journey from working at Google to founding Oxla, a database designed to solve inefficiencies in data infrastructure. Watch now

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Did you know that Amazon RDS instances can cost up to 100% more than equivalent EC2 instances? Or that RDS limits you to using only EBS volumes for storage, potentially leading to unnecessary costs for data that doesn’t require high-performance storage? These are some of the limitations of RDS that are pushing many organizations to explore alternatives, with Kubernetes being the leading option for database hosting. Our latest newsletter dives into why this shift makes sense, both from a cost and flexibility perspective.

We explore how Kubernetes allows you to:

  • Avoid vendor lock-in for your mission-critical databases
  • Choose from a wider range of storage options, including local instance storage for ultra-low latency and implement intelligent storage tiering to optimize costs
  • Scale resources automatically and more granularly to match your exact needs

Simplyblock’s storage optimization suite is designed to enhance these Kubernetes deployments. Our solution enables thin provisioning, automatic tiering to S3 for cold data, and seamless integration with various storage types – all working in harmony with your Kubernetes environment.

Understanding these options is crucial for making informed decisions about your database infrastructure. I encourage you to read on and discover how simplyblock can help you leverage Kubernetes to achieve both performance and cost efficiency in your database operations.

Let’s break free from the limitations of RDS and optimize your database infrastructure together.

Rob Pankow, CEO, Simplyblock

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Why would you run PostgreSQL in Kubernetes, and how?

“Normally, people ask, «Why would you run a PostgreSQL on Kubernetes?», but I believe that the question should be, «Why wouldn’t I run my PostgreSQL on Kubernetes?»” That’s what Álvaro Hernández Tortosa said at PGIBZ (pgibz.io) just a few weeks ago, and I think he’s right about that. But what do you need to think about? How do you need to configure it? Learn more

How to choose your Postgres Kubernetes Operator?

After convincing you that running PostgreSQL on Kubernetes is not only a good idea but a great one, the next question is what Kubernetes Operator you actually want to use. In this article, we’ll show you the important ones and help you with the selection. Learn more

Simplyblock Webinar: PostgreSQL on Kubernetes: Do’s and Don’ts

Running databases in containers has long been considered an anti-pattern. However, the Kubernetes ecosystem has evolved significantly, allowing stateful workloads, including databases, to thrive in containerized environments. With PostgreSQL continuing to rise as one of the world’s most beloved databases, it’s essential to understand how to run it on Kubernetes. This session will cover the key Do’s and Don’ts to ensure optimal performance and scalability. Learn more

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Naming things is hard

Naming products, tools, features, functions, and variable names is hard. As developers, we know this by heart. Read more

Step-by-Step Guide: Creating a Kubernetes Cluster on Raspberry Pi 5 with K3s

Kubernetes has a steep learning curve. Therefore, it’s great to have a way to learn, test, maybe destroy, and retry without a large monetary investment. Running a small Kubernetes cluster on Raspberry Pis brings you right into your own tiny home lab. Chinaza Otumba shows you how to set it up; step by step. Read more

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Cloud Commute Episode 31: Christina Lin from Redpanda

In this episode of Cloud Commute, Christina Lin from Redpanda Data discusses how Redpanda simplifies data streaming as an alternative to Kafka. She and Chris Engelbert explore its ease of use, cloud compatibility, and innovations like the BYOC service as a seamless Kafka alternative. Watch now

Cloud Commute Episode 30: Michael Schmidt from simplyblock

In this episode of Cloud Commute, Michael Schmidt, co-founder & CTO of simplyblock, joins us to discuss the innovation behind simplyblock. Michael shares his journey from consulting and leading major retail IT operations to the creation of simplyblock. Watch now

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Cloud Frontier Throwback to Episode 2: Mihai Mărcuță from NodeShift

Many companies, like Intel, operate their own data centers. Are they fully utilized at all times? No they’re not. Mihai Mărcuță from NodeShift explains how they managed to strike a deal with Intel (and other companies) reselling their free data center capacity and bring down your cloud cost along the way. Watch now

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In my conversations with clients and prospects, I’ve noticed a common theme: many organizations don’t fully understand their database storage usage patterns. Much of the “storage waste” is created with storage that is provisioned but not used, as well as with “hot” storage that is not actually “hot” but sits on services such as Amazon EBS. This lack of insight can lead to inefficiencies and unnecessary costs.

Our latest newsletter dives into this issue, exploring how features like thin provisioning and automatic tiering can optimize your AWS storage. We also compare RDS and EKS to uncover the true costs of database management.

Understanding your storage needs is the first step towards a more efficient, cost-effective infrastructure. I encourage you to read on and discover how simplyblock can help you gain this crucial insight and improve storage more efficiently.

Let’s make informed decisions together.

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Disaster Recovery with Simplyblock in AWS

When disaster strikes, a great recovery strategy is required. Oftentimes, deficiencies are only discovered when it’s already too late. Simplyblock provides comprehensive disaster recovery support for any databases, file storage, or whole infrastructures with near-zero RPO. Learn more

Simplyblock for AWS: Environments with many gp2 or gp3 Volumes

If you’re ok with Amazon EBS gp3 volumes, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re the best option. Features like thin provisioning, automatic tiering of infrequently used data blocks, and deduplication bring tremendous cost savings. Don’t miss out. Learn more

The True Cost of Database Management: RDS vs EKS

Databases can make up a significant portion of the costs for a variety of businesses and enterprises. Everyone knows that, but have you ever wondered about the true cost of your database management? Learn more

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Tetris implementation in pure SQL

While SQL is a powerful declarative language to query and modify data, it is not designed for general programming tasks. Still, Nuno Faria implemented a complete Tetris game in a single, insane SQL query. Read more

GPU Utilization is a Misleading Metric

Measuring the performance of GPUs isn’t easy. While GPU Utilization is often the accepted metric of choice, it is also very misleading as it measures kernel execution, not the core efficiency. FLOPS Utilization is the better metric. Learn why. Learn more

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Cloud Commute Episode 29: Jove Zhong from Timeplus

Event-driven processing and real-time stream analytics are common design elements of modern, scalable architectures. Jove Zhong, Co-Founder and Head of Product at Timeplus, talks about how and why you want to use these architectural patterns and why Timeplus. Watch now

Cloud Commute Episode 28: Oleg Šelajev from Docker

Writing good integration tests is hard. Databases and other services need to be started up, the test has to be run, and everything needs to be shut down again. In this episode of Cloud Commute, Oleg Šelajev Developer Advocate at Docker, Inc (formerly AtomicJar) talks about how Testcontainers helps make our lives better. Watch now

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Cloud Frontier Episode 4: Marc Austin from Hedgehog

Marc Austin, CEO and co-founder of Hedgehog, previously the Head of Automation Strategy and Growth for Cisco’s Internet for the Future strategic pillar, dives deep into how Hedgehog is helping cloud builders create AI networks that offer the same experience as the big players (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) but with higher performance, lower cost, and more control. Watch now

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Vendor Lock-in for your data is bad, learn how to avoid it

For most companies, data is the most crucial part of their business. Therefore, it is dangerous to forfeit the control on how to store this incredibly important good and storage vendor lock-in poses a significant risk to these businesses. When a company becomes overly reliant on a single storage provider or technology, it can find itself trapped in an inflexible situation with far-reaching consequences. Learn more

AWS provides many different discount programs you should know

AWS Savings Plans are flexible pricing models that offer significant cost savings on your AWS usage. By committing to a consistent amount of usage (measured in dollars per hour) over a one- or three-year term, you can save up to 72% compared to On-Demand pricing. Learn more

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pgstattuple is an open-source utility in PostgreSQL, provided as an extension. It helps manage and clear table bloat, which in turn improves table performance. It’s ability to provide detailed insights into the extent of bloat, makes pgstattuple a crucial tool for optimizing database efficiency and ensuring that your tables operate smoothly. Learn more

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Cloud Commute Episode 27: Bart Farrell from Kube.FM

Bart Farrell, well known in the Kubernetes ecosystem for his work in the Data on Kubernetes community, as well as being a KubeFM host, talks about his past, teaching children English after he moved from the USA to Spain, and how this shaped his view on teaching tech topics, his podcast, and more. Watch now

Cloud Commute Episode 26: Bruno Borges from Microsoft

Dive into the intersection of Java, AI, and cloud technology with Bruno Borges, a principal product manager at Microsoft, talking about how there are millions of Java instances at Microsoft, as well as the Semantic Kernel, a Java library designed to integrate AI capabilities into business applications, highlighting its role in orchestrating AI functions using large language models. Watch now

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Cloud Frontier Episode 3: Mahmoud Mabrouk from Agenta.ai

Dr. Mahmoud Mabrouk from Agenta, a company building open-source LLM Development Platform with a goal of making LLM more reliable explains how to collaborate on prompts, evaluate, and monitor LLM apps with confidence with Agenta. Watch now

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]]> Simplyblock Byte - Issue 2024-09/1 | simplyblock.io Learn how simplyblock helps to avoid the cloud vendor lock-in and prepare your service for multi-cloud operation, hassle-free. image image image image image Simplyblock Byte – Issue 2024-08/2 https://www.simplyblock.io/newsletters/simplyblock-byte-issue-2024-08-2/ Thu, 22 Aug 2024 11:35:00 +0000 https://www.simplyblock.io/?post_type=newsletters&p=3908 All about simplyblock's intelligent storage orchestration and how to choose a PostgreSQL operator for your Kubernetes deployment. Also, latest episodes of Cloud Commute and Cloud Frontier.

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Kubernetes Release 1.31 is a Big Win for Storage on Kubernetes

Kubernetes version 1.31 was released on August 13th and is a big leap forward for stateful workloads and container storage. With every release, the Container Storage Interface (CSI) keeps moving forward in big steps. Learn more

Understanding AWS Cloud Storage Options and their Costs

AWS offers a variety of storage options, all for their specific use cases. There is, however, no one-fits-all solution, and it’s important to understand the ins and outs. Learn more

Kubernetes Operators are your personal DevOps as a Service

Running a database, such as Postgres, in the database isn’t always easy. In the past, Helm Charts simplified deployment but left out the operational part. These days, there is a choice of Kubernetes Operators for Postgres, and you should consider their value. Learn more

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Operating a large Kubernetes landscape can be overwhelming. Getting early notifications or alerts in difficult situations is key. BotKube helps with the analysis of Kubernetes and Prometheus events, their correlation, and eventually with sending notifications into tools such as Microsoft Teams, Slack, or others. Learn more

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Cloud Commute Episode 25: Gwen Shapira from Nile

Infinite scalability (up and down) is the premise of serverless, not only for PostgreSQL. Gwen Shapira from Nile talks to us about their journey to make Postgres serverless and the challenges they face. Watch now

Cloud Commute Episode 24: Mike Freedman from Timescale

The Postgres ecosystem is vast and offers many options for all kinds of data models, relational, time-series, graphs, key-value, and more. Mike Freedman from Timescale, asks the question “should Postgres be the database of choice for all your needs?” Watch now

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Many companies, like Intel, operate their own data centers. Are they fully utilized at all times? No they’re not. Mihai Mărcuță from NodeShift explains how they managed to strike a deal with Intel (and other companies) reselling their free data center capacity and bring down your cloud cost along the way. Watch now

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High Data Access-Latency on Cloud Storage is no more

Using persistent storage on cloud providers comes in two flavors, storage local to the instance and remotely attached storage. Both have their pros and cons with the typical trade-off between access latency and capacity. Simplyblock combines the best of both worlds without the downsides. Learn more

Your Rockset migration supercharged by simplyblock

By September 30th, Rockset, acquired by OpenAI on June 21st, will shutdown. There are alternatives and you should migrate as soon as possible. Simplyblock is here to guide you through the transition. Learn more

Image Recognition using Neural Networks: A Beginner’s Guide

Image recognition isn’t magic but a bunch of mathematics combined in a very sneaky fashion. Using a simple beginner’s example this blog post explains the basics in a step-by-step fashion. Learn more

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Caretta is a lightweight, standalone tool that instantly creates a visual network map of the services running in your cluster. Learn more

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Cloud Commute Episode 23

Michael Schwarz from CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security talks about how the CacheWarp attack works and why, in the recent history, so many modern CPUs have hardware issues. Watch now

Cloud Commute Episode 22

Hannes Ullman from bifrost security talks about how to use their tool, built upon AppArmor, to automatically create your own application firewall in Kubernetes. Watch now

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Cloud Frontier Episode 1

Steven Renwick from Tilores talks about the beginning of Tilores as a spin-off of the German Credit Bureau, as well as his experience on raising money. Watch now

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Simplyblock in a Nutshell

It’s time to party 🎉 Simplyblock’s one-minute explainer is ready and live. Understand the important basics of simplyblock in no time at all.

IOPS vs Throughput vs Latency – Storage Performance Metrics

IOPS, throughput and latency are interrelated metrics that provide insight into the read, write, and access performance of storage entities and network interconnects. Understanding them, as well as knowing how to measure is important. Learn all about their relationships and complexities. Learn more

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Use AI to generate data structures for PostgreSQL

Hans-Jürgen Schönig demonstrates how to use LLMs (most specifically ollama, an open source LLM implementation) to generate data models for PostgreSQL. Learn more

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