2024 | ✉️ #34
Hey! 👋
As we say goodbye to 2023, we leave behind a year brimming with memories and step into 2024 with optimism and anticipation for the good things it promises. Over the past year, we have learn about AI has. Terms like LLM (Large Language Models), NLP (Natural Language Processing), and various models like Bard, Bert, GPT, LLAMA, and PALM are now part of our vocabulary.
The pace of change in the AI landscape has been rapid, with the last 12 months marking significant transformations. As we enter 2024, we can expect this evolution to accelerate even further, but we want to talk about many other things, not only about AI.
Reflecting on the past 52 weeks, our discussions have traversed a diverse range of topics. We've explored the AI advancements, the construction projects in Qatar and Japan and their interconnections, pondered over the passage of time, discussed AWS AppRunner, shared thoughts on the book "Accelerate," recounted our experiences at various conferences, debated the shift from cloud to on-prem infrastructures, talked about Formula 1, discovered what is Tofu, and much more.
As 2024 unfolds, we'll continue to bring you the latest and most relevant news from the ever-evolving IT world. Our commitment at mkdev is to keep you informed and engaged with all the significant developments and trends. We wish you a Happy New Year, filled with joy and excitement for 2024. Remember, as the world of technology constantly evolves, what is new today will soon become the old news of tomorrow. Let's embrace this journey of continuous learning and discovery together!
What We've Shared
GKE enterprise, a dashboard that controls it all.
2023 Wrap-Up: How AI, chips, Hotwire and GitHub changed the way we work.
DevOps Accents #26: Software Configuration Management with David Sandilands from Puppet.
What We've Discovered
Prometheus and its storage: Architecture, challenges, and solutions. Excellent explanation of how Prometheus TSDB storage is working.
depot.ai: An open registry for open source ML models, making it easy to include those models in your own applications.
How Does Generative AI Work With Incident Response? Cases on how GenAI can help with handling incidents. Key is: “Right now, GenAI is something of an advisory tool. We're not to the point where we trust it enough to take the actions based on what it says”.
Openfeature: An attempt to standardize configuration of feature flags regardless of the language and tooling
The Use Cases and Benefits of SVCB and HTTPS DNS Record Types: There are new types of DNS records, that are already implemented in most popular browsers and mobile clients, and that offer improvements to performance and security. The blog post explains those new records by providing good examples on how they work.
The 35th mkdev dispatch will arrive on Friday, January 5th. See you next time!