Issue #82
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Microsoft Azure Hit With The Largest Data Breach In Its History; Hundreds Of Executive Accounts Compromised
It was an impersonation of Azure, where people put their credentials, although Azure is famous for its poor security.
Nickel
Nikel is a language to create safe and verified configurations. A project by Tweag.
SSDs Have Become Ridiculously Fast, Except in the Cloud
SSDs have become extremely fast, but cloud vendors like AWS have not increased the performance of SSDs, why? It could be that it is difficult to exploit high I/O speed, or maybe they are getting more revenue out of it.
https://databasearchitects.blogspot.com/2024/02/ssds-have-become-ridiculously-fast.html
Starting over: Rebooting the OS stack for fun and profit
This is an article about rebooting the operating system stack for personal computers. It discusses the limitations of current OSes designed for traditional storage and explores the potential of persistent memory (PMEM). The author argues that current OSes rely on outdated ideas from the 1970s and proposes a new approach that leverages the capabilities of PMEM. He suggests focusing on simplicity, discarding backwards compatibility, and utilizing existing open-source technologies. He concludes by advocating for a small, efficient kernel and a user-friendly interface.
https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/26/starting_over_rebooting_the_os
Crossplane - GitOps-based Infrastructure as Code through Kubernetes API
Not a new video, but it shows how to create Kubernetes clusters from Crossplane.