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A 5-minute tour of the Fediverse

murph — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000

A 5-minute tour of the Fediverse murph Tue, 03/21/2023 - 03:00

A whirlwind tour of all the connected sites that form the world of open source social networks.

People want to communicate over the internet as easily as they do in real life, with similar protections but, potentially, farther reach. In other words, people want to be…

Assess security risks in your open source project with Scorecard

snaveen — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Assess security risks in your open source project with Scorecard snaveen Tue, 03/21/2023 - 03:00

OpenSSF Scorecard helps to ensure your open source software is safe and reliable.

Software supply chain attacks are becoming increasingly common, and attackers are targeting vulnerabilities in dependencies early in the supply chain to amplify the impact of…

Develop on Kubernetes with open source tools

rberrelleza — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Develop on Kubernetes with open source tools rberrelleza Mon, 03/20/2023 - 03:00

Use Crossplane and Okteto for cloud-native development in a matter of seconds.

Over the last five years, a massive shift in how applications get deployed has occurred. It’s gone from self-hosted infrastructure to the world of the cloud and Kubernetes…

How being open at work results in happy customers

katgaines — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 07:03:00 +0000

How being open at work results in happy customers katgaines Fri, 03/17/2023 - 03:03

The way the teams within your organization interact affects customer experience. Open communication and shared knowledge can transform your business.

Every interaction we have with another person is influenced by our emotions. Those emotions have ripple effects, especially when it comes to how you do business. A happy…

Write documentation that actually works for your community

olga-merkulova — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Write documentation that actually works for your community olga-merkulova Thu, 03/16/2023 - 03:00

Establishing good documentation can be difficult, but it's critical to effective communication. Follow this framework for writing and sharing documentation with the right…

What distinguishes successful and sustainable projects from those that disappeared into the void? Spoiler — it's community. Community is what drives an open source project…

Synchronize databases more easily with open source tools

Li Zongwen — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Synchronize databases more easily with open source tools Li Zongwen Wed, 03/15/2023 - 03:00

The open source Apache SeaTunnel project is a data integration platform that makes it easy to synchronize data.

Change Data Capture (CDC) uses Server Agents to record, insert, update, and delete activity applied to database tables. CDC provides details on changes in an easy-to-use…

Monitor Kubernetes cloud costs with open source tools

mattray — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Monitor Kubernetes cloud costs with open source tools mattray Mon, 03/13/2023 - 03:00

OpenCost is a cloud cost monitoring tool that integrates seamlessly with Kubernetes, allowing you to track your cloud spend in real-time so you can optimize your resources…

Kubernetes is a powerful platform for managing dynamic containerized applications in the cloud, but it may be difficult to understand where costs are incurred. Managing the…

What is an edge-native application?

fdesbiens — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000

What is an edge-native application? fdesbiens Fri, 03/10/2023 - 03:00

Edge-native applications differ from cloud-native applications. Edge-native applications carry the following key characteristics.

Cloud-native. Those two simple words redefined how we build, deploy, and even consume software. Twenty-five years ago, when I had hair I could pull on when having trouble with…

Postgres DevOps database administrator: A day in the life

doug.ortiz — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Postgres DevOps database administrator: A day in the life doug.ortiz Thu, 03/09/2023 - 03:00

What are the responsibilities of a database administrator (DBA)?

A Postgres DevOps DBA plays a critical role in modern IT organizations that rely on Postgres as their primary database management system. The role of a Postgres DevOps DBA…

What cloud developers need to know about hardware

JayF — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000

What cloud developers need to know about hardware JayF Wed, 03/08/2023 - 03:00

The cloud is everywhere, so hardware is more critical than ever.

It's easy to forget the progress that people in tech have made. In the early 2000s, most local user groups held regular install fests. Back then, to configure a single machine…

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