Issue #97
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Switzerland now requires all government software to be open source
https://www.zdnet.com/article/switzerland-now-requires-all-government-software-to-be-open-source/
How To Run Databases in Kubernetes
https://thenewstack.io/how-to-run-databases-in-kubernetes/
Oracle VirtualBox 7.0.20 is now generally available!
Notable bug fixes and enhancements include:
TPM: Fixed errors appearing the event viewer with Windows guests
macOS Hosts: Fixed passing USB devices to the VM
Linux Guest and Host: Introduced initial support for OpenSuse 15.6 kernel
Linux Guest and Host: Introduced initial support for Enterprise Linux 9.5 kernel
UEFI Secure Boot: Add new Microsoft certificates to list for new VMs
https://blogs.oracle.com/virtualization/post/oracle-virtualbox-7020-is-now-generally-available
How a North Korean Fake IT Worker Tried to Infiltrate Us
https://blog.knowbe4.com/how-a-north-korean-fake-it-worker-tried-to-infiltrate-us
Amazon’s Exabyte-Scale Migration from Apache Spark to Ray on Amazon EC2
Amazon's Business Data Technologies team migrated from Apache Spark to Ray on Amazon EC2 for exabyte-scale data processing to address performance and scalability issues. This detailed write-up highlights the behind-the-scenes effort akin to an AWS case study. The transition leveraged Ray’s efficient programming model and distributed object store, resulting in improved performance and significant cost savings. The migration required developing new infrastructure for data quality and job orchestration, achieving reliable data processing with reduced costs and processing times.
ray.io
Ray is an open-source framework for scalable, distributed computing. It enables developers to build scalable applications, allowing for efficient parallel and distributed execution of Python code. Ray provides tools for distributed machine learning, reinforcement learning, and hyperparameter tuning. It is designed for flexibility, enabling easy scaling from a single laptop to a cluster. The platform includes libraries such as Ray Tune for hyperparameter tuning, RLlib for reinforcement learning, and Ray Serve for scalable model serving.
Revealing the Inner Structure of AWS Session Tokens
https://medium.com/@TalBeerySec/revealing-the-inner-structure-of-aws-session-tokens-a6c76469cba7
Amazon's Graviton Has Evolved Into A Formidable CPU Contender: Graviton1 To Graviton4 Benchmarks
https://www.phoronix.com/review/aws-graviton-graviton4