Infra Weekly Newsletter

The Infra Weekly Newsletter focuses on the evolving landscape of IT infrastructure, covering a wide range of topics including cloud technologies, SaaS, database innovations, DevOps and DataOps practices, open source projects, Linux developments, and various approaches to virtualization and managing physical infrastructure.

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Top posts of the year

And their main takeaways

Issue #51

18 implied HN points • 20 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Infrastructure Open Source Security Cloud Computing DevOps
  1. Ironforge raised $2.6M in pre-seed funding for serverless Solana development platform
  2. FreeBSD project celebrates 30 years of success attributed to open source freedom and modern development practices
  3. PostgreSQL community debates transitioning to multi-threaded model, sparking mixed responses

Issue #77

18 implied HN points • 08 Jan 24
🕹 Technology AI Kubernetes Generative AI Infrastructure
  1. Gentoo adds binary support, a positive move but perhaps a bit late.
  2. Security organizations should ask four key questions when selecting AI-SPM tools to ensure secure AI processes.
  3. Generative AI is set to transform the world in 2024 with advancements in various areas like multimodal models and autonomous agents.

Issue #78

18 implied HN points • 16 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Kubernetes
  1. Linux kernel updates aim to remove unnecessary space consumption by getting rid of sysctl sentinel.
  2. Efforts are being made to optimize memory usage in the Linux kernel by eliminating the sysctl sentinel.
  3. OpenTofu, a fork for Kubernetes, is reaching General Availability.
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Issue #69

13 implied HN points • 31 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Infrastructure Cloud Computing Open Source Cybersecurity Benchmarking
  1. Apple devices might not resolve 'local' domains on internal networks, use registered domains instead.
  2. AWS is launching AWS European Sovereign Cloud for customers in regulated industries and the public sector in Europe.
  3. Red Hat's RHEL partners with Cohesity for data security and management, enhancing operating system tasks.

Issue #76

13 implied HN points • 27 Dec 23
🕹 Technology Infrastructure Networking Automation
  1. This post is the last issue sponsored by Nexteam.
  2. The post discusses topics like virtualization, Linux on Macs, and Rust on AWS Lambda.
  3. Juniper Apstra and Juniper QFX Series Switches are highlighted for automating and simplifying data center network operations.

Issue #49

13 implied HN points • 05 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Cloud Computing Software Development Networking Data Centers
  1. Consider sending AWS Lambda Logs to observability services like Datadog or New Relic to enhance system visibility.
  2. Red Hat has announced a cloud upgrade plan for CentOS 7 as it reaches end-of-life in 2024.
  3. Implementing trunk-based development can bring advantages like speed, productivity, reliability, and teamwork.

Issue #44

13 implied HN points • 02 May 23
🕹 Technology Infrastructure Software Security Cloud Development
  1. Datomic by NuBank is now free for all versions.
  2. HashiCorp presents a webinar on dynamic credentials for Terraform Cloud.
  3. Developers can now access the first serverless Postgres database for the frontend cloud through Vercel and Neon's collaboration.

Issue #50

13 implied HN points • 11 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Infrastructure Cloud Security Documentation
  1. Release Management for Snaps Made Simpler with progressive release feature
  2. Technical deep-dive into a real-time kernel from Ubuntu explained by Edoardo Barbieri
  3. Deploy a Kubernetes Development Environment with Kind guide for setting up local Kubernetes clusters

Issue #46

9 implied HN points • 15 May 23
🕹 Technology Linux Open Source Cloud AI Programming
  1. New Linux kernel NetFilter flaw can give attackers root privileges.
  2. Alpine Linux 3.18 released with Linux 6.1 LTS and Musl Libc 1.2.4.
  3. Scaleway offers Serverless Functions API for affordable hosting.

Issue #63

9 implied HN points • 19 Sep 23
🕹 Technology Data Centers Cloud Computing AI DevOps Serverless
  1. Schneider Electric highlights the importance of rethinking data center construction for AI workloads
  2. Bun shows promise as a new runtime for JavaScript server environments, but has some challenges to overcome
  3. Cloud automation is evolving towards API-driven approaches for managing various cloud resources

Issue #82

9 implied HN points • 27 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Security Programming Cloud Computing Operating Systems Infrastructure as Code
  1. Microsoft Azure experienced a major data breach with hundreds of compromised executive accounts, highlighting security concerns despite its reputation.
  2. Nickel, a language by Tweag, aims to create safe and verified configurations, offering a new tool for developers.
  3. While SSDs have greatly improved in speed, cloud vendors like AWS haven't capitalized on this advancement, possibly due to challenges in leveraging high I/O speeds or maximizing revenue.

Issue #72

9 implied HN points • 22 Nov 23
🕹 Technology Programming Linux Security Development
  1. A Go library called `cpuid` provides CPU core information.
  2. Rust programming language is integrating deeper into the Linux kernel.
  3. Ubuntu Core Linux Developer Preview offers an immutable Linux distribution.

Issue #81

9 implied HN points • 07 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Cloud Computing Cybersecurity Open Source
  1. Some big companies are firing many employees, causing concern in the industry
  2. A well-known Kubernetes company, Weaveworks, is closing down
  3. TikTok's parent company has open-sourced a new tool for Kubernetes Federation

Issue #83

9 implied HN points • 04 Mar 24
🕹 Technology Infrastructure Cloud Computing Blockchain Market Analysis
  1. PVM Virtualization Framework proposed for Linux using KVM Hypervisor
  2. Cloud Native Computing Foundation announces Falco graduation, a runtime security tool for cloud-native environments
  3. Huawei Cloud unveils innovations at MWC Barcelona 2024, despite concerns over security scandals and industrial espionage

Issue #71

9 implied HN points • 14 Nov 23
🕹 Technology Software Cloud Computing Containers Security Operating Systems
  1. DoltgreSQL is a wire-compatible PostgreSQL with versioning, similar to using Git.
  2. Charm is admired in the Go community for crafting valuable Go-powered utilities and command-line interface libraries.
  3. IAM Access Analyzer and IAM action last accessed can refine permissions for AWS IAM roles across different accounts.

Issue #65

9 implied HN points • 03 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Infrastructure Cloud Computing AI Open Source Blockchain
  1. Nexteam is sponsoring this newsletter, bringing new subscribers.
  2. MinIO for Kubernetes offers an S3-compatible solution for independence from vendor-lock-in.
  3. Workers AI by Cloudflare provides GPU-powered AI inference as a service for developers, aiming for accessibility and privacy.

Special #1 - SCM

9 implied HN points • 08 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Software Development Version Control Community support Performance Features
  1. Source Code Management (SCM) has evolved over the years, from centralized to distributed systems like Git and Mercurial.
  2. Mercurial is known for its simplicity, ease of use, and better management of mono repositories compared to Git.
  3. Git offers benefits like widespread adoption, community support, flexibility in workflows, and better performance in certain areas.